Hi everyone,
I am planning on building a gaming pc (next two weeks) and I am unsure about the mainboard at the moment. I dont want to exclude the option of OCing, that means a Z77 chipset board is needed. Here are the other main components:
CPU: Intel Core I5 3470
Graphics: ATI 7970 / GeForce GTX 670 (depending on daily prices)
Memory: Kingston Hyper X 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit Of 2) XMP (or equivalent)
Harddrive: Single Sata3 drive, 1TB-2TB
Network: some Wlan card
I know that every manufacturer has at least 3 different Z77 builds, starting from 130NZ$ going up to 400NZ$. The question is, how much money should I invest? The only extra feature I think I'd need is an onboard wlan chip, but thats not worth spending 120NZ$ more on a board...
OC: Although I am planning on OCing, I am not planning on maxing out performance. I read that most boards now offer auto options and I would probably go for such an option.
Thanks for any input on this!
Michael
I am planning on building a gaming pc (next two weeks) and I am unsure about the mainboard at the moment. I dont want to exclude the option of OCing, that means a Z77 chipset board is needed. Here are the other main components:
CPU: Intel Core I5 3470
Graphics: ATI 7970 / GeForce GTX 670 (depending on daily prices)
Memory: Kingston Hyper X 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit Of 2) XMP (or equivalent)
Harddrive: Single Sata3 drive, 1TB-2TB
Network: some Wlan card
I know that every manufacturer has at least 3 different Z77 builds, starting from 130NZ$ going up to 400NZ$. The question is, how much money should I invest? The only extra feature I think I'd need is an onboard wlan chip, but thats not worth spending 120NZ$ more on a board...
OC: Although I am planning on OCing, I am not planning on maxing out performance. I read that most boards now offer auto options and I would probably go for such an option.
Thanks for any input on this!
Michael