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11/10/12 at 9:07pm

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Just would like to know would there be much performance diffidence between these two. I'll be using this to play games and record them also will be using eyefinity.

I7 3770K
MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77

Total Price $534

VS

i7-3820
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3

Total Price $516

What would be the better choice?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
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11/10/12 at 9:21pm

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The question you have to ask is:

1) Will I use my rig for gaming, surfing, etc. (The usual stuff)

2. Will I use my rig for rendering, multi-threaded apps, etc.

If the answer is 1 stick with the z77... obviously if the other is the answer stick with choice number 2.

EDIT: Just a thought, would you want to be stuck with an unlocked CPU with the X79?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz	AsRock Z77 Extreme 6	Sapphire 7950 OC Edition @ 1200 / 6400 1.256v	Samsung 2x4Gb 2000 @ 11-11-11-28 1.375v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1tb WD Black	1tb WD Green	Philips DVD-RW	Hyper 212+ (Push-Pull)
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 Pro SP1 64bit	LG 24" 1920x1080	Corsair HX650	RV02-E White Ed.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	m-ITX (incoming)	7770 (incoming)	Geil DDR2800 Black Dragons
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate 1TB (Incoming)	Samsung DVD-RW	Intel Stock	Windows 7 64 bit SP1
Monitor	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 19"	Seasonic S12II 520w (Incoming)	Bitfenix Prodigy (Incoming)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz	AsRock Z77 Extreme 6	Sapphire 7950 OC Edition @ 1200 / 6400 1.256v	Samsung 2x4Gb 2000 @ 11-11-11-28 1.375v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1tb WD Black	1tb WD Green	Philips DVD-RW	Hyper 212+ (Push-Pull)
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 Pro SP1 64bit	LG 24" 1920x1080	Corsair HX650	RV02-E White Ed.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	m-ITX (incoming)	7770 (incoming)	Geil DDR2800 Black Dragons
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate 1TB (Incoming)	Samsung DVD-RW	Intel Stock	Windows 7 64 bit SP1
Monitor	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 19"	Seasonic S12II 520w (Incoming)	Bitfenix Prodigy (Incoming)
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11/10/12 at 9:28pm

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No I won't be editing on this rig

But I would like to play games like arma 2 with triple monitor and I'll do a little bit of overclocking in the future.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
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11/10/12 at 9:33pm

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No real reason to get an x79 if you won't be putting a 6-core CPU and 3 or more graphics cards.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i7 2600K	ASRock Z68 Extreme4	Palit GTX670 Jetstream	Corsair Vengeance 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 840 series 250GB SSD	Toshiba DT01ACA300	Western Digital WD30EZRX-00DC0B0	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 Pro x64 RTM	Iiyama ProLite E2773HDS	Logitech G15	Corsair TX850 V1
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Raven RV03	Logitech G500	Razer Sphex	Creative X-Fi Titanium
Audio	Audio	Other
Roccat Kave	Logitech Z623	Kaze Master Ace Fan Controller
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i7 2600K	ASRock Z68 Extreme4	Palit GTX670 Jetstream	Corsair Vengeance 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 840 series 250GB SSD	Toshiba DT01ACA300	Western Digital WD30EZRX-00DC0B0	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 Pro x64 RTM	Iiyama ProLite E2773HDS	Logitech G15	Corsair TX850 V1
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Raven RV03	Logitech G500	Razer Sphex	Creative X-Fi Titanium
Audio	Audio	Other
Roccat Kave	Logitech Z623	Kaze Master Ace Fan Controller
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11/10/12 at 9:38pm

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Both are overkill for gaming but I'd go with the 3820 simply because with an X79 motherboard you will be able to upgrade some time later to an Ivy Bridge-E processor

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	4*4GB Team Group Xtreem LV @2400 11-11-11-28	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
Case	Mouse
Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	4*4GB Team Group Xtreem LV @2400 11-11-11-28	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
Case	Mouse
Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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11/10/12 at 9:40pm

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I think that answers your question... overclocking with the Z77 rig is better since the x79 you've posted can't be OC'd because of the chip not being a K series (limited). As for multi monitor any 670/680 or 7950/7970 can multi monitor on one card.

+ 1 as well to Anusha's comment, what's the point of going X79 when your not putting in a six core, etc.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz	AsRock Z77 Extreme 6	Sapphire 7950 OC Edition @ 1200 / 6400 1.256v	Samsung 2x4Gb 2000 @ 11-11-11-28 1.375v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1tb WD Black	1tb WD Green	Philips DVD-RW	Hyper 212+ (Push-Pull)
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 Pro SP1 64bit	LG 24" 1920x1080	Corsair HX650	RV02-E White Ed.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	m-ITX (incoming)	7770 (incoming)	Geil DDR2800 Black Dragons
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate 1TB (Incoming)	Samsung DVD-RW	Intel Stock	Windows 7 64 bit SP1
Monitor	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 19"	Seasonic S12II 520w (Incoming)	Bitfenix Prodigy (Incoming)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz	AsRock Z77 Extreme 6	Sapphire 7950 OC Edition @ 1200 / 6400 1.256v	Samsung 2x4Gb 2000 @ 11-11-11-28 1.375v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
1tb WD Black	1tb WD Green	Philips DVD-RW	Hyper 212+ (Push-Pull)
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 Pro SP1 64bit	LG 24" 1920x1080	Corsair HX650	RV02-E White Ed.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q6600	m-ITX (incoming)	7770 (incoming)	Geil DDR2800 Black Dragons
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate 1TB (Incoming)	Samsung DVD-RW	Intel Stock	Windows 7 64 bit SP1
Monitor	Power	Case
Samsung Syncmaster 19"	Seasonic S12II 520w (Incoming)	Bitfenix Prodigy (Incoming)
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11/10/12 at 9:42pm

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I would say x79, it will last longer with Ivy bridge E[1155 is at its brink of advancement], you will be able to upgrade later if you want, and it is slot better for sli setups

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3820	asus p9x79	GIGABYTE GTX 570 Ultra Durable	Kingston Hyperx Genesis DDR3 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 64gb	Seagate Barracuda 1TB	WD Caviar Green 2TB	Custom water cooling loop
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster S24B300	Razer Arctosa	Corsair AX750
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom	Razer Deathadder	Steel Series QcK	Asus Xonar DGx
Audio	Audio	Other
Plantronics gamecom 380 headset	Logitech x230 2.1 speaker system	bitfenix sleeved cable extensions blue for 8pin...
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
i3 m330 2.13 Ghz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	4gb oem	WD Caviar Blue 320gb
OS	Monitor	Audio
Windows 7 Home premium	1366 x 760 LED	Realtek Sh!t
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
intel i7	Intel HD graphic 4000	8GB	750GB (350 to each OS)
OS	Monitor	Case
Windows 7 and Mac OSX lion	1280x800	Aluminium unibody, 13"
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3820	asus p9x79	GIGABYTE GTX 570 Ultra Durable	Kingston Hyperx Genesis DDR3 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Samsung 830 64gb	Seagate Barracuda 1TB	WD Caviar Green 2TB	Custom water cooling loop
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster S24B300	Razer Arctosa	Corsair AX750
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Phantom	Razer Deathadder	Steel Series QcK	Asus Xonar DGx
Audio	Audio	Other
Plantronics gamecom 380 headset	Logitech x230 2.1 speaker system	bitfenix sleeved cable extensions blue for 8pin...
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
i3 m330 2.13 Ghz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	4gb oem	WD Caviar Blue 320gb
OS	Monitor	Audio
Windows 7 Home premium	1366 x 760 LED	Realtek Sh!t
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
intel i7	Intel HD graphic 4000	8GB	750GB (350 to each OS)
OS	Monitor	Case
Windows 7 and Mac OSX lion	1280x800	Aluminium unibody, 13"
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11/10/12 at 9:52pm

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what do you mean when you say last longer like in performance?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	Gigabyte HD 5870 (GV-R587UD-1GD)	2xCorsair DDR2 800 hz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA3	None :D	Coolermaster TX3	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
20inch LCD Monitor (215TW)	logitech G110	Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P	Coolermaster Stacker 832
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Rapier V2	Razer Goliathus Speed Edithion
View all

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11/10/12 at 9:56pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Papermilk

what do you mean when you say last longer like in performance?

Last longer as in you will have more life to your socket via CPU upgrade to Ivy Bridge-E which will release sometime in quarter 3 of next year

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	4*4GB Team Group Xtreem LV @2400 11-11-11-28	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
Case	Mouse
Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i7-3770K @4.5	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H	4*4GB Team Group Xtreem LV @2400 11-11-11-28	Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB w/ FW:1.05
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1002FAEX	ASUS 24X DVD	Heligon HE01	3*Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition 120mm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	27" X-star DP2710LED 2560*1440	Rosewill RK-9000BR	Kingwin LZP-850 Platinum
Case	Mouse
Antec Eleven Hundred	IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
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11/10/12 at 9:57pm

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last longer as in new intel cpus will work with the x79

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5 3570k	Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX 570 superclock	Nvidia Quadro fx 4500
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Corsair Vengeance	caviar blue	corsair H80	windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HDtv and Hp 23 inch	logitech g510	KingWin LZP 1000w platinum	Cooler Master Storm Stryker
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
R.A.T. 3	G - green bay packers mouse pad	Turtle Beach X12	2x red cold cathodes
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5 3570k	Sabertooth Z77	EVGA GTX 570 superclock	Nvidia Quadro fx 4500
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Corsair Vengeance	caviar blue	corsair H80	windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HDtv and Hp 23 inch	logitech g510	KingWin LZP 1000w platinum	Cooler Master Storm Stryker
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
R.A.T. 3	G - green bay packers mouse pad	Turtle Beach X12	2x red cold cathodes
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