MOBO WARS! LGA 1155 z77!

xBorrallx · Jul 2, 2016

so i was wondering whats the best mobo available from today for around £100
personally i wanted an asus sabertooth but they are expensive so ive found a Asus P8Z77-V LX ATX LGA1155 Motherboard for £68 but i also found a MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1155 Motherboard that looks a lot nicer but i dont think it would be as good, anyone wanna weigh in? ( dont really want a micro atx but if its crossfire compatible, can hold 32gb of ram in a dual channel ( 4 ram slots) and enough expansion for me to crossfire as well as putting my sound and wireless card in im happy

JackNaylorPE · Jul 2, 2016

The GD65 is a great MoBo ..... with Z77, MSI really upped it's game and began it's assault on market leader, Asus. People noticed. These reviews were from the Z87 boards but they mention the older ones as well.

With Z97 MSI / Gigabyte led the field.... with Z170 ... no one is really standing out overall, thou MSI has the top board < $300 ... and Giga the top board under $200. Of course the Sabertooth remains the star of Asus lineup.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_z87_gd65_gaming/12.htm

MSI has been using components that meet or exceed MIL-STD-810G for some time as part of its Military Class build philosophy. Parts such as Super Ferrite Chokes that run at up to 35 degree Celsius lower temperatures, have a 30% higher current handling capacity, and a 20% improvement in power efficiency; Tantalum filled Hi-C Caps that are are up to 93% efficient; and "Dark Capacitors" that feature Lower ESR and a ten-year lifespan all tied into a PCB with improved temperature and humidity protections as part of the "Military Essentials" package......In the end MSI's Z87-GD65 is a board that comes with an expansive feature set that includes all your basics and the extras that set them apart such as the V-Check points, upper end audio, Dual BIOS ROMs, KIller Network package, Military Class IV package, and a three-year warranty. Couple that with good looks that carry the dragon theme through the board, and you have a winning combination at $189.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/msi_z87_gd65_gaming_review/15

Now and again a motherboard appears that is so obviously brilliant, and so affordable, that we wonder if anything will be able to top it. For a while that crown was held by the ASUS Sabertooth, both in X58 and then P67 variants. Then MSI stole the crown with the Z77 MPower. Looking at the Z87 GD65 Gaming we think it's going to take something extraordinary to top it, such is the perfect storm of price, performance, features and looks.

The switch to Military Class 4 has given us an extremely ready overclocker too. You're always thermally limited when overclocking and the i7-4770K is one of the most demanding around. Considering the amount of cooling we're using we think that although the GD65 is capable of bringing 5GHz from our i7-4770K you'd need a proper water loop to make the most of it.

Performance is outstanding. The stock results were a particular highlight. We know a lot of people still just like to put their CPU in and go, without overclocking it first. Despite how easy it is these days we know that the fear factor still exists. So you'll be glad to know that the MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming really rocks hard even at stock settings. Naturally the overclocking is blistering too, with some OC3D records broken.

MSI have laid the gauntlet down to all the other manufacturers. Gorgeous to look at, blistering performance and all at a very affordable price, the MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming is not only the new benchmark for Z87 motherboards, but probably for all motherboards.

Sound card ?... the on board sound is likely better than what you have.

xBorrallx · Jul 2, 2016

JackNaylorPE :

The GD65 is a great MoBo ..... with Z77, MSI really upped it's game and began it's assault on market leader, Asus. People noticed. These reviews were from the Z87 boards but they mention the older ones as well.

With Z97 MSI / Gigabyte led the field.... with Z170 ... no one is really standing out overall, thou MSI has the top board < $300 ... and Giga the top board under $200. Of course the Sabertooth remains the star of Asus lineup.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_z87_gd65_gaming/12.htm

MSI has been using components that meet or exceed MIL-STD-810G for some time as part of its Military Class build philosophy. Parts such as Super Ferrite Chokes that run at up to 35 degree Celsius lower temperatures, have a 30% higher current handling capacity, and a 20% improvement in power efficiency; Tantalum filled Hi-C Caps that are are up to 93% efficient; and "Dark Capacitors" that feature Lower ESR and a ten-year lifespan all tied into a PCB with improved temperature and humidity protections as part of the "Military Essentials" package......In the end MSI's Z87-GD65 is a board that comes with an expansive feature set that includes all your basics and the extras that set them apart such as the V-Check points, upper end audio, Dual BIOS ROMs, KIller Network package, Military Class IV package, and a three-year warranty. Couple that with good looks that carry the dragon theme through the board, and you have a winning combination at $189.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/msi_z87_gd65_gaming_review/15

Now and again a motherboard appears that is so obviously brilliant, and so affordable, that we wonder if anything will be able to top it. For a while that crown was held by the ASUS Sabertooth, both in X58 and then P67 variants. Then MSI stole the crown with the Z77 MPower. Looking at the Z87 GD65 Gaming we think it's going to take something extraordinary to top it, such is the perfect storm of price, performance, features and looks.

The switch to Military Class 4 has given us an extremely ready overclocker too. You're always thermally limited when overclocking and the i7-4770K is one of the most demanding around. Considering the amount of cooling we're using we think that although the GD65 is capable of bringing 5GHz from our i7-4770K you'd need a proper water loop to make the most of it.

Performance is outstanding. The stock results were a particular highlight. We know a lot of people still just like to put their CPU in and go, without overclocking it first. Despite how easy it is these days we know that the fear factor still exists. So you'll be glad to know that the MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming really rocks hard even at stock settings. Naturally the overclocking is blistering too, with some OC3D records broken.

MSI have laid the gauntlet down to all the other manufacturers. Gorgeous to look at, blistering performance and all at a very affordable price, the MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming is not only the new benchmark for Z87 motherboards, but probably for all motherboards.

Sound card ?... the on board sound is likely better than what you have.

thanks for the response, ill most likely get the msi board if i can find any in stock anywhere as its my preferred choice of the 2 and looks better, and the soundcard i have is a fully gold plated card, pretty good card so wish to make use of it to hook the surround sound up to it for when i do producing, its a hynix card i have sound blasters too but this is by far better

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