Help to buy z77 motherboard

[Lohse54]

Hi, i'm currently building my own PC and i have no clue what so ever on which motherboard i should pick. All i know is that i would really want a Z77 model. It's for a gamer pc with Intel core i5 3470 and Radeon HD 7950.
I would like it to be around 80 £.
Hope you can give some suggestions on brand and model, to give the best performance in that price range

 

[djangoringo]

The i5-3470 has the multiplier partially locked, you can get it to 4 ghz, but that's that, you need the i5-3570k(unlocked multiplier)if you want further than that.
As for the motherboards, if you're planning to overclock this one is within the price range : http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007P709Q6/

If you don't, a h77 motherboard, is what you'll need, since it has the same features as the z77 minus overclocking capabilities : http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007NOYCZ0/

 

[Lohse54]

Yeah i know that i should get i5-3570k, but i want to avoid to OC, cause i'm a bit noob at that point. So if i dont OC would the 3470 then be ok, or should i still go for the 3570k?

Uhmm i dont want to sound dumb, but is ASRock really that great? What about Asus? And thx for the links btw

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, the i5-3470 is fine, asrock motherboards are good ones, since you don't want to overclock, you might grab the asrock h77 pro 4 mvp, it has all the features that you need for ~70£.

 

[Lohse54]

Okay thx for the help, i will take a look at it. But if i want to OC my GPU should i then get a z77??

 

[djangoringo]

Any motherboard will allow you to overclock the gpu, it's not dependent of the motherboard, but the gpu itself.

 

[Lohse54]

Okay thx