HELP! Best Mobos around £100 ~b upto£120~

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Been looking at Mobos for the above price range.

as rock z77 extreme 4
asus z77 v lk
msi z77 g43 gaming

Im in need of some help to make a decision.

I really just want to use the rig for gaming, everyday usage and I want to overlock moderately.

Ideally a mobo with great overclocking/fan control and I am not sure on this but ~smart phone ready~ if there is such a thing, and if it comes with wifi awesome.

If im asking for too much for the price range please state.

Also the Mobos listed above are £100 roughly so does £20 get you something value equivalently better?

Thanks guys im just so tired of reading Mobo specs and reviews :(


 
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At present neither the 1150 or the 1155 has a real upgrade path unless planning to do something within 6-8 months as far as upgrading - DDR4 is due in 2014 and mobos will will all be switching to the newer faster DRAM, so especially if budget plays in the 1155 is the way to go, both mobos and CPUs cost less - the Rock EX4 is a great choice on either platform, that's what I use and generally my first choice to clients for new build unless they have needs below it (price) or above it (more extreme features)
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Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 is the best one out of those and the one i always recommend everyone. It is a very good overclocker as well. But why are you investing in a motherboard with a old socket. Why not just get a new Z87 motherboard and CPU. Tell me your overall budget, i might be able to fit in a Haswell CPU and motherboard in that budget. I am pretty good at that stuff.

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At present neither the 1150 or the 1155 has a real upgrade path unless planning to do something within 6-8 months as far as upgrading - DDR4 is due in 2014 and mobos will will all be switching to the newer faster DRAM, so especially if budget plays in the 1155 is the way to go, both mobos and CPUs cost less - the Rock EX4 is a great choice on either platform, that's what I use and generally my first choice to clients for new build unless they have needs below it (price) or above it (more extreme features)
 
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At present neither the 1150 or the 1155 has a real upgrade path unless planning to do something within 6-8 months as far as upgrading - DDR4 is due in 2014 and mobos will will all be switching to the newer faster DRAM, so especially if budget plays in the 1155 is the way to go, both mobos and CPUs cost less - the Rock EX4 is a great choice on either platform, that's what I use and generally my first choice to clients for new build unless they have needs below it (price) or above it (more extreme features)
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Yeah, i know that but it is always better to have a build with a newer socket, who knows when it might come in handy. To upgrade the same build 2 years after, he would just need to drop in a 200 dollars quad core rather than getting a new motherboard which can be bit of a hassle. It is always better to have a newer socket build. That is why i recommended him for the Haswell.
 
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You guys actually make me feel a tad stupid as im trying to future proof my build as much as possible, I know theres only so much you can do but buying a 1150 socket would be the best path.

My budget is around £800 for the main rig (flexible of going up to £900 but only if necessary)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1fyF6 - This is my build, I know its overkill on the case however I really like it.

Peripherals and OS I will not be including in budget above.
 
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For that price, this is the best you can get and this is a beast at gaming. The 7970 crushed the 760 in everything. Go for this one. If you want to keep budget down a bit, the only was is to get a somewhat cheaper case. The Antec Eleven Hundred is another Awesome ATX Full Tower case which is about 50 pounds cheaper than the case you are going for. But i can understand you like that case very much. But there is no point in getting the 760 when you can cramp in a 7970 for that budget. The 7970 is much much better than the 760. So spending getting a 7970 is recommended. And with that beast card you won't need to upgrade soon.

So here is the build with the latest CPU, Motherboard with newer socket and a much powerful GPU for just like 30 bucks more than you were spending for the same thing. This is a beast and i am sure you would like it. By the way i also love that case. It looks awesome, no doubt.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£117.54 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£299.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case (£118.30 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.59 @ Aria PC)
Total: £881.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-11 18:40 BST+0100)

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In the previous build I went for the same RAM but a Low profile because of the room for a fan, Im not sure if it would fit if it wasn't LP...Its my first build.

I was deciding to get a Nvidia card for PhysX.

I also see that the CX 600 aren't very reliable , Id rather invest some more money into a decent psu.

Thanks for the build I will surely now go for a 1150 socket with that mobo as reviews and your word indicates its a great component, Ill do some little research into DDR4 if its possible.

Cheers.
 
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Didn't you notice that the whole socket has been changed and the MSI motherboard is good enough for overclocking, there is no problem recommending that.

The Asrock Z87 ATX motherboard was quite expensive for this particular build so i chose a much cheaper but similar motherboard, the MSI one is better in things other than overclocking though, and it is no bad at overclocking either.

I had to switch from Asrock to MSI because the similar Asrock motherboard with a Z87 chipset was much higher priced, so the build would have got above the budget.

There is no problem getting with the MSI one. It is very good for gaming builds (as it's name suggests)
 
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