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October 19, 2013 10:27:57 PM

Hi all,

Am in the process of upgrading my computer to a gaming standard but am after a little information on a motherboard I'm interested in.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5. If its a suitable motherboard it will be paired with an intel i7-4770k and a Gigabyte GEforce GTX 670 2gb GPU.

The requirements for the motherboard are that it must have the 4 DDR3 ram slots, and numerous PCIe slots for the GPU (which seems to take up the space for two due to its size of fans) a tv tuner card, wireless card and sound card.

I have been looking at reviews and such and stumbled across one that listed this motherboard for gamers who don't plan on overclocking their CPUs.

As i plan on overclocking as time permits advise would be appreciated.

Is this motherboard suitable? And if not are there any suggestions for suitable motherboards in a simple price range

Thanks in advance

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October 19, 2013 10:49:51 PM

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87pro
your better off buying a mb that has the wireless n built into it or use a usb dongle. most newer sound cards are the small pci slot one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-sound-card-xonardgx
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October 19, 2013 10:57:45 PM

Thanks for your reply,

Forgot to mention but my case fits ATX or Micro ATX motherboard
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October 19, 2013 11:01:42 PM

the mb i linked was standard atx unit.
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October 19, 2013 11:22:32 PM

Sorry followed too many links and was on a different board :) 

Researched it and it looks like a good board, however alot of features that i dont need and also only the one USB 3.0 header.

Going along the same lines, is the Asus z8z-C a decent motherboard for overclocking?

Seems to suit all other requirements

Regards
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October 20, 2013 4:45:46 AM

BennyJi said:
Sorry followed too many links and was on a different board :) 

Researched it and it looks like a good board, however alot of features that i dont need and also only the one USB 3.0 header.

Going along the same lines, is the Asus z8z-C a decent motherboard for overclocking?

Seems to suit all other requirements

Regards


That is a low end MB with only 4 phase power VRM and would not be a good candidate for OC. http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z87C/#specification...

Try this one: http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z87A/#specification... It has 8 phases which is still meager but much better.

Yogi


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October 20, 2013 6:05:32 AM

Appreciate the reply,

I looked at that motherboard but believe I had to turn it away as it only had one USB 3.0 header. I need two for my front panel.

Could someone explain the purpose of
Phase power Vrm/how important it is.

And also if you have any links for ATX mobos with suitable phase power + the above requirements that would be hugely appreciated. For a similar price range.

Thanks all
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October 20, 2013 6:16:53 AM

BennyJi said:
Appreciate the reply,

I looked at that motherboard but believe I had to turn it away as it only had one USB 3.0 header. I need two for my front panel.

Could someone explain the purpose of
Phase power Vrm/how important it is.

And also if you have any links for ATX mobos with suitable phase power + the above requirements that would be hugely appreciated. For a similar price range.

Thanks all


The VRMM (Voltage Regulator Module) is split into discrete power phases. As you increase the load on the VRM by OC'ing, you increase demand on each power phase. If your MB has more power phases, this increased load is spread out better in the VRM. More phases can handle more load. The more phases you have, the smoother the power supply to the CPU.

Yogi

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October 20, 2013 7:03:44 AM

I recommend Biostar Hi-Fi z87x:Great board for the price!
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October 20, 2013 3:59:14 PM

Hi all,

Having a tricky time sourcing the mobos as I'm located in NZ,

The 787A can be sourced but as its still meager power phases and only 1 USB 3.0 header it doesn't really suit

Have looked at the

Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP

ASUS Z87-C

ASRock Z87 Pro4

Which of these, if any, would be suitable for OC'ing and which is the better?

Thanks
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October 20, 2013 5:05:01 PM

BennyJi said:
Hi all,

Having a tricky time sourcing the mobos as I'm located in NZ,

The 787A can be sourced but as its still meager power phases and only 1 USB 3.0 header it doesn't really suit

Have looked at the

Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP

ASUS Z87-C

ASRock Z87 Pro4

Which of these, if any, would be suitable for OC'ing and which is the better?

Thanks


I would pick from among the candidates in this review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-express-motherb...

Yogi

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October 20, 2013 11:49:08 PM

BennyJi said:
Hi all,

Having a tricky time sourcing the mobos as I'm located in NZ,

The 787A can be sourced but as its still meager power phases and only 1 USB 3.0 header it doesn't really suit

Have looked at the

Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP

ASUS Z87-C

ASRock Z87 Pro4

Which of these, if any, would be suitable for OC'ing and which is the better?

Thanks


Biostar Hi-Fi z87x is better than all those; the W would be OK ,too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...]

Z87x has "Tom's Hardware Smart Buy award 2013" Doh! NZ..best bet is to have friend in states or Canuckistan ship to you.
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October 21, 2013 12:30:12 AM

I came to much the same conclusion but try as I might, I can't find a store stocking the biostar.


At the moment it's looking to be the Asrock Z87 extreme 4
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October 23, 2013 4:42:19 AM

BennyJi said:
I came to much the same conclusion but try as I might, I can't find a store stocking the biostar.


At the moment it's looking to be the Asrock Z87 extreme 4


That's a decently solid board for a good price :)  Might as well go with that.
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