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6/18/12 at 9:57am

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Getting sick of waiting for the Maximus V Formula and was thinking about going for the Sabertooth Z77 board instead.. I like how it looks.. but how does it perform when OCing?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
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i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
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6/18/12 at 10:14am

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Hoping to get some feedback from people with it! Looking to buy a mobo today!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W USB3	Steelseries Sensei	Steelseries
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W USB3	Steelseries Sensei	Steelseries
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6/18/12 at 10:16am

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I love mine, great mobo.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Ivy 3770K 4.5@1.22v	Sabertooth Z77	Msi 7970 Lightning	Crucial Ballistix Tactical
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 256 GB	Samsung blu-ray	Swiftech H220	Windows 8 Pro
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus 23.6	Razer	Corsair AX 1200i	Corssiar 600T SE
Mouse
Roccat XTD
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Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 4.0 GHz/1.39v}	Asus Crosshair IV Formula	MSI 7870 Twin Frozer III Crossfire	16gb Gskill Ripjaws X-1600{9-9-9-24}
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
WD 1TB Black/750GB Black	Windows 7 64bit Pro	ASUS 23.6/1920X1080	Razer
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Seasonic x750gold	Lian Li Lancool PC-K63	Razer Death Adder
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Ivy 3770K 4.5@1.22v	Sabertooth Z77	Msi 7970 Lightning	Crucial Ballistix Tactical
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 256 GB	Samsung blu-ray	Swiftech H220	Windows 8 Pro
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus 23.6	Razer	Corsair AX 1200i	Corssiar 600T SE
Mouse
Roccat XTD
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 4.0 GHz/1.39v}	Asus Crosshair IV Formula	MSI 7870 Twin Frozer III Crossfire	16gb Gskill Ripjaws X-1600{9-9-9-24}
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
WD 1TB Black/750GB Black	Windows 7 64bit Pro	ASUS 23.6/1920X1080	Razer
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6/18/12 at 10:53am

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It has really great features and the UEFI BIOS makes OCing easy as pie. Was able to get my proc to 4.4ghz @ 1.17v with no worries.

Just don't use intel's network software crap. I too was waiting for the new formula V but said screw it. Bought it over a month ago - no issues

Only thing I was slightly worried about was the pci-e slots dropping to 8x if sli'd - might be a setting or something I have to change. Look in the Sabertooth owner's thread for more info.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k @4.7ghz - 1.32v	Maximus V Formula	Nvidia GTX 680	Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 128gb SSD + Seagate Barracuda 1TB	plextor DVD/CD+/-RW	Corsair H100	W7 Ultimate-64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
px2370	k800	AX850	antec 1200
Mouse	Audio	Other
Logitech G5	onboard	Gentle Typhoon AP-45 x7
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e7400 @3.8ghz (Air)	asus p5q se	EVGA GTX 280	G.Skill HyperX
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Seagate	hyper212 evo	W7 Ultimate-64Bit	Samsung PX2370
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i7 3770k @4.7ghz - 1.32v	Maximus V Formula	Nvidia GTX 680	Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 128gb SSD + Seagate Barracuda 1TB	plextor DVD/CD+/-RW	Corsair H100	W7 Ultimate-64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
px2370	k800	AX850	antec 1200
Mouse	Audio	Other
Logitech G5	onboard	Gentle Typhoon AP-45 x7
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e7400 @3.8ghz (Air)	asus p5q se	EVGA GTX 280	G.Skill HyperX
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Seagate	hyper212 evo	W7 Ultimate-64Bit	Samsung PX2370
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k800	CM 550W	Random thermaltake	G5
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6/18/12 at 11:09am

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would like to hear more about this SLI issue as i have 2x GTX670's

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W USB3	Steelseries Sensei	Steelseries
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W USB3	Steelseries Sensei	Steelseries
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6/18/12 at 11:13am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darkphantom

It has really great features and the UEFI BIOS makes OCing easy as pie. Was able to get my proc to 4.4ghz @ 1.17v with no worries.
Just don't use intel's network software crap. I too was waiting for the new formula V but said screw it. Bought it over a month ago - no issues

Only thing I was slightly worried about was the pci-e slots dropping to 8x if sli'd - might be a setting or something I have to change. Look in the Sabertooth owner's thread for more info.

It only has 16 PCI-E lanes, so that shouldn't come as a surprise. If you want x16 x16 you need a board with X79 (or X58) chipset.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 3820	Sabertooth X79	ASUS GeForce GTX 680	ASUS GeForce GTX 680
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung low profile x4	OCZ Vertex 3	Crucial M4	Samsung HD103SJ
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Lite-On BD drive	Megahalems rev. B	Cooler Master Excalibur	Windows 7 home premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG278H	Logitech G710+	Corsair TX750	Silverstone Raven 2 Evolution
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Corsair M60	Razer Kabuto	Echo Audiofire 2	Sennheiser HD515
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 920	Asus P6T	Club3d HD7870 royalKing	Corsair Dominator 3x4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial V4 128GB	Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB	LG GH22LS	Scythe Mugen 2b
Cooling	Cooling	Monitor	Keyboard
CM Excalibur x2	CM R4 x3	Samsung BX2450	Microsoft Sidewinder X6
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Intel Core i7 3820	Sabertooth X79	ASUS GeForce GTX 680	ASUS GeForce GTX 680
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung low profile x4	OCZ Vertex 3	Crucial M4	Samsung HD103SJ
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Lite-On BD drive	Megahalems rev. B	Cooler Master Excalibur	Windows 7 home premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG278H	Logitech G710+	Corsair TX750	Silverstone Raven 2 Evolution
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Corsair M60	Razer Kabuto	Echo Audiofire 2	Sennheiser HD515
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 920	Asus P6T	Club3d HD7870 royalKing	Corsair Dominator 3x4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial V4 128GB	Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB	LG GH22LS	Scythe Mugen 2b
Cooling	Cooling	Monitor	Keyboard
CM Excalibur x2	CM R4 x3	Samsung BX2450	Microsoft Sidewinder X6
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6/18/12 at 11:20am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Vonnis

It only has 16 PCI-E lanes, so that shouldn't come as a surprise. If you want x16 x16 you need a board with X79 (or X58) chipset.

So all Z77 Motherboards do this then?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W USB3	Steelseries Sensei	Steelseries
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3770K	Asus Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX670 FTW	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400	120GB Patriot Wildfire	Lite-On DVDR/W	XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit + RX120
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Samsung 950D 27''	Das Ultimate	Seasonic Platinum 860W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
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6/18/12 at 11:30am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukeyboy89

So all Z77 Motherboards do this then?

No. Examples: this, this...
If I understood the question right...

Edited by Viski - 6/18/12 at 11:34am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500K	Asus P8P67-M	XFX HD 6970	2x4GB Ripjaws X 1600 9-9-9-24
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830, 128 GB	Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB	Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU)
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU)	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG E2360	Microsoft SideWinder X6
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Corsair 650TX v2	CM HAF 912 Plus	Razer DeathAdder	Steelseries SX
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SteelSeries Siberia v2	Logitech X-230
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Samsung 830, 128 GB	Samsung SpinPoint F3, 1 TB	Sony NEC Optiarc DVD burner	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (CPU)
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Accelero Twin Turbo II (GPU)	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG E2360	Microsoft SideWinder X6
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Corsair 650TX v2	CM HAF 912 Plus	Razer DeathAdder	Steelseries SX
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukeyboy89

So all Z77 Motherboards do this then?

Nope

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z77%20Professional/

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel I5 2500k 5.5ghz 1.5v	Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Pro	Gigabyte GTX 670 OC	8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X CL9
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Dual Samsung Spinpoint F3's 1TB, Kingston SSD ...	Custom loop, 360+120 rads	Windows 7 64bit	Achieva Shimian 27" 2560 x 1440
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XFX pro 650w	NZXT Switch 810 white
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Intel I5 2500k 5.5ghz 1.5v	Asrock Z77 Fatal1ty Pro	Gigabyte GTX 670 OC	8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X CL9
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Dual Samsung Spinpoint F3's 1TB, Kingston SSD ...	Custom loop, 360+120 rads	Windows 7 64bit	Achieva Shimian 27" 2560 x 1440
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XFX pro 650w	NZXT Switch 810 white
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Personally, it didn't affect my buying decision. I have a 680 and it will last me for quite sometime. Should I feel the need to upgrade...well, the card will be there when I need to

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k @4.7ghz - 1.32v	Maximus V Formula	Nvidia GTX 680	Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 128gb SSD + Seagate Barracuda 1TB	plextor DVD/CD+/-RW	Corsair H100	W7 Ultimate-64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
px2370	k800	AX850	antec 1200
Mouse	Audio	Other
Logitech G5	onboard	Gentle Typhoon AP-45 x7
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e7400 @3.8ghz (Air)	asus p5q se	EVGA GTX 280	G.Skill HyperX
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Seagate	hyper212 evo	W7 Ultimate-64Bit	Samsung PX2370
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
k800	CM 550W	Random thermaltake	G5
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770k @4.7ghz - 1.32v	Maximus V Formula	Nvidia GTX 680	Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4 128gb SSD + Seagate Barracuda 1TB	plextor DVD/CD+/-RW	Corsair H100	W7 Ultimate-64Bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
px2370	k800	AX850	antec 1200
Mouse	Audio	Other
Logitech G5	onboard	Gentle Typhoon AP-45 x7
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
e7400 @3.8ghz (Air)	asus p5q se	EVGA GTX 280	G.Skill HyperX
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Seagate	hyper212 evo	W7 Ultimate-64Bit	Samsung PX2370
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
k800	CM 550W	Random thermaltake	G5
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