ASUS Z77 Sabertooth worth the money?

djjonastybe

Is this motherboard worth the money? I am looking for a 24/7 high overclock 4.5ghz for my 2500k maybe higher if possible.

My current board is failing. I might get a Ivy upgrade later as well.

Is this motherboard ok?

Agent-A01 · 05-03-2012, 14:17 | posts: 5,706 | Location: USA

Its a great board yes

Xzibit · 05-03-2012, 14:30 | posts: 4,383 | Location: Europe

Yes. Will buy one soon. It's ASUS and it has very interesting design

deltatux · 05-03-2012, 14:56 | posts: 18,944 | Location: Toronto, Canada

If I had a larger budget, I would have gotten this board in a heartbeat.

deltatux

The Goose · *Last edited by The Goose; 05-06-2012 at 02:01.*

im seriously thinking about getting this board with the i7 2700 and 2x680`s but what concerns me is i have read on asus.com that the boards runs either 1 pci-e 2.0 x16 or 2 x 8 but i cant find what happens with pci-e 3.0,wether just one slot is 3.0 or both slots,im suprised that such a supposed great board doesnt do pci-e 3.0 16 x 16,can someone advise me on this problem,for me this is make or break as to wether i get this board.

Considering the Z77 Sabertooth @ £180 is in same price range as my p6t v2 was when it was new but the Z77 saber has so much more packed in its seems well worth the money

PhazeDelta1 · 05-06-2012, 02:07 | posts: 9,534 | Location: 90° N

I have no issues with it.

eclap · 05-06-2012, 02:12 | posts: 18,978 | Location: Hampshire UK

It's a great board but if all you're looking for is a 2500k @4.5ghz it's money wasted. pretty much any board can do that.

The Goose · 05-06-2012, 03:28 | posts: 1,294 | Location: shropshire,UK

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

I have no issues with it.

you dont have pci-e 3.0 cards

i want to know if it will run dual pci-e 3.0 @x16 x16

PhazeDelta1 · 05-06-2012, 03:43 | posts: 9,534 | Location: 90° N

Single card is x16, dual will be x16/x8

Agent-A01 · 05-06-2012, 16:21 | posts: 5,706 | Location: USA

8x/8x. which is plenty if you have pcie3 cards.

---TK--- · 05-06-2012, 16:27 | posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA

^^^ yeah 8x 8x

PhazeDelta1 · *Last edited by PhazeDelta1; 05-06-2012 at 17:20.*

Damn, I guess I can't read properly.

Vxheous · 05-06-2012, 21:47 | posts: 1,098 | Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I was going to get the z77 Sabertooth, but the local store had an awesome deal for a i5 3570K + P8Z77-V Deluxe combo where I got $70 off. Dropped the price of the Deluxe from $289 to $219, while the Sabertooth's price was $250. The Sabertooth seems like a good board though, only concern I would have is possible heatsink clearance with the TUF armor.

The Goose · 05-07-2012, 03:27 | posts: 1,294 | Location: shropshire,UK

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Originally Posted by Agent-A01

8x/8x. which is plenty if you have pcie3 cards.

kind of defeats the object of getting high performance parts,its like being given a ferrari but you can only to drive 20mph,shame really cuz i really like the look of the board

PhazeDelta1 · 05-07-2012, 03:36 | posts: 9,534 | Location: 90° N

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Originally Posted by Vxheous

I was going to get the z77 Sabertooth, but the local store had an awesome deal for a i5 3570K + P8Z77-V Deluxe combo where I got $70 off. Dropped the price of the Deluxe from $289 to $219, while the Sabertooth's price was $250. The Sabertooth seems like a good board though, only concern I would have is possible heatsink clearance with the TUF armor.

No cleareance issue with Thermalright Silver Arrow. If that cooler can mount on this board, then im pretty sure they all can without problems.

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Originally Posted by The Goose

kind of defeats the object of getting high performance parts,its like being given a ferrari but you can only to drive 20mph,shame really cuz i really like the look of the board

The performance difference between x16 and x8 is negligible at best, even with pci-e 2.0. With it being pci-e 3.0, I highly doubt it would even make a difference when gaming.

killer_939 · 05-07-2012, 03:45 | posts: 2,595 | Location: Australia

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

The performance difference between x16 and x8 is negligible at best, even with pci-e 2.0. With it being pci-e 3.0, I highly doubt it would even make a difference when gaming.

+1, my friend has SLi 2gb 560 ti's on 8x8 2.0 and has no issues, 3.0 8x is like 16x 2.0 i think.

Agent-A01 · 05-07-2012, 04:13 | posts: 5,706 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by The Goose

kind of defeats the object of getting high performance parts,its like being given a ferrari but you can only to drive 20mph,shame really cuz i really like the look of the board

Do you even know what you are talking about or are you just rambling again?

a PCIe 3.0 8x slot can handle any card out there, even a GTX 690 without losing performance. an 8x pcie3.0 slot =s a 16x PCIe 2.0 slot

isidore · *Last edited by isidore; 05-08-2012 at 06:02.*

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Originally Posted by deltatux

If I had a larger budget, I would have gotten this board in a heartbeat.

deltatux

Are you kidding me!! the Z77x-UD5H is only 10 bucks cheaper, also identical overclocker and performer. Also some reviewers prefer the z77x-ud5h over the sabertooth.

deltatux · 05-08-2012, 06:07 | posts: 18,944 | Location: Toronto, Canada

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Originally Posted by isidore

Are you kidding me!! the Z77x-UD5H is only 10 bucks cheaper, also identical overclocker and performer. Also some reviewers prefer the z77x-ud5h over the sabertooth.

I got the GA-Z77X-UD5H for $172.50. In Canada, the Sabertooth Z77 costs on average $249.99.

So by getting the GA-Z77X-UD5H, I saved like $77.

deltatux

The Goose · 05-10-2012, 07:23 | posts: 1,294 | Location: shropshire,UK

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Originally Posted by Agent-A01

Do you even know what you are talking about or are you just rambling again?

a PCIe 3.0 8x slot can handle any card out there, even a GTX 690 without losing performance. an 8x pcie3.0 slot =s a 16x PCIe 2.0 slot

yes i am well aware of what im talking about but why would i want 2 full fat pci-e3.0 cards running at 8x8 ,my point is the asus rampage IV bf3 2011 can do it but can this one aswell,as i said the asus.com didnt give clear details on pci-e 3.0 use,i would rather spend a load of money and get asus rampage IV bf3 2011 with a i7 3930 and run 2 680s @16xz16 and be satisfied

isidore · 05-10-2012, 07:32 | posts: 5,597 | Location: Timisoara, Romania

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Originally Posted by deltatux

I got the GA-Z77X-UD5H for $172.50. In Canada, the Sabertooth Z77 costs on average $249.99.

So by getting the GA-Z77X-UD5H, I saved like $77.

deltatux

Big difference between them, in my country the sabertooth is $278 and ga-z77x-ud5h is $266. But now i see how cheap is our mobo in your country. Unbelievable.

Groto · 05-10-2012, 23:47 | posts: 1

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

No cleareance issue with Thermalright Silver Arrow. If that cooler can mount on this board, then im pretty sure they all can without problems.

The performance difference between x16 and x8 is negligible at best, even with pci-e 2.0. With it being pci-e 3.0, I highly doubt it would even make a difference when gaming.

Firestorm,

How many slots does the SA cover on the z77 asus sabertooth board? I am looking for the exact same setup. I would like to get some corsair vengance ram with the heatspreaders and use them in slots 2 and 4 if I can. How many slots does the heatsink cover on the motherboard? Which way do you mount your SA? If your GSKILL ram is low profile stuff which kind did you get? I am looking for 8 x 2GB sticks of RAM.

Is there anything wrong with using DIMMS 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3 as primary?

Thanks

Agent-A01 · 05-11-2012, 00:33 | posts: 5,706 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by The Goose

yes i am well aware of what im talking about but why would i want 2 full fat pci-e3.0 cards running at 8x8 ,my point is the asus rampage IV bf3 2011 can do it but can this one aswell,as i said the asus.com didnt give clear details on pci-e 3.0 use,i would rather spend a load of money and get asus rampage IV bf3 2011 with a i7 3930 and run 2 680s @16xz16 and be satisfied

yeah well there would be Zero difference for 2 680s on PCIE 3.0 8x/8x configuration compared to 16x/16x

---TK--- · 05-11-2012, 00:42 | posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA

nothing wrong at all with 8x sli pci e 2.0 difference is like 2%. 8x sli pci e 3.0 would be even less of a differece as 8x sli pcie 3.0 = 16x pci e 2.0 lol

lehtv · 05-11-2012, 01:06 | posts: 3,094

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Originally Posted by djjonastybe

Is this motherboard worth the money? I am looking for a 24/7 high overclock 4.5ghz for my 2500k maybe higher if possible.

The cheapest Z68/Z77 board you can find will do 4.5Ghz on a 2500K.

Is it worth it? I don't think so. Its main selling point is the "thermal armor", and 99% of motherboards do just fine without it. Apart from that, the features offered are similar to boards that cost nearly $100 less. Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Asrock Z77 Extreme6, Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H for example.