Need a mothebroard for an i5 3570k, thinking asrock or asus

[Guest]

I will be upgrading from a 955BE to a 3570k toward the end of this month and am trying to decide what motherboard to get, i will likely overclock the 3570k to around 4.2-4.5 ghz (using a hyper 212+)

I am looking at the asrock z77 extreme 4 right now, i have an asrock 890gxpro3 in my amd computer now and i like it it hasnt given me any problems, but i am open to trying other brands.

the other boards i kind of looked at include the gigabyte z77 ud3h and the asus p8z77-v pro

i sort of cant see spending 80 more to get the asus but if there is a good reason to i would, the only thing i will be plugging into it is a 7850 (will probably crossfire in the future so definitely would like at least x8x8 pcie), and my hdd (eventually an ssd, i have an ocz vertex original 120gb but im kind of scared of it failing and want to avoid a headache,i got it from a friend so ill buy my own one day)

here are links to the 3 boards i mentioned:
Asrock - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
Asus - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819
Gigabyte - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544&Tpk=gigabyte%20z77%20ud3h

 

[Guest]

Im also now seriously considering the gigabyte ud5h
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545
and the asrock extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295

I really want to stay as inexpensive as possible while still being able to overclock well and do x8x8 crossfire, but the higher end choices are so much more enticing :/

 

[Thrin]

If you aren't going to be adding a separate sound card I would suggest going with the higher end choice since the audio is, apparently, noticeably better.

Here's a comparison rundown of how these boards performed it is interesting to note that the gigabyte board in this comparison is the Z77X-UD3H:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z77h2-a2x,review-32434-22.html

The gigabyte UD5H has reviews here:

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/motherboards/gigabyte-z77x-ud5h-1077252/review

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4680/gigabyte_z77x_ud5h_intel_z77_motherboard_review/index.html

In a nutshell: The boards have very similar performance and the choice is going to come down to personal preference for brand or for the layout / design of the board.

 

[THE UNKNOWN]

Imo

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 [ OC ]

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545 [ 3 PCIE ]

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819

 

[Guest]

I think i may end up going for the ud5h with 1600mhz skill ripjaws and a 3570k, is there any reason you picked the as rock board over the others as one for oc'ing?

 

[THE UNKNOWN]

www.anandtech.com/Show/Index/5793?cPage=3&all=False&sort=0&page=3&slug=intel-z77-motherboard-review-with-ivy-bridge-asrock-asus-gigabyte-and-msi

www.anandtech.com/show/5793/intel-z77-motherboard-review-with-ivy-bridge-asrock-asus-gigabyte-and-msi/9

 

[THE UNKNOWN]

Check out memory oc of them + price

 

[Guest]

also considering the msi z77a-gd65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643&Tpk=z77a-gd65

but still leaning toward the ud5h