What do you guys think of ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 ($219.99) vs ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 ($274.99) or ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 ($199.99)
All are similar boards, the extreme7 is compatible with ivy bridge processors and supports one PCIe 3.0, also supports dual PCIe 2.0 at 16x which is as much as I would use.
both the extreme4 and asus pro dont mention support for ivy bridge (which is weird couse sandy bridge does not support PCIe 3.0) and have 2 PCIe 3.0, 16x single and 8x dual, but at least they support two 3.0 in crossfire/sli, the extreme7 seems to only support the 3.0 at single.
Can't find how many fan connectos the asrock boards has but I hope it has plenty.
Everything else is pretty even I think, some have more sata3 than others but plenty for my build, the asus pro has bluetooth support but I don't even know what use I would have for it, plenty of usb3.0 and 2.0 for my build, so what you guys think? Difference from extreme4 to extreme7 is only 80 dollars, I want to make sure whichever I pick that I wont have any regrets! 80 bucks is only a days of work for me to invest on something I plan on keeping for a while.
Here is my build:
i7-2600k oc at 4.4-4.8ghz, might upgrade later, might also get an i5-2500k if I find a good deal since I plan on maybe upgrading to ivy bridge end of next year
8gb memory upgrade to 16gb later
Crucial 128 GB + one or two other 1tb 7200 rpm for data
CORSAIR HX1050
ASUS 560 Ti sli or MSI Radeon6970 HD 2.0 GB, may upgrade end of next year and def will sometime later, will be overclocked
plenty of fans all around the case (around 9-10 total on pc)
two optical drives, one card reader.
Other motherboards to consider:
Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/GEN3 ($269.99)
Asrock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 (~$269.99 )
Edit: Please if you recommend another mobo please be one that is future proof, don't know if you noticed but that is why I selected those in particular =)
All are similar boards, the extreme7 is compatible with ivy bridge processors and supports one PCIe 3.0, also supports dual PCIe 2.0 at 16x which is as much as I would use.
both the extreme4 and asus pro dont mention support for ivy bridge (which is weird couse sandy bridge does not support PCIe 3.0) and have 2 PCIe 3.0, 16x single and 8x dual, but at least they support two 3.0 in crossfire/sli, the extreme7 seems to only support the 3.0 at single.
Can't find how many fan connectos the asrock boards has but I hope it has plenty.
Everything else is pretty even I think, some have more sata3 than others but plenty for my build, the asus pro has bluetooth support but I don't even know what use I would have for it, plenty of usb3.0 and 2.0 for my build, so what you guys think? Difference from extreme4 to extreme7 is only 80 dollars, I want to make sure whichever I pick that I wont have any regrets! 80 bucks is only a days of work for me to invest on something I plan on keeping for a while.
Here is my build:
i7-2600k oc at 4.4-4.8ghz, might upgrade later, might also get an i5-2500k if I find a good deal since I plan on maybe upgrading to ivy bridge end of next year
8gb memory upgrade to 16gb later
Crucial 128 GB + one or two other 1tb 7200 rpm for data
CORSAIR HX1050
ASUS 560 Ti sli or MSI Radeon6970 HD 2.0 GB, may upgrade end of next year and def will sometime later, will be overclocked
plenty of fans all around the case (around 9-10 total on pc)
two optical drives, one card reader.
Other motherboards to consider:
Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/GEN3 ($269.99)
Asrock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 (~$269.99 )
Edit: Please if you recommend another mobo please be one that is future proof, don't know if you noticed but that is why I selected those in particular =)
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