Good H77 in the $100 range?

[jpastuch]

Have a 3770, so don't need to overclock. Only getting one GPU in the future and one soundcard. Those should be my only add-ons.

So what's a solid H77 board in the 100 range?

 

[xtreme5]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

what about this one.

 

[dudewitbow]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

what about this one.

thats not even a h77 board

@OP, Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP (pro4m if you prefer microatx) or Gigabyte GA-H77-D3H

 

[xtreme5]

thats not even a h77 board

i know , asrock z68 x3 is better option even.

 

[dudewitbow]

i know , asrock z68 x3 is better option even.

your making an assumption that he has a sandy bridge cpu to flash the bios on a z68 board. OP already said he has a ivy bridge processor

 

[xtreme5]

your making an assumption that he has a sandy bridge cpu to flash the bios on a z68 board. OP already said he has a ivy bridge processor

both sandy and ivy should work fine with z68 chipset..

 

[dudewitbow]

both sandy and ivy should work fine with z68 chipset..

yes they do. only when the bios is flashed. if you have an unflashed bios on a z68 board, you CANNOT use an ivy bridge processor because it cannot read it

 

[xtreme5]

yes they do. only when the bios is flashed. if you have an unflashed bios on a z68 board, you CANNOT use an ivy bridge processor because it cannot read it

i know friend, good info

 

[jpastuch]

thats not even a h77 board

@OP, Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP (pro4m if you prefer microatx) or Gigabyte GA-H77-D3H

Those were the two I was looking at actually. I know ASRock doesn't have the greatest rep and I heard some of the Gigabyte IB board have had some problems (no sound, freezing up, etc.). I'll probably go Gigabyte though and take my chances.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[kivblue]

I hear a company called ASUS makes nice motherboards. For $5 more, no headaches.

 

[xtreme5]

+1^^
indeed asus is much better option.

 

[dudewitbow]

if asus's h77 boards are made like their post 150+ z77 boards, then their price per performance is alot lower than the others

 

[geekapproved]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157301

Actually Asrock is a spinoff of Asus and they are now one of the top 3 manufacturer of mobos worldwide because they offer the same features and warranty at lower prices than Asus.

 

[geekapproved]

Those were the two I was looking at actually. I know ASRock doesn't have the greatest rep and I heard some of the Gigabyte IB board have had some problems (no sound, freezing up, etc.). I'll probably go Gigabyte though and take my chances.

Thanks for the replies.

Asrock has a great rep...have you bothered to read any of the Z77/Z68 reviews on Tom's Hardware?