Motherboard upgrade advice

[Kernow]

Hey,

I am thinking about upgrading my processor to an i5- 3570k and thus also need to upgrade my motherboard, I have been reading around and cannot decide which to get.

These are what I am thinking, my budget is around £150

 

Asus P8Z77-V Pro

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-P8Z77-V-Motherboard-iControl-CrossFireX/dp/B007KZQE6C/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails

 

MSI Z77A - GD65

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007JRGW1I/?tag=pcp0f-21

 

 

MSI Z77 MPOWER

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z77-MPOWER-LGA1155-INTEL-Motherboard/dp/B008VZROK0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1368866155&sr=1-1&keywords=MSI+Z77-MPOWER+LGA1155

 

 

MSI Z77A - G45

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z77A-G45-Motherboard-Pentium-Celeron/dp/B007JRGVUA/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1368816689&sr=1-2&keywords=MSI+Z77A-G45+motherboard

 

The cheaper the board is the fast I can save for some liquid cooling however when around the £150 mark it will be a month before I will be able to pick it up, I am looking for a nice motherboard to be able to last for a few years.

 

Thanks for your advice.

 

[Guest]

Honestly all those boards are great - I have the Z77A-G45 now with a 3570K and love it, but I mean it all comes down in this case to specific features you like between the boards, be it connectors, audio, bios software, etc. What stuff do you really want/need in your board? If you want to save a bit of money for watercooling i'd personally go for the GD65.

But then again, have you considered waiting a couple weeks to see what Haswell has to offer?

[Hyydrah]

How about a blue and black themed mATX build, perhaps in a 350D? This board would be suitable.

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipset/microatxformfactor/90-mibi10-g0eay0gz.html

 

I used one for my parent's build and can recommend it.

[Glenwing]

I'd wait for Haswell :P It's coming in like 2 weeks.

[HeathCliff]

How about a blue and black themed mATX build, perhaps in a 350D? This board would be suitable.

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipset/microatxformfactor/90-mibi10-g0eay0gz.html

If you are planning on a mATX build, with 150 quid, you can easily get a maximus V gene. However, if you are planning on getting this, you might want to wait for a while because the gene VI will be released in early june. 

But if you are planning on a standard atx, Sea aych is pretty much spot on.

[Hyydrah]

If you are planning on a mATX build, with 150 quid, you can easily get a maximus V gene. However, if you are planning on getting this, you might want to wait for a while because the gene VI will be released in early june. 

But if you are planning on a standard atx, Sea aych is pretty much spot on.

But ATX motherboards are a waste unless you plan on having a triple graphics card setup or the like. His budget isn't excessively large so he'd get a better bang for the buck going with mATX.

[HeathCliff]

But ATX motherboards are a waste unless you plan on having a triple graphics card setup or the like.

ATX motherboards aren't a complete waste in modern situations as they allow more future expandability. I however was assuming that kernow needed a atx motherboard due to the fact that his case may be a mid-tower and putting in an matx would look out of place.

[Hyydrah]

ATX motherboards aren't a complete waste in modern situations as they allow more future expandability. I however was assuming that kernow needed a atx motherboard due to the fact that his case may be a mid-tower and putting in an matx would look out of place.

First of all it doesn't always look out of place, there are many factors to take in to consideration; also, what would "future expandability" entail? If he wanted a good DAC, external solutions perform better than sound cards, and the only other card that he might want is another GPU, which this mATX board supports (the other one supports CrossFireX).

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipset/microatxformfactor/90-mibhy0-g0eay0gz.html

[Kernow]

Thanks for your quick replies! Ok, Sorry I should have probably posted my situation,

Currently I have:

 

Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Mid Tower

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz ---> upgrading

Cooler:                       Wish to Buy ------> Corsair H100i  

PSU: Corsair TX650 V2

Motherboard: Asustek P5N73-AM ------------>   wish to upgrade

Ram: 4Gb DDR2 -------------------->                    To upgrade

GPU: ASUStek Geforce GTX 500 GDDR5 1gb

 

I have £350 in total to upgrade, I didnt realise about this Haswell coming out, Income is limited at the moment but i qualify as a nurse in September, I can save for the cooler and replace the stock fan with that in a motnh or so if needed. Looking to be able to play Rome Total War 2 etc to the best of the comps ability. I am a bit behind on the overclock stuff etc but am computer literate so I am positive I can learn/ ask you guys for advice.

 

What do you guys think?

[Glenwing]

Could probably save a bit on the cooler and get the Hyper 212 EVO, it's much cheaper and cools well enough for some pretty decent overclocks.

[Art Vandelay]

Everything except the GD45 is more than good enough, provided it has the right features for you. The GD45 has crappy MOSFETs.

[Kernow]

Hmm ok, is it worth waiting for Haswell?... Nevermind found the answer on another thread :)