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codingman
July 18th, 2012, 03:26 PM
I'm building a new computer, and was wondering what Z77 or X79 board was good. Preferably under $150.

Any help is appreciated!
codingman

P.S, mods, of you feel like this should be moved, please move it.
mips
July 18th, 2012, 04:07 PM
People have been talking about ASRock offering good value for money when it comes to performance/features/specs vs price compare to the likes of Asus, Gigabyte etc.
codingman
July 18th, 2012, 04:45 PM
People have been talking about ASRock offering good value for money when it comes to performance/features/specs vs price compare to the likes of Asus, Gigabyte etc.

Is it reliable?
mips
July 18th, 2012, 05:04 PM
Is it reliable?

I have no experience with ASRock. I'm a Gigabyte kinda person.

Maybe go read up on other peoples experiences wrt ASRock. From what I have heard is that they have improved a lot since yonks ago.

On second though if reliability is a big concern in the back of your mind then I would say buy a Gigabyte board.
pqwoerituytrueiwoq
July 18th, 2012, 05:07 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
that one is one i think they are referring to
codingman
July 18th, 2012, 05:11 PM
I may go with this (http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77M_PRO/) one.
mips
July 18th, 2012, 05:15 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
that one is one i think they are referring to

Yeah I think that's the one.
oldfred
July 18th, 2012, 07:14 PM
We get a lot of posts about laptops with dual graphics not working. Not seen a motherboard with dual graphics.

Some info on Linux compatible motherboards.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=category&item=Motherboards
codingman
July 18th, 2012, 09:34 PM
I'm pretty much fine with the P8Z77-M Pro from Asus, but I may go for AsRock.
Dlambert
July 18th, 2012, 10:27 PM
AsRock and ASUS are VERY VERY similar boards (almost too similar). My ASUS Maximus V Gene runs great and I love it. z77
codingman
July 19th, 2012, 04:56 AM
I ended up getting the P8Z77-M Pro over the Z77 Extreme4, they were both the same price, and Asus has had a better rep. Thanks for all of your input.
pqwoerituytrueiwoq
July 19th, 2012, 03:50 PM
where did you get it?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131833
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
$115 for the asroock and $157 for the asus after shipping and coupons
codingman
July 19th, 2012, 05:52 PM
Ebay, $130 for both.
codingman
July 19th, 2012, 06:11 PM
Anyways, the Asus one was more worth it, it had slightly more features, and had the Asus general features behind it. Just gotta get a CPU and hopefully a Graphics card.
codingman
July 19th, 2012, 06:17 PM
Last question, will the AI Suite II have linux support?
pqwoerituytrueiwoq
July 19th, 2012, 07:01 PM
Last question, will the AI Suite II have linux support?
last i checked asus offers no linux support
does not stop there boards from booting linux though, but if you want to flash your bios from the os you have to use windows unless you will chance that going wrong in wine
codingman
July 19th, 2012, 07:08 PM
Thanks, will be going for an i7 3770K, and maybe an NVIDIA GeForce 640 GT (from EVGA).
mips
July 19th, 2012, 09:34 PM
Thanks, will be going for an i7 3770K, and maybe an NVIDIA GeForce 640 GT (from EVGA).

Dunno what you will be using the PC for but if it's gaming have a look at the GTX670. There is also a GTX660 on it's way a bit later at a cheaper price but supposedly still offering good performance.