A good Motherboard for good OC?

[alegelos]

Buying a high end water cooling loop, and planing to get a 3770k.

2 GPUs no more (6970x2, maybe update to 7870x2)
Ram 2400mhz (i guess no more higher, too expensive)

What would be a nice mother for 24/7 high end OC ?

I was thinking about GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 Z77

any advice?

 

[Ajay57]

Welcome alegelos to the forums for your Z77 Mobo maybe these depending what you can buy in Uruguay!! AJ.

1, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
2, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128558
3, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819

I would look at these and decide which one is best for you!

 

[alegelos]

I buy at Newegg, so no problem. (i also use rebates)

Why did u recommend those mobs? Any advice? And that Gigabyte, it support only 1600mhz on ram :S and its much more expensive.

What about the AsRock one and the Gigabyte i choose?

 

[fornoob]

that Gigabyte, it support only 1600mhz on ram :S and its much more expensive.

What about the AsRock one and the Gigabyte i choose?

1600 MHz is only the official frequency supported by the chipset Z77. Sure you can go higher with this MOBO without any kind of problem

The ASrock extrem4 is a rock solid choice, very well priced. And for "conservative" overclocking( ~4.4 - 4.5 GHz), it is a piece of cake

I personally like the UD5H (or UD3H) from gigabyte, or the MSI Z77 GD65 which is really great too.

I never used the Sniper for overcloking, so basically, I don't know.
But...
Simply based on my personnal taste...
I wouldn't go for it just because of these colors

Between 120 and 160$, the best choice imho are:

Asrock xtrem4
Gigabyte Z77 UD5H
MSI Z77 GD65

 

[alegelos]

Planing to reach 5.0ghz for 24/7 (if can and just for fun with no reason). And also do some nice OC on GPUs (but not extreme here).

Also i change CPU every 6-12 months, and if i change to Intel i will also need to change the mobo :S

 

[EarthDog]

The sniper should be fine for overclocking. Plenty of phases, and cooling on it so its good (all others were, I would imagine the newest as well - we are hopefully getting one of them to review asap).

My choice would be the Asrock Extreme 4 as its $110 right now and the other boards dont offer much, if anything over that.

EDIT: 5GHz is likely not a 24/7 overclock. It depends on the chip really.. You will likely need a good one to sit there 24/7.

 

[alegelos]

Whats that think about "newest"? New mobos coming soon? I can wait lol (in order to grab one of those)

 

[fornoob]

+1 with ED about 5.0 GHz is not a 24/7 OC...
With ivy, it is less than guaranteed you would reach such frequency (because of heat).

I would go for the Asrock Extreme 4 too

 

[alegelos]

Yeah i will go with the Asrock. Like it!

About the 5.0ghz, i think i am building a extreme water cooling loop, so the only limitation about heat would be the ambient temp (winter: 16-20 & summer:20-26). Hope at least it pass the 4.5ghz =/

Are new mobos models coming out soon?

 

[EarthDog]

No new mobo's(chipsets) coming out.

I have an 'extreme' water loop (MCR320 and PA120.2 only cooling the CPU) and I cannot get there with my chip (for 24/7 - benching Im good to 5.15GHz). Though to be forthcoming, my chip needs 1.5v for 5GHz so its not the greatest, that is for sure.

 

[Ajay57]

What about a i7-2700k in that Asrock that would get you about 5Ghz? It would run cooler plus looking at the charts, there is not that much Diff!

 

[fornoob]

Yes Ajay, you would pass the 5 GHz relatively easily with a 2700K, but you would loose all new features of the Z77 which are more usefull than 400 more MHz at this scale

EDIT:

Btw, I love the frequency of your CPU in your sig Underclocking pro?

 

[alegelos]

I am using an air conditioner radiator as radiator (only rad, not cooling air) + it huge fan. A 35x (not sure if have to use 2). Alphacool xp3 and Supremacy for GPU.

 

[EarthDog]

Yes Ajay, you would pass the 5 GHz relatively easily with a 2700K, but you would loose all new features of the Z77 which are more usefull than 400 more MHz at this scale

+1. Stop chasing a magic #. There is little to no point in 4.5GHz to 5GHz (MHz? :rofl) for gaming. Just more power use and more heat to deal with for little gains.

Btw, I love the frequency of your CPU in your sig Underclocking pro?

 

[alegelos]

If i chase something easy to reach then it doesnt worth the effort. And its pointless, after u reach it then u will need another goal.

As i said, "just for fun with no reason". Its not about performance, or be faster. It just is.

And a funny way to test me water cooling experiment.

 

[ninjacore]

I know that others have had success, but I couldn't get the 2400Mhz tridents to boot successfully at that speed with a 3770k/z77extreme4. I know others have, though, I just thought I'd throw the warning out there.

 

[alegelos]

I will go with the Gigabyte UD5 i really like the bigger heatsink, it may be more stable with more volt to the CPU.

 

[Bobnova]

I reviewed that one here: Gigabyte Z77x-UD5H Review
It's a solid board, not without it's quirks though.

So far my favorite Z77 board is the ASRock Z77 Professional (review)

I have a Gigabyte Z77-UP4-TH that I'm testing right now (literally, spi32m is running), it's looking pretty nice so far.

 

[alegelos]

Hey where do u see it at 122usd? Link?

Any cheap online place to buy?

 

[alegelos]

I think i got a winner here!! ASRock Z77 Professional-M LGA