msi z77a-g45 gaming vs asrock z77 extreme 4

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Using Intel i5 3570k. I'm upgrading my old h77ds3h (reached my budget during the time i build this rig).
Actually I was a rookie at the time when i build this pc.
So now i'm getting MSI R9 20X 2G TF and Cooler master 212 Evo.
Already have cooler master thunder 500w for power supply.

But I'm like totally stuck on the motherboard. MSI have always been in my mind (in love with it) but since i did some research recently found about ASrock z77 extreme.

Can't decide with which one to go, kindly suggest me. I'm looking to do hardcore gaming only (more fps, the better)

Loads and loads of thanks in advance.
 
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ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Vs MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming Specs Comparison

Power Phase Design:

ASRock - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design...
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ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Vs MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming Specs Comparison

Power Phase Design:

ASRock - 8 + 4 Power Phase Design
MSI - 6 Power Phase Design

SATA 6 Gb/s:

ASRock - 4 Ports
MSI - 2 Ports

eSATA 6Gb/s:

ASRock - 1 Port
MSI - Nil

I would suggest you go for ASRock, as it has far more better power phase design, which would greatly compliment the overclocked i5 3570K realizing its full potential, and aid in churning out few more FPS. It's not clear whether you mean R9 270X/280X/290X. I'll try to answer for all.

R9 270X need a quality 500W PSU with 24Amps on +12V rail.

If R9 270X, get this quality 550W PSU with 45Amps on +12V rail:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $51.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 17:29 EDT-0400

R9 280X need a quality 600W PSU with 30Amps on +12V rail.

R9 290X need a quality 650W PSU with 33Amps on +12V rail.

If R9 280X/290X, get this quality 650W PSU with 54Amps on +12V rail:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $73.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-13 17:43 EDT-0400

Note:
- The important criteria in selecting a PSU is not the Wattage but the Amps that it can deliver on its +12V rail.
- XFX manufacturing partner is SeaSonic, who is one of the best in PSU manufacturing business.
- These units comes with unmatched 5 years warranty.

Cheers!
 
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First really thank you for ur response.
Actually, I'm gonna get a R9 270x gpu, for which i have selected MSI R9 270X 2G TF card. If you also have any suggestions regarding that, it would be really appreciated :)
Thing is that, since i have been reading a lot of reviews for MSI and it has its own exclusive "dragon gaming series" I thought it would be a better feature proving company for gaming.
Not to mention I love its exclusive dragon theme look.
So i thought that if i get a MSI mobo n gpu combo it would work best to give optimum output.
What's you though on all this? :)
 
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As you have a unlocked processor, if are not going to push beyond it limits while overclocking and also don't need those extra ports offered by ASRock, then you can very well go for MSI. I'm not saying MSI is bad, but comparing both the boards, the ASRock seems to offer better power phase design which would be really handy, when you push your processor beyond its limit to try and squeeze every drop of performance out of your processor. That's the only thing making me to lean towards it.
 
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As you have a unlocked processor, if are not going to push beyond it limits while overclocking and also don't need those extra ports offered by ASRock, then you can very well go for MSI. I'm not saying MSI is bad, but comparing both the boards, the ASRock seems to offer better power phase design which would be really handy, when you push your processor beyond its limit to try and squeeze every drop of performance out of your processor. That's the only thing making me to lean towards it.[/quotemsg]

Okay, then seems like I'll be going with Asrock for sure now. Thank you for clearing the thought over there.
And one more thing is that could you suggest me with a good R9 270x GPU?
 
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Okay, then seems like I'll be going with Asrock for sure now. Thank you for clearing the thought over there.
And one more thing is that could you suggest me with a good R9 270x GPU?[/quotemsg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $198.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 05:28 EDT-0400
 
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