Elliot B. Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I'll likely be buying a 2500 (Sandy Bridge) or a 3350P (Ivy Bridge) The motherboard must have at least 6x SATA ports and at least 6x rear USB connectors I will not be overclocking my CPU I will be using my 2x 4GB PC3-10660 1333 MHz RAM chips I have a case that can fit an ATX motherboard I have a separate video card (Radeon 7870) The following are, from what I can gather, my choices: It seems the following either don't fit the above requirements or are too expensive to me: H67, P67, Z68, Z75, Z77. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 10, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 10, 2013 i know this is just a little over your 60 pound budget but it meets all your requirements, and I can tell you from experience I just recently got a micro ATX version of this board and it is an excellent board for its price. it's at least a look http://www.amazon.co...60527419&sr=8-1 you could probably find it cheaper somewhere else as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 i know this is just a little over your 60 pound budget but it meets all your requirements, and I can tell you from experience I just recently got a micro ATX version of this board and it is an excellent board for its price. it's at least a look http://www.amazon.co...60527419&sr=8-1 you could probably find it cheaper somewhere else as well :) Simply too much, mate. I have to put an upper limit somewhere :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 10, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 10, 2013 Simply too much, mate. I have to put an upper limit somewhere :/ true, I'll look a little moreedit: also, what sites do you prefer to get the parts from, because like i said, you could probably find better deals as amazon tends to over price these kind of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted February 10, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2013 Since they're all functionally equivalent I'd go for the one with the best apparent build quality - all solid capacitors, good layout on the board. Or just go by user ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 10, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 10, 2013 am I correct on seeing that you will only be using 2 ram sticks? if so, how does this one look http://www.amazon.co...4/ref=de_a_smtd and like i said, if you prefer somewhere beside amazon I'd probably be able to find you a better board for cheaper since amazon tends to over price their computer components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 asrock z77 pro 3... 65USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 asrock z77 pro 3... 65USD ?73.49 ($116) here, which is way over my ?60 budget :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 10, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 10, 2013 asrock z77 pro 3... 65USD remember King is in the UK, that board on Amazon.co.uk is the same price as the first board i posted (was gonna post that board myself as a second option but didn't for this reason) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 i must have gotten a good deal on mine then... sorry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+PeterUK MVC Posted February 10, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 10, 2013 I don't think you need to upgrade just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 I don't think you need to upgrade just yet. Sure going from a 1st-gen i5-750 to a 2nd-gen i5-2500 (?145) or 3rd-gen i5-3350P (?133) isn't worth it? As you can tell from my posts, I just can't decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 10, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 10, 2013 i'd say upgrading from the 1st gen to the 3rd gen is worth it, though that could just be me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 i'd say upgrading from the 1st gen to the 3rd gen is worth it, though that could just be me True, but ?178 (?133 CPU, ?45 motherboard) is also a lot of money. It's a tough call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake89 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Take a look at this mobo: http://www.amazon.co...0534592&sr=1-22 here's the specs: http://www.asrock.co...=Specifications On the Rear IO it got 4 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, more onboard connecters in case you want to add more, 5 SATA2 3.0Gb/s 3 SATA3 6.0Gb/s So it got everything you want an room for alot more upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+PeterUK MVC Posted February 11, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 11, 2013 Why not wait for the Haswell processors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Why not wait for the Haswell processors? The previous-gen prices will hardly drop in price when the Haswell are out, and they will also not drop for a long while. Also, I don't buy second-hand, so that's out. And the Haswell CPUs themselves will be expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 11, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 11, 2013 King is right, right now really is the prime time to buy a current gen i-series cpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted February 11, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 11, 2013 The previous-gen prices will hardly drop in price when the Haswell are out, and they will also not drop for a long while. Also, I don't buy second-hand, so that's out. And the Haswell CPUs themselves will be expensive. If the Sandy->Ivy Bridge transition is of any indication, Haswell shouldn't be any more expensive than the current generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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