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Two q's: I know that hyper 212 evo is one of the best cpu air cooler by price/performance ratio. What is the best cpu air cooler sold in the U.S? Looking at http://www.frostytech.com/ some of the top cpu air cooler is not sold anymore in the U.S. For exmaple: Spire Thermax Eclipse II is the...

In z77 i notice that asrock use a thin pcb and had "questionable" quality issues with VRAM in the past. Also, the caps for this generation is mention as Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps. They are gold plated as well. ASUS(12k caps), GIGABYTE(only 10k caps) AND MSI all uses BLACK caps. Does the...

I need help to make my next build. Any advice? The Z97X GIGABYTE UD5h is 180 dollars with FREE wifi AC(not sure if the wifi is good or not) and the Z87 PRO WIFI AC have built in wifi. Both claims to be the "highest quality". Oddly, gigabyte is still using 10k caps vs 12 k caps of ASUS. One...

So i have a choice between current z97 asrock extreme 6 with the new m.2 sata and satae (for 120 dollars) OR The Z87 PRO with the WIFI(802.11 n) built in( for 150 dollars) of last generation. The z97 asrock have 12k japanese caps, while the z87pro only have 5k caps.. Third Option...

Back in z77 version, the Asrock extreme had both a thin pcb and was not a full sized ATX in width. Is this still valid for the z97? i will be putting a lot of heavy gpu and pci express items.

The haf X 942 seems to be be more expensive (about $ 200 dollars MSRP) then the storm trooper ( at 190 dollars msrp). The storm trooper now has a window by default. Both of them were release back in 2011. I looked at both reviews and i really liked both. The HAF X has MASSIVE fans that...

For the z87 Pro and Deluxe, ASUS claims to use 5,000k caps measured at 65 c. This suppose to be an improvement from 2,500k. Does anyone know if these caps are Japanese made? For z87 igabyte, i hear that Gigabytes uses all JAPANESE caps rated for 10,000k (black caps). For z87 Asrock, I hear...

For those with z87 ASUS pro, is the WIFI Go removeable? Can you transport it to to another motherboard? If not, is there a discrete QUALITY PCI EXPRESS CARD or USB wifi product/brand recommended ? Please it must be AC wifi not the 802.11 N.

Looking at MSI products review on newegg, i notice there a lot of dead MB or faulty memory or sata ports doesn't work...etc. Is this a common problems with MSI on z87? As for Asus, Gigabyte, the quality seems to be better. Should i risk it with MSI MB?

I been looking at gigabyte z87 ud4h. I like the mb features but did not like that it is using old realtek codec 898 while everyone uses 1150. Is there a big difference between 898 and 1150? . I looked at asrock and like it so far but heard the board is very thin. Is this true for asrock extreme...

Is the m.2 support worth the wait or should i stick with z87?

I already got the z87 ASUS PRO for 150 dollars(someone claims i could have gotten it for 120...but don't know where). Now, i am looking for my 2nd Motherboard z87. Any suggestion on a good standard ATX MB? The feature i look for is that it has QUALITY caps(preferably Japanese made and long...

Is getting a NEW ASUS z87 pro for $150 a good price? Does anyone know what microcenter sell these boards for as BUNDLE? I choose it b/c of WIFI B,G,N and Bluetooth 4.0 and it has all the 8 SATA ports and usb 3.0 i need(no usb 2.0-which is good). Realtek 1150 and large heatsinks(more Surface...

I notice the caps are 5k hours rated and gigabyte are 10ks. Are the caps high quality like Japanese made?

I read the review on extreme 4 for the z77 and notice that it is good but very thin pcb. Is this issue still present on z87 asrock extreme 4? I also heard asrock lied in the z77 about the power phase being 12 when it is 6+2+6. Which is highly inefficient. I also heard that the asrock lied...

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Which is the better value in terms of price per performance?