MSI Z77A-GD80 , ASUS P8Z77-V Pro Z77 or ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77

Gazownik

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Well , i've got a small problem with choosing a new mobo for i7 3770k/3930k.

I've seen some reviews etc about all of them but i dont know myself what is such a difference between these three.
I actually like how the MSI mobo loooks like.

At the moment i do have an asus mobo and its good as it is(but for AMD) 990fx R2.0 .
It has all functions that im actually using(not all of them) but unfortunately it looks awful (well i got attached to MSI also because of it's blue design since my inside/outside case theme is also blue).

All of them got UEFI which is really important to me but does MSI got any utility program like Asus's Ai Suite ( i would really need it since im very sensitive when its about temps/voltage etc.) and any program that controls PWM (btw how many fans with PWM i can connect to MSI's mobo?).

-Asus also got flashback BIOS which i wont ever use.
-Im not using eSata which is featured in Asus Mobo's but they've got more USB slots.
-All three of them has 32 gb capacity of RAM
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And could anyone explain to me what does that THUNDERBOLT option on MSI board?
And overall which mobo is best nowadays? ( im talking about these 3).

Sorry for writing everything that chaotic but im sleepy as hell and i need the fastest answer since i would like to buy new mobo in 1-2 days xD
 

endeavour37a

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A Z77a-GD65 should be fine and save you some money, what does the GD80 have that you need the GD65 does not?

Thunderbolt is a external interface for video and well anything else (like super USB). I have not figured out a practical use for it on a home game rig.
 
The Z77 Sabertooth's main advantage is the 5-year Warranty. Otherwise it's overpriced for what you get. The small fans are also annoying but you can turn them off with the Thermal Radar software (mine will turn on at 45degC which happens rarely).

The Asus P8Z77-V Pro is a solid motherboard but the non-Pro version is very similar for far less money (P8Z77-V LK).

They're all good boards, but above $130 there's a quickly diminishing value.

I wouldn't change my decision to get the Sabertooth but that's solely due to the Warranty. For most people I'd recommend the Asus P8Z77-V LK for $130 roughly and take the money you save and put it elsewhere such as a better graphics card like the Asus GTX770 OC.