Which Z77 Overclocking Motherboard to Buy

quujabaar

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Jun 12, 2013
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Hello folks!

I want to overclock i7 3770K so I will require a big CPU cooler, probably Noctua NHC14 or NHC12P SE14 or CM 212 EVO, perhaps. I would like to know on which MoBo the cooler won't block memory slots. I would like to have as much USB 3.0 and SATA3 as I could get. Also, I want to buy a reliable and stable MB with good overclocking ability, but my budget is very limited so I was thinking about one of these:

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Rev.1.1
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Rev.1.0
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H
Gigabyte Z77-HD4
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

I've read a lot about these MoBos but I can't make up my mind since they all have something that might not work well.

Motherboards like ASUS, ASRock and MSI could be included, too:
Asus P8Z77-V, or less expensive;
ASRock Z77 EXTREME4, or less expensive,
MSI Z77 Mpower, or less expensive.

My primary goal is to build a high performance video editing/postproduction config. I'm not interested in gaming.

Thanks in advance!
 

quujabaar

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Jun 12, 2013
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I've already purchased that board. Hope Noctua NHC12P SE14 will fit without blocking any of the memory slots.
Thanks for the answer!