Opinions?

[majorgibly]

I was looking into a new build and the past two ASUS motherboards have been nothing but hassle, and I would like to use a different brand, so I was thinking of building this mainly for an editing RIG and some gaming here goes.

2600k (Will overclock to around 4.4GHz and cooled by the Noctua NH D14)


G-Skill 8GBXL Ripjaws X



AsrockZ68 Pro 3 Intel 1155 (Link to Motherboard http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0050DQT6G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE )


Then I would partner that with a GTX 460 superclocked.


Any thoughts on this build. At some stage I will Max out the RAM dims for 32GB of RAM...

Cheers Cain.

 

[nikorr]

Hi there majorgibly,
Get this one instead Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with the latest features.

Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
Digi Power, Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® Quad SLI™
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
Dr. Debug, Smart Switch Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
Support Intel® Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics
Supports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies
Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
Free Bundle : 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z68-Extreme3-Motherboard-PCI-Express-ASRock/dp/B005FGQLQQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1326651534&sr=1-1

 

[nikorr]

 

[jaquith]

IMO I don't like any 8 Phase P67/Z68 with any SB 'K' CPU's, it's got to be 12 Phase or higher. If Z68 is what you want then either the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 or Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5. Both are great for OC'ing and about as cheap as I recommend for Z68. On P67 I recommend the ASUS P8P67 PRO.

 

[majorgibly]

Hi there majorgibly,
Get this one instead Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with the latest features.

Premium Gold Caps (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
Digi Power, Advanced V8 + 4 Power Phase Design
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® Quad SLI™
Supports Intel® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals
Dr. Debug, Smart Switch Design: Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Switch with LED
Support Intel® Smart Response, Lucid Virtu Switchable Graphics
Supports ASRock XFast USB, XFast LAN Technologies
Supports ASRock On/Off Play, graphical UEFI, ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
Free Bundle : 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z68-Extreme3-Motherboard-PCI-Express-ASRock/dp/B005FGQLQQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1326651534&sr=1-1

Do you have any idea if that RAM will fit under the NH D14

 

[nikorr]

I am pretty sure it has to be low profile.

Something like that -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226263

 

[nikorr]

You can view the NH-D14's RAM compatibility list @ http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en

 

[majorgibly]

I am pretty sure it has to be low profile.

Something like that -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226263

The other user says the cooling is bad on this motherboard the phases. I know nothing about this side of motherboards is this true? Not aiming for 5ghz or anything 4.00GHz - 4.4GHz

 

[jaquith]

I was looking into a new build and the past two ASUS motherboards have been nothing but hassle, and I would like to use a different brand...

Since ASUS owns ASRock you might want to rethink ASRock, it's a cheaper version of ASUS.

As posted the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5 or EVGA Z68 FTW. Both ASUS's I posted are very rare visitors here with 'real' problems; most problems are User in origin or old BIOS.

 

[jaquith]

Do you have any idea if that RAM will fit under the NH D14

Don't 'guess' MOBO's -> http://noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=34&lng=en and RAM http://noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en

 

[majorgibly]

Don't 'guess' MOBO's -> http://noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_gen&products_id=34&lng=en and RAM http://noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en

Well my current PC I built one year ago and it won't post all fans spin up and the memok lights up then goes out (normal) then i dont get an image. so i thought might as well upgrade. really annoying!

 

[jaquith]

9/10 your PSU caused the damage, but to make 100% sure: 1. Clear CMOS (the right way) and 2. Breadboard with the stock HSF.

footnote: Gigabyte's aren't #1 on my list -> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/276715-30-x58a-ud3r-raid-bsod-disk-boot-failure but I'm smart enough not to expect great things from low/mid level MOBO's. My gaming EVGA and other EVGA's have been great, but I too like ASUS. EVGA has IMO the best customer service, warranty + options, and they do the job and hold up.

 

[majorgibly]

9/10 your PSU caused the damage, but to make 100% sure: 1. Clear CMOS (the right way) and 2. Breadboard with the stock HSF.

footnote: Gigabyte's aren't #1 on my list -> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/276715-30-x58a-ud3r-raid-bsod-disk-boot-failure but I'm smart enough not to expect great things from low/mid level MOBO's. My gaming EVGA and other EVGA's have been great, but I too like ASUS. EVGA has IMO the best customer service, warranty + options, and they do the job and hold up.

When I built the PC in the other room I got a good power supply , Corsair HX 750. I have a thread that I will link you to because you might be able to help.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/323874-10-boot-with-video#t2438036

 

[jaquith]

I highly recommend the Corsair Professional Series HX750, and I'm 99% sure it didn't case the problem; it has too many voltage controls. So you're looking at the 1/10. The rule of thumb is then 60% MOBO, 20% GPU, 10% CPU and 10% something else (RAM, Short/grounding short, etc).

I'll take a look...