Mobo suggestions

[TaGMinion]

im looking into a new build primarily for gaming. looking at running the i7 2600k wtih a z68 mobo but not sure which mobo to use. im looking at using at a single geforce gtx 570 but will be upgrading to sli in the future. i think ive narrowed it down to two mobos.

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

or

ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS


what would be the best mobo in this combo? any suggestion are appreciated.

 

[boyebaran]

Curse GIGABYTE

 

[clarkjd]

If all you are going to do is game, I recommend getting an I5-2500k instead of the I7. Games don't take advantage of the I7s hyper threading, and the I5 is $100 cheaper, with nearly the same performance.

 

[fancarolina]

Go with the Asus board. I swear by them. As for i5 vs i7 I am a big fan of Hyper Threading that's the point of buying an Intel chip otherwise just buy the far cheaper AMD Phenom X4. Hyper Threading is not bull *** it might not seem like it's helping the games directly but if it helps the load of processes running in the background then its an asset.

 

[TaGMinion]

i guess right now im very limited im still running an xp os with a 7800 gfx and 2 gigs of ram. i do everything on a pc but mainly gaming. havent gotten into the newer games since the valve source engine came out because this system isnt capable.

 

[TaGMinion]

the other question i have is what watt of power supply should i use if i want to sli geforce 570's in the future?