Hello everyone, I am in need of everyone's great wisdom. I recently upgraded my GPU from nothing to a GTX 660. About a week later, I upgraded my CPU to the Intel i7 2700k. (Reason for this was that I got it for about $60 cheaper than the i7 3770k and planned to OC anyway.)
Specs:
Intel i7 2700k (Cooler Master Hyper 212)
Asrock H61M U3S3 <---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS is the culprit
EVGA GTX 660 SC
8GB Corsair Vengeance
750W Corsair PSU
120GB Corsair Force GT: Boot + Games
500GB Hybrid Seagate HDD (Plan to add more later, old boot drive)
NZXT Source 210 (Possible upgrade to the new 900D because I think it's awesome)
So I'm upgrading my mobo now, as it's the only bottleneck I see now. (Besides GPU for gaming but EVGA has their Step-Up program) I am choosing between two motherboards, the Asrock Z77 Extreme4 and the MSI Z77 MPOWER. I want to be able to overclock my cpu as much as possible, and may consider getting a better CPU cooler. Is the Mpower worth the extra $60? Which one would you guys pick?
Also, a new case but that doesn't worry me too much ATM.
Or if you have any other board recommendations, I would gladly appreciate and consider those too!
Specs:
Intel i7 2700k (Cooler Master Hyper 212)
Asrock H61M U3S3 <---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS is the culprit
EVGA GTX 660 SC
8GB Corsair Vengeance
750W Corsair PSU
120GB Corsair Force GT: Boot + Games
500GB Hybrid Seagate HDD (Plan to add more later, old boot drive)
NZXT Source 210 (Possible upgrade to the new 900D because I think it's awesome)
So I'm upgrading my mobo now, as it's the only bottleneck I see now. (Besides GPU for gaming but EVGA has their Step-Up program) I am choosing between two motherboards, the Asrock Z77 Extreme4 and the MSI Z77 MPOWER. I want to be able to overclock my cpu as much as possible, and may consider getting a better CPU cooler. Is the Mpower worth the extra $60? Which one would you guys pick?
Also, a new case but that doesn't worry me too much ATM.
Or if you have any other board recommendations, I would gladly appreciate and consider those too!