Building a PC (looking for advices) - Page 2

ATR · 07-09-2012, 23:29 | posts: 129 | Location: Melbourne, Aus

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Originally Posted by lehtv

How well does Asrock sell compared to other brands?

out of the 3 main brands we sell (asrock,gigabyte,asus) they sell less than the others. a bit behind asus. gigabyte I believe sells the most as they are at a good balance between price/performace. Asus are better, but as they are more expensive they tend to sell a bit less.

Sirex · 07-21-2012, 09:49 | posts: 12

Still couldn't decide wich mobo to choose. Now i am thinking about asus p8z77-v le or asrock extreme 4. But i see more bad words about asrock mobos than asus. Also saw info about Win 8 ready mobos: http://event.asus.com/mb/windows_8/

Is it worth to buy P8Z77-V mobo and spend more money for having Win 8 ready motherboard?

INSTG8R · 07-21-2012, 10:00 | posts: 1,188 | Location: Lost in Norway

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Originally Posted by Sirex

Still couldn't decide wich mobo to choose. Now i am thinking about asus p8z77-v le or asrock extreme 4. But i see more bad words about asrock mobos than asus. Also saw info about Win 8 ready mobos: http://event.asus.com/mb/windows_8/

Is it worth to buy P8Z77-V mobo and spend more money for having Win 8 ready motherboard?

Windows 8 Ready is just a marketing gimmick. Nothing to it at all. But that ASUS is a nice board

Sirex · 07-22-2012, 12:07 | posts: 12

I decided to go for p8z77-v le instead of extreme 4. I will feel safer. Am i right by saying that it's not worth getting p8z77-v (not le) if I want to overclock 3570k up to 4.3-4.5 GHz and not more (because of temperatures).
Are there other reasons to get p8z77-v instead of LE version not including SLI?

Will Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO be good enought if i change voltage? Is it a lot better than stock cooler?

thatguy91 · *Last edited by thatguy91; 07-22-2012 at 13:00.*

p8z77-v le
or
p8z77-v le plus
?

EDIT: Now I mentioned that, I notice the 'plus' has an extra PCI-E slot, as well as a different Audio chip.

lehtv · 07-22-2012, 12:58 | posts: 3,094

P8Z77-V LE Plus has SLI for less than P8Z77-V but lacks the Intel NIC and wireless

Sirex · 07-22-2012, 20:01 | posts: 12

That Intel NIC makes big difference (latency or something)? Well, if not, then maybe i am ok with P8Z77-V LE. Not planning to use SLI.

lehtv, You suggested Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Will it be good enought if i change voltage?

Also can't get answers anywhere about WIDI. 3570K has WIDI, yes? Do i need wireless if i want to use WIDI on TV? What is WIDI maximum distance?

harsh60 · 07-23-2012, 14:13 | posts: 12 | Location: India

Your PC Bulid is Very Good there are no bad parts very good build

lehtv · 07-23-2012, 16:45 | posts: 3,094

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That Intel NIC makes big difference (latency or something)? Well, if not, then maybe i am ok with P8Z77-V LE. Not planning to use SLI.

It's better but it doesn't matter much. I'd pay maybe $5 for it

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lehtv, You suggested Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. Will it be good enought if i change voltage?

Yeah, it can do minor overvolting. But i5-3570K doesn't have much room for overclocking with overvolting, it gets hot fast even with higher end coolers. You can reach 4.2-4.4GHz with a 212 Evo while high end coolers hit a temperature wall at 4.6-4.7GHz or so.

Sirex · 07-29-2012, 11:01 | posts: 12

Thank you all for your opinions. Helped a lot! Already ordered parts.