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Motherboards Best full ATX Z77 motherboard

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by happyhammer7, 11 Apr 2013.

  1. happyhammer7

    happyhammer7 What's a Dremel?

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    I am on a budget of £135, and I really don't want to exceed it. Can anyone provide me a recommendation on a board that is good for moderate overclocking within this price range?
     
  2. flame696

    flame696 Terminating People Since 1980....

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    well you have:

    1. ASROCK Z77 extreme 6 @ £135

    Review: ASROCK

    2. Asus P8Z77-V @ £135

    Review: Asus

    3.Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H @ £141

    Review : Gigabyte

    They are all excellent motherboards you wont go with any of them. It all depends which manufacturer you are comfortable with
     
  3. lancer778544

    lancer778544 Multimodder

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    I can personally vouch for the Asus P8Z77-V. I've used it on a couple of builds and found it great for the money.
     
  4. happyhammer7

    happyhammer7 What's a Dremel?

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    I have stumbled across
    The Msi Z77A-gd65 which is priced at £125. Any input on this board?
     
  5. flame696

    flame696 Terminating People Since 1980....

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    heres the review from techradar, overclocking isnt as good as the ones listed so pay a little bit more and get something which when needed will deliver

    Review: MSI
     
  6. phoenixck

    phoenixck What's a Dremel?

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    Sometimes you can get a maximus gene z77 for 135 (though it is matx)
     
  7. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    Well worth it if, like 90% of gamers, you don't need the extra PCI slots. In that category there's also the Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3, which gets a lot of praise and is £118 on Scan.
     
  8. Xir

    Xir Modder

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    You could save a lot more and go for the Asus P8Z77-V LX (NOT the LX2)
    I couldn't find a direct comparison between the Asus P8Z77-V, Asus P8Z77-V LX and the Maximus Gene V though. Shame
     
  9. mm vr

    mm vr The cheesecake is a lie

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    My £80 Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H does 4.5GHz without any sign of struggle (I am thermally limited at this point). I don't know your definition of a moderate overclock but I think you could get away with this one. :)

    Also comes with a 3-year warranty as opposed to 2 years on Asus boards.
     

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