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D.a.rkKNI._.ght Original post #1
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:09 AM
I am going to build a new gaming pc...now i am in a dilemma either to go for
Asrock z77 prro4 or extreme3...which one is gonna be better option?
m gonna nbuy a 3rd gen ivy bridge i5 processor..
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:28 AM
Both are bad choice as motherboard.
Please tell us your budget for motherboard and the processor you plan to use.
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D.a.rkKNI._.ght #3
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:43 AM
My budget is within 9k-10k...i am planning to buy intel i5-3330....& is primeabgb is good site to buy all components?
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:48 AM
D.a.rkKNI._.ght said:
My budget is within 9k-10k...i am planning to buy intel i5-3330....& is primeabgb is good site to buy all components?
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Then get Asus P8H77-V @8.4K
You won't be needing Z77 chipset board with that processor.
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D.a.rkKNI._.ght #5
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:56 AM
d6bmg said:
Then get Asus P8H77-V @8.4K
You won't be needing Z77 chipset board with that processor.
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but i m gonna buy a hd7950 & i need to overclock that one...wht about gigabyte motherboards like Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H or Asus P8Z77-V LX ?
Are they good?
debarshi
debarshi #6
Dec 30, 2012 at 3:09 AM
AFAIK, you dont need a Z77 board for overclocking the Graphics Card............ And Asus one is better off anyway, way ahead of Asrock.................
Gig D3H is also good, at that price............
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D.a.rkKNI._.ght #7
Dec 30, 2012 at 3:39 AM
debarshi said:
AFAIK, you dont need a Z77 board for overclocking the Graphics Card............ And Asus one is better off anyway, way ahead of Asrock.................
Gig D3H is also good, at that price............
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Between Asrock pro4 or pro3 or extreme3 & the above gigabyte one which one will be better...?
mandarpalshikar
mandarpalshikar #8
Dec 30, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Why not Asus ? Its the best mobo manufacturer out there. Using Z77 chipset for non-K series CPU doesn;t make any sense.
For OCing your GFX card, you dont need a Z77 chipset.
debarshi
debarshi #9
Dec 30, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Yep, dont get a z series board for a non-k proccy....

I think you should go for i5-3570k and the GIGABYITE-d3h board
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D.a.rkKNI._.ght #10
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Then which chipset i should go with for overclocking graphics card?
mandarpalshikar
mandarpalshikar #11
Dec 30, 2012 at 2:38 PM
graphics card overclocking is not related to chipset you use. Whats your budget for processor + mobo combined?
d6bmg
d6bmg #12
Dec 30, 2012 at 3:46 PM
D.a.rkKNI._.ght said:
but i m gonna buy a hd7950 & i need to overclock that one...wht about gigabyte motherboards like Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H or Asus P8Z77-V LX ?
Are they good?
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Motherboard isn't related to overclocking the GPU, all you need is a good PSU.
AMong all the motherboards listed by you, Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H seems to be the best one.

D.a.rkKNI._.ght said:
Then which chipset i should go with for overclocking graphics card?
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It looks like you have some wrong conceptions.
TO overclock graphics card one need a good PSU and that's all.
To overclock processor (unlocked one) one needs certain chipset based motherboard.
sumonpathak
sumonpathak #14
Dec 30, 2012 at 4:10 PM
u can easily get FX 8350+Ga 990FXA UD3 :p
mandarpalshikar
mandarpalshikar #15
Dec 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM
If you are not interested in OCing then -

Intel i5 3330 + Asus P8H77-V

If OCing then -

AMD FX 8350 + MSI 990FX-GD65



Go for AMD config at this price point.
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hitman4 #16
Dec 30, 2012 at 9:38 PM
i5 3570 12600
asus h77 v 8400
TOTAL 21000
mandarpalshikar
mandarpalshikar #17
Dec 30, 2012 at 10:05 PM
FX8350 is better buy than a plain 3570 (non-K).