Hi guys,
I've been holding off buying a new build till Ivy Bridge came out. Now that it's out however, it seems I might be better served with a Sandy Bridge CPU, since they are quite a bit cheaper at the moment and overclock better. However, I like having USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s built into the board, so I'm still thinking of getting a Z77 MOBO (ASUS P8Z77-V).
My question, and something I haven't quite been able to figure out is, do I lose any of the Z77 MOBO benefits/features by going with a Sandy Bridge CPU?
I've been holding off buying a new build till Ivy Bridge came out. Now that it's out however, it seems I might be better served with a Sandy Bridge CPU, since they are quite a bit cheaper at the moment and overclock better. However, I like having USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s built into the board, so I'm still thinking of getting a Z77 MOBO (ASUS P8Z77-V).
My question, and something I haven't quite been able to figure out is, do I lose any of the Z77 MOBO benefits/features by going with a Sandy Bridge CPU?