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2/15/13 at 1:33pm

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Yea, I played around with the Mpower which has the same Click BIOS set-up and I really enjoyed working with it. Asrock isn't even an option for me. Right now its down to the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H or the GD65.

Chanting: "...Sniper 3 ...Sniper 3 ...Sniper 3 ...Sniper 3 ..."

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°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
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°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
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2/15/13 at 1:42pm

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I wish

I am leaning towards the Gigabyte board. Its cheaper, has one PCI lane which will allow me to keep my Xonar, has that dope matte black PBC, and awesome reviews.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II x4 925	ASUS M5A97 EVO	Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC	Samsung 30nm DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Caviar Blue	Intel x25-V	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
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Samsung S23B550	Logitech K120	Corsair CX600	Fractal Design R4
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Logitech MX518	ASUS Xonar DG
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WD Caviar Blue	Intel x25-V	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung S23B550	Logitech K120	Corsair CX600	Fractal Design R4
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2/15/13 at 1:44pm

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Aaaaand build log is started: Project Whisper

Gonna spend some time next week taking pictures, measurements, and drawing up a fan mount for that vertical PCI slot. I can't believe I have 2 days off in a row.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
2600k	Asus ROG Maximus V Gene	AMD HD Radeon 7950	AMD HD Radeon 7950
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Samsung DDR3	Samsung 830	Alphacool Nexxxos UT60 120	Alphacool Nexxos XT45 360
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee Drive II	Aqua Computer or Watercool GPU blocks	Noiseblocker Multiframe M-12PS	Swiftech 8-way PWM splitter
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Windows 7 Pro	Scratch Built
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Samsung 830, 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Green, 1TB	Liteon ATAPI iHAS124 B	Noctua U12P SE2 w/ AP14s Push-Pull
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Hannspree 23" SL231 LED	Logitech G710+	Seasonic X650 Gold
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Fractal Define R4	Razer Death Adder	Razer Vespula	Creative Inspire T5400 5.1
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Samsung 8GB	Samsung 840 Pro	Swiftech Apogee Drive II	Alphacool Nexxxos ST30 240 w/ AP14s Push-Pull
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
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Seasonic 860 Platinum
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Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee Drive II	Aqua Computer or Watercool GPU blocks	Noiseblocker Multiframe M-12PS	Swiftech 8-way PWM splitter
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Windows 7 Pro	Scratch Built
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Samsung 830, 256GB	Western Digital Caviar Green, 1TB	Liteon ATAPI iHAS124 B	Noctua U12P SE2 w/ AP14s Push-Pull
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional	Hannspree 23" SL231 LED	Logitech G710+	Seasonic X650 Gold
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Fractal Define R4	Razer Death Adder	Razer Vespula	Creative Inspire T5400 5.1
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Samsung 8GB	Samsung 840 Pro	Swiftech Apogee Drive II	Alphacool Nexxxos ST30 240 w/ AP14s Push-Pull
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
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2/15/13 at 2:12pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by K4IKEN

I wish

I am leaning towards the Gigabyte board. Its cheaper, has one PCI lane which will allow me to keep my Xonar, has that dope matte black PBC, and awesome reviews.

I have always been a huge fan of Gigabyte when it comes to motherboards.

They have great features, better pricing, and as you mentioned (P67 and newer gen) that sexy matte black finish

They also seem to have fewer issues than other board manufacturers.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
°Intel i7 3770k	°Gigabyte Z77 Sniper 3	°ASUS GTX 680 SLI	°Mushkin Blackline 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
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°Intel i7 3770k	°Gigabyte Z77 Sniper 3	°ASUS GTX 680 SLI	°Mushkin Blackline 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
°Razer Deathadder 2013	°Razer Goliathus	°Logitech G930
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2/15/13 at 2:14pm

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Originally Posted by BBEG

Aaaaand build log is started: Project Whisper
I can't believe I have 2 days off in a row.

I know that feel.

Gonna be watching that build for sure!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
°Intel i7 3770k	°Gigabyte Z77 Sniper 3	°ASUS GTX 680 SLI	°Mushkin Blackline 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
°Razer Deathadder 2013	°Razer Goliathus	°Logitech G930
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
°Intel i7 3770k	°Gigabyte Z77 Sniper 3	°ASUS GTX 680 SLI	°Mushkin Blackline 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
°Razer Deathadder 2013	°Razer Goliathus	°Logitech G930
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2/15/13 at 2:52pm

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Originally Posted by BBEG

So detailed and organized already. In for updates!

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Originally Posted by S@wyer

They also seem to have fewer issues than other board manufacturers.

Another things that's drawing me to them. At first I was put off by some of the VRMs being heatsink-less, but people are still getting great overclocks with the UD3. I doubt I'll ever take my CPU over 4.5ghz anyway, I have no need to honestly.

I hate seeing my R4 all dead and ish

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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Caviar Blue	Intel x25-V	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
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Samsung S23B550	Logitech K120	Corsair CX600	Fractal Design R4
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WD Caviar Blue	Intel x25-V	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
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2/15/13 at 3:50pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by S@wyer

I have always been a huge fan of Gigabyte when it comes to motherboards.

They have great features, better pricing, and as you mentioned (P67 and newer gen) that sexy matte black finish

They also seem to have fewer issues than other board manufacturers.

Sadly not the case for my Z68 board (GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3). After that and an Gigabyte AM3 board, I promised to myself that I will never use Gigabyte again. Love both of my ASRock Z77 boards I've tried though--solid, great BIOSes, no weird moody behavior, and easy to work with overclocks, vs my Gigabyte boards (which had all kinds of POST issues for no good reasons).

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3770 @ 4.3 GHz	ASRock Z77E-ITX	GTX 660 Ti + Accelero Mono Plus, 1.875V	G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB at 2133MHz 9-10-11-28-1T...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Crucial m4	Hitachi TravelStar 2.5" SATA III	Intel 330	BitFenix Recon fan controller
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair H100i	Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14 x 4 (radiator front...	Phanteks 140mm fan (exhaust)	Fractal Design R2 Silent 140mm fan (bottom intake)
OS	OS	OS	Monitor
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (trying it out)	Linux Mint	Achieva ShiMian 27" IPSB (tempered glass)
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell U2412M 24"	Cooler Master Storm Trigger MX Brown	Seasonic G-550 80+ Gold	Fractal Design Define R4
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Logitech MX518	Monoprice dual-surface aluminum	Perixx AX-2000B Headset	IKEA Dioder light-changing LED strip on the roof
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Monoprice 10 x 6.25" drawing tablet
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Intel i5 2400 3.8GHz turbo boost	Gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3	Sapphire Dual-X 7970 OC	Samsung 30nm ULP
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair Force 3	LG DVD-RW	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B	Noctua NF-S12B ULN
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14	Fractal Design R2 Silent 140mm fan	Bitfenix Spectre 200mm fan	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Achieva ShiMian 27" IPSB (tempered glass)	Logitech wireless	Corsair AX750	BitFenix Survivor in White
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Crucial m4	Hitachi TravelStar 2.5" SATA III	Intel 330	BitFenix Recon fan controller
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair H100i	Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14 x 4 (radiator front...	Phanteks 140mm fan (exhaust)	Fractal Design R2 Silent 140mm fan (bottom intake)
OS	OS	OS	Monitor
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (trying it out)	Linux Mint	Achieva ShiMian 27" IPSB (tempered glass)
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Dell U2412M 24"	Cooler Master Storm Trigger MX Brown	Seasonic G-550 80+ Gold	Fractal Design Define R4
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Logitech MX518	Monoprice dual-surface aluminum	Perixx AX-2000B Headset	IKEA Dioder light-changing LED strip on the roof
Other
Monoprice 10 x 6.25" drawing tablet
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 2400 3.8GHz turbo boost	Gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3	Sapphire Dual-X 7970 OC	Samsung 30nm ULP
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Corsair Force 3	LG DVD-RW	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B	Noctua NF-S12B ULN
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14	Fractal Design R2 Silent 140mm fan	Bitfenix Spectre 200mm fan	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Achieva ShiMian 27" IPSB (tempered glass)	Logitech wireless	Corsair AX750	BitFenix Survivor in White
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2/15/13 at 4:29pm

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Can't go wrong either way. My e8400 ran at 4.4 for 3 years on an ep45-ud3p. Still a perfectly working board. Too big for an HTPC though. Not sure what imma do with it.

Went with the gd65 based on looks and size (it doesn't have that standoff issue that asrock boards do, and gigabyte boards were priced horribly back then). Can't really go wrong with a z77 board these days.
Edited by winniethepwn - 2/15/13 at 4:35pm

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2/15/13 at 6:05pm

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I'm gonna go with the UD3.. Now I just got to wait on some money to appear in my bank account.

Don't worry, massive pic dump after I pick it up from MC!

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WD Caviar Blue	Intel x25-V	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
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2/15/13 at 6:20pm

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I'm gonna go with the UD3.. Now I just got to wait on some money to appear in my bank account.

Don't worry, massive pic dump after I pick it up from MC!

Jelly of your MC.

Closest MC to me is nearly 3 hours away (in Chicago)

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°Intel i7 3770k	°Gigabyte Z77 Sniper 3	°ASUS GTX 680 SLI	°Mushkin Blackline 16GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
°Razer Deathadder 2013	°Razer Goliathus	°Logitech G930
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
°240GB SSD	°1TB HDD	°Noctua D14	°Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
°32" LG 1080p	°WASD Custom	°CoolerMaster 1000w	°Fractal R4 Window
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