Assembling new pc for my bro...Help!!

[Myth]

What is need of pairing i5-2500k wid z77 chipset

U can do it wid z68 too..
No need to buy z77 chipset mobo for Sb..
Buy them fr IB.

Query was regarding i5-2500k and z77 chipset. A z68 chipset was nowhere mentioned.
z68(for most) and IB can be used together with a bios update.

[Minion]

If you want Z77 motherboard then get GIGABYTE Z77M D3H for 7k

[abhidev]

thanx for the replies guys...well the mobo is gonna be ASUS P8Z77 M Pro and proccy is gonna be i5 3570k...and the cabby is gonna be most probably CM 431 plus with usb3....

[Myth]

Rumors have it that there is a shortage of the asus p8z77-m pro in the market. My local asus distributor says it will take almost 2 weeks to procure and ship the same. FK cancelled my order and marked the item as "Out of Stock".

[d6bmg]

U can do it wid z68 too..
No need to buy z77 chipset mobo for Sb..
Buy them fr IB.

Sadly one won't get many options of Z68 boards. Most of them are already or almost out of stock.

[abhidev]

yea...called directly to the ASUS service center for more info...and that guy said they'll be allotting arnd 70 pcs to the retailers and mostly will be available by next week. When asked how come FK has it...they said FK stocks the components but now its not their with FK too.

[Chaitanya]

So much trouble for ASUS boards ???

You may give ASRock extreme 4 a try

[Zangetsu]

yea...called directly to the ASUS service center for more info...and that guy said they'll be allotting arnd 70 pcs to the retailers and mostly will be available by next week. When asked how come FK has it...they said FK stocks the components but now its not their with FK too.

Aren't there other brands (MSI,Gigabyte) for the same chipset mobo?

[abhidev]

So much trouble for ASUS boards ???

You may give ASRock extreme 4 a try

frankly don't know how reliable is ASROCK....bit hesitant abt it as my current mobo is of ASUS too and has given me no problems till now.

Aren't there other brands (MSI,Gigabyte) for the same chipset mobo?

there are but m more inclined towards ASUS...also which other mobo is comparable with ASUS M pro ?

well I called the ASUS guys again...they said that ASUS P8Z77 M pro is out of stock and will be only available by 10th Aug in the market. hence m looking for other model. Can you guys suggest pls, have to get it this saturday?

hey guys... is ASUS P8Z77-M good over ASUS P8Z77-M Pro...whats the diff other than more usb 3.0 and audio ports?

anybody???

[vkl]

@abhidev

Check out ASUS P8Z77-VLX motherboard.
It's an ATX mobo,overclocks quite well according to reviews.

The only con of this motherboard is it does not support sli.
It does support crossfirex though.

ASUS P8Z77-VLX

[abhidev]

hey thanx for the reply...also hows ASUS P8Z77 M ?

[Myth]

There are no bad mobos. Unfortunately, a few fail sometimes.
Asus P8Z77-M is a good mobo.
If you mean which is better then
vlx ~ m < m pro
M pro, though matx, is a solid board, OCed or not. (already bought, will assemble after purchase the 2500k)

Whats the difference in these 2 motherboards?

[vkl]

@abhidev

Check some reviews here:
1.ASUS P8Z77-V LX kitguru review
2.ASUS P8Z77-V LX eTeknix review

According to the reviews it is as good as higher priced z77 mobos and even better in some respects.
Only thing it misses on is a SLI support though it has crossfirex support.


Asus P8Z77-V LX being an ATX motherboard has more expansion slots than P8Z77-M and P8Z77-M Pro.
If you are not concerned about SLI then go for Asus P8Z77-V LX.

[abhidev]

man... M pro is out of stock everywhere .....its now over 2 weeks...can't wait much longer....going for ASUS M is a good choice right?

[Sainatarajan]

Get ASUS P8Z77 V LX @ 10.5K .

[Myth]

M has better vrm heatsinks than lx but less expansion slots. OP might need to prioritize here.

[abhidev]

got the P8Z77 M...thanx anyways guys...will uplaod the pics soon

here are the piics

[sharang.d]

^Beautiful cabinet. I just love it. Take good care of it

[abhidev]

than @sharang.... the cabinet looks more awesome with White Leds


Guys one doubt....I have bought Corsair vengeance 1600MHz RAM...but in the system it shows just 1333MHz.....

[sharang.d]

^ I know I own it too
Go to the bios under AI Tweaker category.
Enable XMP Profile which has 1600Mhz ram speed.

[Zangetsu]

Congrats for the new purchase....how much is it above 50k?

[sharang.d]

Yeah please post all the prices for others to read

[abhidev]

@zangetsu @sharang yea will update the pricing of all the components and thanx

Component	Price
Core i5 3570k	17,000
Asus P8Z77 M	9,650
Corsair Vengeance 8 Gb 1600 MHz
CM Hyper 212 Evo
Corsair GS600 PSU
WD 1Tb Black
ASUS HD 7770	9,650
Corsair 400R cabinet	4,650
DELL ST220L	8,950
Altec Lansing Ocatne 7 speakers

will update the missing prices when I reach home...don't remember the exact cost

[Sainatarajan]

Congrats Bro . Nice Build !!!

[abhidev]

Congrats Bro . Nice Build !!!

thanxx man!!!