ASRock Z87 Extreme3 questions
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unknownofprob
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yes yes and yes. That motherboard is a great choice and i always tend to recommend ASRock as they have the best value/performance boards around, for the price of that board it is very good value.
-It says it supports crossfire, so dual 7870's will be running to maximum potential in the X16 slots.
-It says it supports crossfire, so dual 7870's will be running to maximum potential in the X16 slots.
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A lot of reviews online make the 4 seem alot better? I tent to worry about things too much but i just purchased the extreme3 with the 4670k cpu, have you built your yet??? and if so how is it doing for gaming?
Any input on this board would be much appreciated, like or dislikes TY
Any input on this board would be much appreciated, like or dislikes TY
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Extreme4 is a lot better in terms of overclocking&stability since Extreme3 has those ancient D-PAK mosfets that are not reliable at all for modern power designs. Extreme4, on the other hand, has Low RDS(on) Renesas or NXP mosfets. Also has more complex power phases (6 hybrid/analog) than Extreme3 (4 hybrid/analog).
Even asrock Z87-Pro4 is better than Extreme3 since it has same mosfets with Extreme4 just with less complex 3 true power phase and less capacitance. But still better than Extreme3.
So I wouldn't recommend Extreme3 as there are a lot more better boards on the market in any day. None of the manufacturers are using D-PAK mosfets for years even in their low-end boards. It's weird to see that ASRock still uses them often.
I don't know what are your other options with 100€ though since prices change alot from region to region. If Extreme4 is in the range, or not dramatically over it, then buy that board. Otherwise check for Gigabyte or MSI z87 solutions.
Even asrock Z87-Pro4 is better than Extreme3 since it has same mosfets with Extreme4 just with less complex 3 true power phase and less capacitance. But still better than Extreme3.
So I wouldn't recommend Extreme3 as there are a lot more better boards on the market in any day. None of the manufacturers are using D-PAK mosfets for years even in their low-end boards. It's weird to see that ASRock still uses them often.
I don't know what are your other options with 100€ though since prices change alot from region to region. If Extreme4 is in the range, or not dramatically over it, then buy that board. Otherwise check for Gigabyte or MSI z87 solutions.
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I had already purchased the Extreme3 board. It was on sale with the 4670k cpu i got for like $200 total. They told me to play DayZ standalone that this board would work just fine. Once i got home though i seen the extreme4 got slightly better reviews, but that makes sense because it costs a bit more for the 4.
unknownofprob
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with the extreme3, you can do standalone and it will work exceptionally well. The Extreme4 is obviously better but that is the next level basically, and since you already have the extreme3 doesn't really matter.
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thanks for the quick response! much appreciated!
also...
what do think about the EVGA GeForce 650 GTX NVIDIA for a graphics card? i've heard its a good card, looks a little small, but its only $100-$120
ty again!
also...
what do think about the EVGA GeForce 650 GTX NVIDIA for a graphics card? i've heard its a good card, looks a little small, but its only $100-$120
ty again!
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the 7870 is much better, but for the price a GTX 650 is great but for the little more the GTX 650 Ti Boost is much better as that's the cheapest card by Nvidia that supports SLI. ***Boost GTX 650 Ti model supports SLI not the standard GTX 650 Ti***
hockeyplayer
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thats funny, because I just read how good the boost is for the price point but almost impossible to find. I actually was bidding on one today and quit at $185 on ebay, it sold for $190 total on eBay, kinda wishing I woulda went to 200 on it.
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