ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 VS Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

[alhanelem]

im deciding to replace my old MSI G31 mob to get a new LGA 1155 mobo so i can get a i5 2500K

which motherboard is better?

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18137

OR

Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17329

i plan to SLI or crossfire either two HD 7000 or GTX 600 when they come out later in the year

 

[nikorr]

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Motherboard is better.

Its also ATX, the other is smaller.

 

[nikorr]

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 will run cooler and OC better...

- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4), or dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)) (PCI Express 3.0 with Intel® Ivy Bridge CPU, PCI Express 2.0 with Intel® Sandy Bridge CPU)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™

 

[nikorr]

Check the review @ http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z68_extreme4_gen3_review,13.html

 

[alhanelem]

Check the review @ http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z68_extreme4_gen3_review,13.html

will my coolermaster 212 evo fit on that motherboard?

 

[nikorr]

will my coolermaster 212 evo fit on that motherboard?

Are u going to use high profile RAM?

 

[nikorr]

It will fit the mobo without any problem : )

 

[alhanelem]

Are u going to use high profile RAM?

depends, im either going to get a:

Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16437

OR

G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB : http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13931

 

[nikorr]

I would get @ http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_538_913&products_id=17729

with Intel XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) Support

 

[alhanelem]

Best answer selected by alhanelem.

 

[nikorr]

Thanx for the vote alhanelem! Good luck.

 

[nikorr]

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