Which to choose?

[ERSCreeper]

So I'm buying a 3570K and a H100i in a C70 or 650D (Still choosing)

I have a Corsair TX 750 so no power problems here.

Which motherboard of these three is best for overclocking to about 4.5Ghz?

MSI Z77A-G45

ASRock Extreme 4

MSi Z77A-GD55

They are in order from low to highest in price.

I will be ordering in 2-3 hours so advice would be great :P

[christoi]

I wouldn't recommend the G45, given it uses lower-quality phases and only 6 of them.

Both the GD55 and Extreme4 are good choices though, I'd recommend whichever is cheaper.

[ERSCreeper]

The Extreme 4 is a bit cheaper. I have $225 max to spend on my motherboard. If anyone could recommend anything else?

Thanks christoi

[hiyayhi]

I would suggest the MSI GD55, this is because I have a friend whose extreme4 fried his system.

Always try to buy motherboards from the big three, ASUS, GIGABYTE and MSI (in no particular order)

[ERSCreeper]

The chance of a motherboard frying your whole system is like 0.05%. Anyway The GD55 is $10 more :D and I just like MSI more :P

[hiyayhi]

Also go with the 650D it's SWEET, I love mine sooooo much.

[ERSCreeper]

Case I will buy a bit later :P I'm going to save up a bit more. (Oh and the USB 3.0, Internal or external header?)

[Wats]

Since you have $225 to spend on the mobo I'll suggest the MSI Mpower, GD65 or the ASUS P8Z77-V. All of those will unlock many hertz, Or just get the extreme4 if you want your pci-e slots to break off :P I have an extreme3, in three pieces. It still works though :D

Just go read reviews...

[ERSCreeper]

Yea, ASRock is like the cheap side brand :P (No offense to ASRock users) I think I will go with the GD55 just so I have some more money towards my case and H100i etc

Edit: I like the look of the extra Sata 3 on the GD65 and it will look more bad ass with the bigger heatsinks :D I think the extra $20 is worth it XD

[hiyayhi]

There is no usb 3.0 internal header for the 650D, it's just a passthrough but I'm pretty sure you can get replacement front i/o panels. Also the passthrough is really neat there is a nice little hole coming from the back of the mobo tray.

[ERSCreeper]

I will just buy this :P http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/accessories/internal-usb3-adapter

[TheCanadianGamer16]

if you haven't ordered yet, take a look at the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H, its only 176 from amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007R21JK4/?tag=pcpapi-20

[ERSCreeper]

Sadly Amazon are retard. They say they deliver to South Africa. When you try buy they say they don't. In the mall down the road there is a amazon branch...

[Art Vandelay]

I wouldn't recommend the G45, given it uses lower-quality phases and only 6 of them.

Both the GD55 and Extreme4 are good choices though, I'd recommend whichever is cheaper.

6 phases is a lot of they are true phases. They use awful MOSFETs on the GD45, though, so don't buy it.

[christoi]

I wouldn't recommend the G45, given it uses lower-quality phases and only 6 of them.

Both the GD55 and Extreme4 are good choices though, I'd recommend whichever is cheaper.

For the most part indeed, though only 4 of the phases are actually for delivering power to the CPU, IIRC. He'll probably be adding a lot of voltage since he has a H100i though, so I would opt for a board with 8-12 high quality phases.

[Guest]

Sadly Amazon are retard. They say they deliver to South Africa. When you try buy they say they don't. In the mall down the road there is a amazon branch...

Depends on the product - not all products can be shipped, especially CPU's and motherboards. Have a look on the page for the item and it should say "This Item can be shipped to certain countries outside the US" or something along those lines.

[bradscoolio]

extreme 4 hands down :D