flazeroth4th
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I want to make a new built to replace my older 1366 build and I already bought a i7-2600k (sandy bridge) processor. What type of motherboard should I go for? Z77 or Z68?
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Aftermarket solutions are good enough considering there are very few useful USB3 applications and they hit the throughput they need.
Price, board layout, slot layout, features. Go with what works for you.
does the ivy bridge run on the z68's? if no which z77 board would you guys choose? money not being a factor
I want to make a new built to replace my older 1366 build and I already bought a i7-2600k (sandy bridge) processor. What type of motherboard should I go for? Z77 or Z68?
I see zero reason to choose Z68 over Z77 - unless you get a good deal on a closeout Z68 board. Several Z68 motherboards *are* going away, so such deals are out there. Because of features in Z77 that are *not* CPU-dependent (especially better support for SSDs), unless you are that hard-up moneywise, think Z77 regardless.
I agree... the prices on Z77 mobos are a tad bit more expensive than z68 however native usb, PCI 3.0 (some z68 comes with it), and from my understanding most z77 boards are the final matured product of LGA 1155 socket
P67 --> Z68 --> Z77
Unless u get a killer deal on Z68, I'd get z77...
Do realize that the i7 2600k lacks PCI 3.0 for ur GPU (even though we havent even maxed pci 2.0 bandwidth its just something to note)
Also, i7 2600k lacks the new security instruction set that comes with ivy bridge if you are security conscientious