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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.98 @ Outlet PC) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($192.99 @ NCIX US) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.99 @ Microcenter) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.97 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($28.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm Fan ($22.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($106.10 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($553.93 @ Amazon) Total: $2500.86 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-09 20:01 EDT-0400) Had to remove 3 Noctua 120mm fans due to budget restrictions. Also if it was my build, I would get something like UD3H/UD4H or GD65 for a board, and probably 7970 Ghz edition with 128GB SSD. 780s are too expensive if you consider their performance per dollar imo. The saved money then could be invested in better audio.

Between 10 and 25 seconds.

The board is not going to be an issue. MSI Z77A-GD55 and up, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H and up are more than capable. And ton of other choices. Getting a chip that can achieve those clocks at sane amount of voltages is the problem.

Crucial. They were one of the few manufacturers to offer 8GB sticks when I was building my rig.

Only because of consoles exclusives. Uncharted, Heavy Rain and etc. are very good games to miss. 99% of gaming is done on my PC with better graphics and cheaper games thanks to Steam (and other digital) sales. I still have my PS3, but sold 360 as soon as finished GoW3. PS3 still has some good games coming like Last of Us and Beyond Two Souls.

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/28441-gigabyte-latest-beta-bios-613.html#post429680

UD3H-WB, but isn't not sold in some markets. You can just get a separate WiFi adapter... Also - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128568. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157312 I don't think there is anything else.

Biostar Z77X HiFi offers a lot of features for $150. The boards that listed below offer similar functionality, but for different money. UD3H/UD4H/UD5H GD55/GD65 P8Z77-V (just -V)

Extreme6 has better mosfets than Extreme4. Here is a detailed review http://www.overclock.net/t/1333812/asrock-z77-extreme4-z77-extreme6-review If you want to dual Crossfire/SLI, and a good overclocking board, no need to spend more than $180. Gigabyte's whole Z77X lineup is good for it. UP5 beats Maximus V Extreme in VRM quality, and UP7 just destroys it. Of course you won't need those for any regular air/water overclocks, but just FYI. Asus P8Z77-V and up are also good boards, and so are MSI GD55 and up. From ASRock motherboards, I would personally recommend OC Formula only. It is the only their Z77 boards that has true digital design unlike their false advertisement on their different boards.

If it's from G1 Sniper 3, it's not a normal behavior. That board has very good inductors. RMA it.

You are welcome! If you want an MSI board, GD55 is the one I would recommend. It has about same quality VRM as on Z77X-D3H, UD3H. And $109 on Newegg.

I am going to write this in every thread until people get it lol. Phase count doesn't matter much. Z77-D3H (usually goes for about $90) has same phase count, but can deliver 2x current per phase. It can also be had for $90 often. Or Biostar TZ77XE3, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (was $99 once) if you can find one cheap.

It's just a board to get parts together. I wouldn't advice overclocking on it.

I don't know where you live, but for the price of P8Z77-V LX, you can get GA-Z77X-D3H, GD55, or Biostar TZ77XE3 which are better boards than you listed. Out of those on OP, I would choice Z77-D3H, or P8Z77-V LX. Z77-D3H should be a bit more capable.

There are definitely better boards with better VRM for the same money. I mean this board uses crappiset mosfets available on the market with analog PWM which they falsely advertise as digital and 4 phases doubled to 8. They don't even use individual mosfet driver on this board like others do. Guys don't get deceived by phase count. It doesn't matter at all, and very few boards have true 8 phase design, boards like UP5/UP7, MVE, and that's about all. Boards like GD55 and UD3H can deliver 2x more current per phase than Extreme4. Biostar Z77 boards are nice. MSI GD55 is also good. Gigabyte UD3H/D3H boards are also good, but they have less features, but if overclock is priority #1, get the board with better VRM. Real world overclocks may differ from theoretical, but as a rule cleaner power you deliver, more and less voltage you can do it. sidd230, big thanks to Sin0822 BTW!