What to choose

[d3one]

i want to upgrade my M/B but i dont know what to choose

GA-Z77X-UP5

OR

GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiF


someone told me UP5 have Vdrop problem thats true?

CPU:i7-3770k @ 4.3Hz intel
RAM:4 GB DDR3 1866MHZ Corsair
RAM:4 GB DDR3 1866MHZ Corsair
MotherBoard:GA-Z77M-D3H Gigabyte(want to change)
PSU:Seasonic 750w active PFC 80MM 4*Sata 8-pin
CPU Fan:EVGA SuperClock
HDD:1000GB Sata 2 32MB
HDD:2000GB Sata 3 64MB
HDD:500GB Sata 3 64MB
UPS:JP PRO2000
Logitech Speaker System Z523

 

[jaquith]

Between the two the GA-Z77X-UP5, but it's LLC isn't very good - use high or don't use LLC on the Gigabyte. Thomas did a review on the GA-Z77X-UP5 a little while ago and the 'advantages' were the MOBO's ability to use higher BCLK than others in the comparison -- the huge problem is I highly recommend never using BCLK other than 100MHz on LGA 1155. You are asking for all sorts of corruption including data fooling around with BCLK.

You should be able to OC a little higher on your GA-Z77M-D3H after a BIOS update, use F13. The problem is VRM/Phase control on your current MOBO. Frankly the differences between 4.3GHz and 4.5GHz~4.6GHz+ is small. Here's Thomas's settings, just leave the BCLK alone, see - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77x-up5-th-z77a-gd80-z77-oc-formula,3305-14.html

 

[d3one]

Between the two the GA-Z77X-UP5, but it's LLC isn't very good - use high or don't use LLC on the Gigabyte. Thomas did a review on the GA-Z77X-UP5 a little while ago and the 'advantages' were the MOBO's ability to use higher BCLK than others in the comparison -- the huge problem is I highly recommend never using BCLK other than 100MHz on LGA 1155. You are asking for all sorts of corruption including data fooling around with BCLK.

You should be able to OC a little higher on your GA-Z77M-D3H after a BIOS update, use F13. The problem is VRM/Phase control on your current MOBO. Frankly the differences between 4.3GHz and 4.5GHz~4.6GHz+ is small. Here's Thomas's settings, just leave the BCLK alone, see - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77x-up5-th-z77a-gd80-z77-oc-formula,3305-14.html

sorry for the noob question

whats LLC?

 

[jaquith]

LLC = Load Line Calibration. It offsets vDroop when the CPU load changes to, in overclocking, keep the CPU stable. Nice graphs, little light on the explanation but you'll get the idea - http://www.masterslair.com/vdroop-and-load-line-calibration-is-vdroop-really-bad/

 

[d3one]

sorry for the annoying question
GA-Z77X-UP5

OR

GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiFi

 

[jaquith]

GA-Z77X-UP5

WiFi is a very poor choice on any Desktop, and either a CAT-5e/6 (wired #1 by far) or PowerLine; watch - http://www.youtube.com/user/NCIXcom/videos?query=PowerLine