Im Thinking ASUS P8Z77-V-Pro LGA1155 Motherboard

[nwilby]

Im building a gaming pc and i'm thinking of getting the ASUS P8Z77-V-Pro LGA1155 Motherboard what do you think ??

 

[IAMEXTREME]

What is your budget for the build?? let us make you a solid build?

 

[nwilby]

$1200 give or take

this was my build:

-ASUS P8Z77-V-Pro LGA1155 Motherboard
-Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz LGA1155
-ASUS GTX760 OC 2G GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5
-Kingston 8GB Kit (2x4G) PC12800 (1600MHz) HyperX KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX
-Aerocool VP650 650W True Power PSU
-1tb Hdd
-dvd/rw optical drive

 

[IAMEXTREME]

Here is a solid build!:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.48 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1147.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 00:42 EST-0500)

 

[mriehm]

IAMEXTREME has provided a solid Haswell build for you, but in case you want to stick with your (technically outdated) Ivy Bridge build, I own the exact same motherboard and CPU, so I thought I'd be able to answer your question more directly.

I can tell you that I have that exact same motherboard and CPU and it works great. ASUS is a reliable brand, and besides reliability, motherboards are really only differentiated by their features (# of USB ports, SATA ports, PCIe lanes, overclocking functionality, etc.), and ASUS's site is pretty explicit about the features the motherboard has.

As far as Ivy Bridge motherboards go, it has pretty much every feature you could ask for. For my personal uses, it is kind of overkill, and I wish I had spent some more of my motherboard money on my GPU. But your experience may be different with your particular usage. Do you have any specific questions about the board I can answer?