It's nearing the end of the year and I'm replacing the 955 in my current sig rig with a 3570k clocked up to 4.4+
I'm wondering what the differences are between the UD3H and D3H and whether it warrants me dropping an extra $40 NZD on it. I'm already stretching the budget of $500 NZD for both mobo and CPU especially when the Extreme 4 is $60 NZD cheaper than the UD3H
Here's a price listing of all z77 boards in NZ over at Pricespy The CPU alone takes $300
The budget is not definite especially if the differences between the boards are worth it, in which case I will gladly bump the limit an extra $60 or so
I've been wandering around forums and the main points come out as the Gigabyte boards having better VRM, phases and mosfets compared to comparable z77 boards in the price range eg. asrock Ext 4. as well as being able to OC better with lower voltages
There are also a few things I need of the board for the rest of my rig specifically pci-e lanes for SLI and at least 5 SATA ports for all my data HDD's and boot SSD + maybe a few extra for eSATA.
I'm wondering what the differences are between the UD3H and D3H and whether it warrants me dropping an extra $40 NZD on it. I'm already stretching the budget of $500 NZD for both mobo and CPU especially when the Extreme 4 is $60 NZD cheaper than the UD3H
Here's a price listing of all z77 boards in NZ over at Pricespy The CPU alone takes $300
The budget is not definite especially if the differences between the boards are worth it, in which case I will gladly bump the limit an extra $60 or so
I've been wandering around forums and the main points come out as the Gigabyte boards having better VRM, phases and mosfets compared to comparable z77 boards in the price range eg. asrock Ext 4. as well as being able to OC better with lower voltages
There are also a few things I need of the board for the rest of my rig specifically pci-e lanes for SLI and at least 5 SATA ports for all my data HDD's and boot SSD + maybe a few extra for eSATA.
The Hybrid
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Secondary
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE | Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H | Nvidia GeForce 9600GT SLI | 8GB Kingston CL9 |
| Hard Drive | |||
| Intel 320 SSD | |||
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The Hybrid
(15 items) |
Secondary
(5 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE | Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H | Nvidia GeForce 9600GT SLI | 8GB Kingston CL9 |
| Hard Drive | |||
| Intel 320 SSD | |||
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