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lunyone

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I'm not sure what you mean by "outperform", but there are plenty of options out there and I personally would rather spend around $80-150 on a motherboard and use the rest for a better GPU or whatever needs upgrading. It's up to you what is important and which options on a motherboard that you want/need. I've listed a couple of popular Mobo's that are cost effective and do the job pretty good:

$135 (about $70 cheaper than you option above)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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~$163
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
 
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i was in fact going to choose the extreme 4 but i read some reviews saying the motherboard was a cheap plastic and was easy to break.
 
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Akashdeep

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"was/is easy to break" can't be an issue for your purchase. What matters is your needs and budget. Everything is easy to break.

If Asus p8z77 v pro suits your needs and budget, then you can purchase. Or if you have different needs and budget, then can discuss about alternatives.
 
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lunyone

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I currently own (my son uses) an Extreme4 Mobo and he has no issues whatsoever. Anyone can easily break a mobo, if they are not careful enough and take some precautions. I just don't see myself (my opinion) spending >$200 on a mobo, when there are plenty of alternative and more affordable options out there. Now this is not to dissuade you from your decision on your mobo, but I'm just giving you my experience with what I've done in the past and what I currently have. If the mobo you have listed is within your budget and has the options that you want, than buy it. It's a good mobo and you shouldn't have any issues with it (generally). All makes and models have failures, but some models might have more issues than some, due to bad engineering or other manufacturing issues, so keep that in mind.
 
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Akashdeep

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lunyone is right as he said "If the mobo you have listed is within your budget and has the options that you want, than buy it. It's a good mobo and you shouldn't have any issues with it (generally)."

Its all about your budget and needs. If both suit well, buy that one you are having the thought to buy.
 
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Hi, just to stick my nose in I do remember reading an article here on Toms, one of the system builder ones I think where a Noctua ndh14 cpu cooler, which is huge and heavy, caused massive problems with, I think 3 different extreme 4 mobos (cant find article sorry) which broke quite quickly, likely because the PCB is thinner and couldnt take the extra weight, that mobo offers great features and performance at a GREAT price, they have to cost down somewhere :)

In summary if you're not using a Massive (double tower) air cooler your probably ok with the extreme 4 and better off spending your extra cash on a better GPU for example. The Asus z77 pro is, I think great to, btw I have one and no problems so far, similar feature to extreme 4, I just like Asus and had the money at the time :)

EDIT found the article :) http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-tahiti-le-crossfire-overclocking,review-32646-6.html
 
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