Mobo choosing question

[montbalck]

Specs:

i7 2600k (with hyper plus 212)
2 570 SLI
ax850w
2*4 Corsair 1866 Vengance
Haven't choose case yet (HAF 922 or M690 II any help with this too if you can)
1 1TB Seagate Barracuda
1 Crucial m4 60GB SSD

No water cooling intended
for high res 3D gaming, 1 monitor

220$ max! The issue, I need to fit 2 gtx 570 and be able to OC them a lot, z68 would be nice

Thanks!

 

[starravier]

Asus P8Z68-V or Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3(im using this) and works like a charm and switch the 2600k to the 2500k theres no difference in gaming performance

 

[beenthere]

I definitely recommend the Gigabyte over the Asus for quality and reliability.

 

[montbalck]

I heard that z68 helps the SSD get faster? how much truth is in this?

 

[chillin15]

If you are going z68, do not get any gigabyte board that does not have video outputs. half the point of z68 is so you can use the integrated graphics processor on sandy bridge if you need it. Without the video outputs, you cannot fallback on integrated graphics and z68 would not be worth it - minus well get p67.

If you are looking for a high CPU OC and still want all of the z68 capabilities, I would get the

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128513

That mobo is out of your price range so I would go down to the ud4xp
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507
which is not as great as the UD5 because of less phases.

If you are looking for an OC on your GPUs, I would go with an ASRock because it offers more PCIe lanes:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264

Also it is PCIe3.0 capable with Ivy bridge (so will last you until q2'12)

 

[montbalck]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130610 how would this mobo run 2 GTX 570? OR maybe this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188082

 

[chillin15]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130610 how would this mobo run 2 GTX 570? OR maybe this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188082

Can you go above 250? If you can spend 280, I would get this:

AsRock Extreme7 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157269&Tpk=Z68%20Extreme7%20Gen3

It's x16 x16 for two GPus while the other cards are x8 x8.

 

[montbalck]

wow that looks nice! but no sorry I could go 230$ only if is really worth it! I only want my GPUs to stay cool, OC them, and squeeze all the juice from them! I was going with the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131730 but a friend said OC 2 big cards with it would be very risky.. I liked the 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots but 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot (would one be enough??) also no OC genie nor SSD caching(?) (not sure how to spell it)

 

[chillin15]

Get this:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507

OC'ing your cpu depends a lot of your mobo but Oc'ing your GPU depends more on the GPU and temps (case and airflow).

You just need a mobo that has enough spacing between the pcie 2.0 lanes which this gigabyte board does.

 

[x Heavy]

HAF X may provide you an advantage with cable management and big space for airflow.

Chillin, just my luck to learn about PCI 3. There is no video card I know of that can run on those right now.

 

[montbalck]

that's better than the asrock?

 

[chillin15]

HAF X may provide you an advantage with cable management and big space for airflow.

Chillin, just my luck to learn about PCI 3. There is no video card I know of that can run on those right now.

Yeah, wait until Ivy bridge to come out - about November and then the 3.0 GPUs will come shortly thereafter.

 

[chillin15]

that's better than the asrock?

For an sli/cf setup, the asrock extreme7 gen3 is better but you said you can't afford that so I linked you to a card within your price range.

 

[x Heavy]

Yeah, wait until Ivy bridge to come out - about November and then the 3.0 GPUs will come shortly thereafter.

I console myself with the knowledge I have done my best to make a BF3 build. A game that will require at least a year to complete if ever.

By then the new tech will settle out and be stable me thinks.

 

[montbalck]

Best answer selected by montbalck.

 

[montbalck]

thanks all! I've forfeit my 2600k to an 2500k to get that asrock mobo, i'll be getting it in 2 weeks aprox.!

 

[chillin15]

cool, let us know how it goes