Sandy bridge upgrade question

I have decided to upgrade my system with i5 2500k cpu and geforce gtx 570 (brand ?).4 GB Gskill Ram.
I want to buy a Z68 based motherboard. which brand is good. budget is 12-13k. I have corsair VX550 PSU.
Suggest a cabinet for 3-4k max.

go for Asus P8Z68 V Pro @ 12.5K & CM 690 II @ 4.2K

You might like to check out the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO. It has *8*8 SLI/Crossfire support. In addition to the regular Z68 features, it has Bluetooth V3.0+EDR and comes with a USB3 bracket in addition to the USB3 ports in the rear panel. Positive feedback on the overclocking quotient too.

What about Gigabyte motherboards. also there is not much difference in asus v and v - pro. I ll not be overclocking much.

Gigabyte mobos are available starting 11-12 K. You could try something like GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3. Dont know its availability though. Even the Asus V is a good board if you dont plan to overclock much

sydbarett said:
Even the Asus V is a good board if you dont plan to overclock much

U mean the Z68-V? If yes, its not true... There is no diff. in OCing features between the Asus Z68-V & Z68-V pro...

kantiman said:
I have decided to upgrade my system with i5 2500k cpu and geforce gtx 570 (brand ?).4 GB Gskill Ram.
I want to buy a Z68 based motherboard. which brand is good. budget is 12-13k. I have corsair VX550 PSU.
Suggest a cabinet for 3-4k max.

for gtx570 look at ASUS GTX570 Direct Cu II

^^Or MSI N570GTX Twin Frozer II - 19.7K

^it has vrm probs. Uses reference pcb.

How much does asus gtx570 direct cu cost. How is zotac gtx570.
is it safe to buy graphics card online and where.
My first choice for mobo is asus p8z68 v. if not available then gigabyte.

Jaskanwar Singh said:
^it has vrm probs. Uses reference pcb.

But, 570TFII uses reference PCB?

^yes.....!

I am thinking of buying Cooler Master HAF912 Advanced from Theitdepot for 6.1k

@MegaMind - yes I meant the Asus Z68-V

@kantiman - Check out the CM Storm Enforcer. Around the same budget and a bit more future proof.

sydbarett said:
@kantiman - Check out the CM Storm Enforcer. Around the same budget and a bit more future proof.

+1 for CM storm enforcer

I checked CM Storm and HAF912, I didn't find much difference. HAF912 comes with one extra fan. Storm has HDD Cage. How CM Storm enforcer is more future-proof than HAF912

It has USB 3 ports on the front panel

sydbarett said:
It has USB 3 ports on the front panel

Cooler Master HAF912 Advanced also has front I/O USB 3.0 panel.
Storm enforcer has the front cover which covers the DVD drive, which I don't like.

kantiman said:
How much does asus gtx570 direct cu cost. How is zotac gtx570.
is it safe to buy graphics card online and where.
My first choice for mobo is asus p8z68 v. if not available then gigabyte.

if gtx570 get asus direct cu II. cost can be anything b/w 20k-23k i suppose.
you may also look at MSI R6970 Lightning @ 23k.

kantiman said:
Cooler Master HAF912 Advanced also has front I/O USB 3.0 panel.
Storm enforcer has the front cover which covers the DVD drive, which I don't like.

^^ That part is only for style, nothing else.

I have ordered Asus GTX570 Direct CUII and Cooler master HAF 912 Advance from Theitdepot.com. Also Gskill ripjaws 1600 DDR3 2x4GB RAM.

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Good Purchase. Congrats and Post Pics

kantiman said:
I have ordered Asus GTX570 Direct CUII and Cooler master HAF 912 Advance from Theitdepot.com. Also Gskill ripjaws 1600 DDR3 2x4GB RAM.

Good purchase. Remember to post some pictures in the show-off section!

Tech_Wiz said:
Good Purchase. Congrats and Post Pics

I ll post some pics as soon as it arrives.

I asked my local dealer about motherboard (Asus P8Z68-V) and Processor (Intel Core i5-2500k) availability. He said they are not available.

I m thinking of ordering online again. Plz suggest where should I get them from *www.primeabgb.com or from SMC international
or any other suggestions