Mobo for i5 3550 and i5 3570K

[wingman99]

With a i5 3570k you don't even need to overclock to use a single HD7970 video card to the max. stock with turbo you get 3.5 GHz on 4 cores, you can overclockto 4.1GHz and do fine or 4.5GHz on 4 cores and really be set for the future.

 

[rixon.d9]

With a i5 3570k you don't even need to overclock to use a single HD7970 video card to the max. stock with turbo you get 3.5 GHz on 4 cores, you can overclockto 4.1GHz and do fine or 4.5GHz on 4 cores and really be set for the future.

That Explains it well. Well I'l be sticking to HD7950.Still great for 2-3 years I believe

 

[rixon.d9]

Whats the Logic behind Overclocking RAMS? All RAMS from Corsair,Gskill are Overclockable ? Is Z77 Board required to Overclock RAM n GPU ?

 

[rixon.d9]

Which HDD should I go for ? I have lot of Data to store ( Games,Movies etc ). I find going for 2TB is economical but risky, Meanwhile having 2x1TB will be less damaging in case of failure.

How often do these HDD Break down ? My old samsung is still running in 5th year ( SOLD )

 

[Mandrake4565]

I wouldn't worry about overclocking ram, in most cases you wont see any difference while gaming and/or everyday use. Most of the time people overclock ram for benching purposes.

 

[rixon.d9]

Which HDD should I go for ? I have lot of Data to store ( Games,Movies etc ). I find going for 2TB is economical but risky, Meanwhile having 2x1TB will be less damaging in case of failure.

How often do these HDD Break down ? My old samsung is still running in 5th year ( SOLD )

 

[DarrenP]

HDD's don't break very often, although i seem to be very unlucky with them xD i had two go down in one macbook, maybe it was just cursed, i would go with 2x2tb WD Red HDD's at 7200RPM so you don't run out, i have one an it's phenomenal, i'll be getting another 3 to Raid 10 them all! trust me data adds up quickly when you're playing games and storing movies -_-

 

[Mandrake4565]

I don't know what the failure rates are for HD's, I know that out of the 30 or so drives I've owned in my lifetime, I've had maybe 2 fail. With that said I always have a backup, if I had 2 tb worth of valuable information I would get two 2tb drives and either set them up in Raid or some way have an exact copy of the main drive.

 

[Trap]

I am also in dilemma between;
ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
Asus P8Z77-V LK
My all previous systems were based on ASUS boards...
But since You all recommended Asrock xtreme4...maybe it's time for a brand change?
I read somewhere that the baord is very thin and that ppl have feeling that it will crack..
Is that really the case?

Which one guys??

 

[EarthDog]

Its not thin, its just smaller than the ATX spec. As far as which, any will do really. I would say Ex4 or Ex6 though to save you a bit of money and get a decent board.

 

[Trap]

Its not thin, its just smaller than the ATX spec. As far as which, any will do really. I would say Ex4 or Ex6 though to save you a bit of money and get a decent board.

Thanks m8!

 

[rixon.d9]

I don't know what the failure rates are for HD's, I know that out of the 30 or so drives I've owned in my lifetime, I've had maybe 2 fail. With that said I always have a backup, if I had 2 tb worth of valuable information I would get two 2tb drives and either set them up in Raid or some way have an exact copy of the main drive.

RAID ? Something Which I havent heard before. Will Google RAID soon . Would appreciate if some1 could say the purpose of RAID

 

[EarthDog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

 

[txus.palacios]

And, RAID == !backup.