help me choose: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H or Asus P8Z77-V Lk

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tiltingmsh

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I'm stuck on these 2 motherboards...both are on sale, the Gigabyte is about 10 bucks cheaper.

http://www.ncix.ca/products/?affiliateid=7474144&sku=70263&vpn=GA-Z77X-UD3H&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1195

http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=71114&vpn=P8Z77-V%20LK&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1195

CPU is going to be an i5 3570k. Not worried about onboard sound because I have an X-Fi Titanium HD. I'm not going to be doing any heavy overclocking, just a small one when/if I get around to it. Will be getting a GTX 760 most likely. PC will be used for gaming almost exclusively.

Would appreciate any input/advice. Thnx :)

 
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if there's not an obvious difference (i.e. how many slots it has vs how many you want) it all comes down reliability. A huge part of that is the power phases, chipset cooling, and VRMs. (overclocking stuff)

From what I hear (at least in AM3+ land, which is what I've researched recently) Asus usually has the highest quality chips. To the degree that a certain 4+2 phase Asus board can overclock well on un-heatsinked VRM, while a MSI board is known to overheat even with the heatsink. Still, each board & series is different.

here's some knowledge for ya': cause' knowledge is power and etc..

http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors

good luck. I don't think you can go wrong as long as they...
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if there's not an obvious difference (i.e. how many slots it has vs how many you want) it all comes down reliability. A huge part of that is the power phases, chipset cooling, and VRMs. (overclocking stuff)

From what I hear (at least in AM3+ land, which is what I've researched recently) Asus usually has the highest quality chips. To the degree that a certain 4+2 phase Asus board can overclock well on un-heatsinked VRM, while a MSI board is known to overheat even with the heatsink. Still, each board & series is different.

here's some knowledge for ya': cause' knowledge is power and etc..

http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors

good luck. I don't think you can go wrong as long as they are highly rated, quality boards, but this gives you more power to get it right.
 
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tiltingmsh

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This is hard...lol. Thanx for the replies so far. I believe the Gigabyte has more power phases? but I've read the BIOS isn't so great. I was so close to buying the Asus and then on a whim I did some Googling...a lot of people seem to recommend the Gigabyte over the Asus, which got me second guessing.
 
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