Hi,
I am currently in the process of upgrading (well, upgrading is an understatement - I'm still running a 1-core CPU!) my computer, in order to be able to run Battlefield 3 on max settings.
I've already more or less decided on a CPU (i5 2500K), RAM (2x4GB G.Skill RipJaws 1333 MHz CL7) and GPU (MSI Radeon HD 6990 4GB), but I'm struggling picking a motherboard...
Having heard about the problems with the H67- and P67-series motherboards, I think my best bet is a Z68. Now, I've looked through the options available to me in my online store, and narrowed my selection down to the following models (selection criteria basically based on whether the card can fit 2x 6990's (for future upgrades) as well as my PCI X-Fi card):
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Asus P8Z68-V PRO
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
MSI Z68A-GD65 G3
Can anyone help me pick a board?
The computer will mainly be used for BF3, as well as various non-demanding tasks (HD video playback, web browsing etc.). I do plan to do some overclocking as well.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!![Smile :) :)](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif)
I am currently in the process of upgrading (well, upgrading is an understatement - I'm still running a 1-core CPU!) my computer, in order to be able to run Battlefield 3 on max settings.
I've already more or less decided on a CPU (i5 2500K), RAM (2x4GB G.Skill RipJaws 1333 MHz CL7) and GPU (MSI Radeon HD 6990 4GB), but I'm struggling picking a motherboard...
Having heard about the problems with the H67- and P67-series motherboards, I think my best bet is a Z68. Now, I've looked through the options available to me in my online store, and narrowed my selection down to the following models (selection criteria basically based on whether the card can fit 2x 6990's (for future upgrades) as well as my PCI X-Fi card):
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Asus P8Z68-V PRO
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
MSI Z68A-GD65 G3
Can anyone help me pick a board?
The computer will mainly be used for BF3, as well as various non-demanding tasks (HD video playback, web browsing etc.). I do plan to do some overclocking as well.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
![Smile :) :)](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif)