Best z77 motherboard for two 970's?

[ben 9902]

Which is the one in which you would recommend for 2 way sli on my 970's? My socket is the 1150. My budget is anything up to £120

Thanks for you're help

[Str_Mape]

Is it Z77 or LGA 1150? 
Z77 is 1155 and Z87 / Z97 is 1150


For Z77 there aren't many options in stock, the cheapest is the MSI Z77A GD55 for 135 unless you want to go second hand.
 

 

Oops sorry it's 1155

No worries, I've edited in the cheapest in stock Z77 board the supports SLI

[ben 9902]

Is it Z77 or LGA 1150?

Z77 is 1155 and Z87 / Z97 is 1150

Oops sorry it's 1155

[Aniallation]

Which is the one in which you would recommend for 2 way sli on my 970's? My socket is the 1150. My budget is anything up to £120

For brand new -

 

Black: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme3

 

Blue: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z77agd55

[DarrenP]

Which is the one in which you would recommend for 2 way sli on my 970's? My socket is the 1150. My budget is anything up to £120

Thanks for you're help

Go with a used board. You'll never find a quality new board. 

[ben 9902]

For brand new -

Black: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme3

Blue: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z77agd55

Blue mobo? Ewwww is there a difference though between the extreme 3 and the 4th version?

[ben 9902]

Go with a used board. You'll never find a quality new board.

Why not?

[Aniallation]

Blue mobo? Ewwww is there a difference though between the extreme 3 and the 4th version?

The Extreme4 has better caps, better VRMs (better for overclocking) and better onboard audio. Can't seem to find the Extreme4 in the UK though. If you've found it somewhere, whether it'd be worth it over the Extreme3 would depend on the price difference. 

[DarrenP]

Why not?

Most the boards that are left at main retailers, are the boards that no-one wanted in the first place, hence there's so many of them. They stopped making LGA 1155 Z77 Motherboards when LGA 1150 Z87 came out. Which was almost a year ago. Just buy a used Sabertooth from eBay. 

[ben 9902]

The Extreme4 has better caps, better VRMs (better for overclocking) and better onboard audio. Can't seem to find the Extreme4 in the UK though. If you've found it somewhere, whether it'd be worth it over the Extreme3 would depend on the price difference.

Yeah I was originally looking at the 4th variant but couldn't find it I think I'll go with the 3rd one then. Thank you!

[Str_Mape]

Yeah I was originally looking at the 4th variant but couldn't find it I think I'll go with the 3rd one then. Thank you!

The only options for the extreme 3 that are in stock end up costing over 180.

[ben 9902]

The only options for the extreme 3 that are in stock end up costing over 180.

On amazon it's £93 but it's not in stock so I'm going to wait, but thank you for the info

[Str_Mape]

On amazon it's £93 but it's not in stock so I'm going to wait, but thank you for the info

I doubt they'll get any more in stock as it's already 2 generations old and a new generation of board is coming in several months.

[MrBucket101]

Why not?

because the high end boards aren't being made anymore

[MrBucket101]

Just buy a used Sabertooth from eBay. 

Or hit up the classifieds here on the forum, I scored an Asus Maximus V Formula last month for a good price

Just gotta be on the lookout

[Aniallation]

On amazon it's £93 but it's not in stock so I'm going to wait, but thank you for the info

I doubt they'll get any more in stock as it's already 2 generations old and a new generation of board is coming in several months.

 

There's always the MSI (blue one)