Which of these boards is the right choice?

[gjt86]

Building a new rig and going with a 3570k or 3770k. I am on a bit of a budget and would like to know how well the asrock stands up to this gigabyte?

Note: I will be buying one of these, but the gigabyte is a bit pricey for me. Also, I don't plan to do much overclocking right off the bat.

Asrock: http://microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

Gigabyte: http://microcenter.com/product/386359/GA-Z77X-UD5H_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Motherboard

Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated, thanks

 

[bignastyid]

I'd buy a Gigabyte over an Asrock anytime.

 

[gjt86]

Any advice on the 3570k vs the 3770k? I do mostly programming and gaming, with more time than usual being spent on development and linux

 

[bignastyid]

the 3770 will only be beneficial with things like video rendering, with just programming and gaming id save money and get the 3570 and if you a building system maybe use it on getting a more powerful video card.

 

[gjt86]

pretty set on a video card atm