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    Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 2:30am

My build No. Is 791286
Should I stick with Sabertooth or go with ASUS P8Z77-M PRO?
Its less $$, maybe up the ram instead...of course I can up grade the ram later if the Sabertooth is a better board

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The M Pro mobo has very good reviews and for most is probably sufficient.  Just keep in mind that it is a micro board, hence the M , about 2.5 inches narrower and has less room for goodies.  Instead of 6 Pci slots on most full size boards like the Sabertooth , it has 4.  Now, for a single graphics card that's not a probelm, but if you went sli then the slots are filled and blocked and no room for audio, wifi, etc card.  Not a problem for most.
 
Plus it has a couple less USB 2.0s on the back I/O panel.  Again, not a probelm for most.  
 
The Saberttoth does have a 5 year warranty and the M pro a 3 years like most.
 
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What is the pc for? if for gaming then no need for ram upgrade.


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Posts: 40 		  Quote mlamanna Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 12:42pm
Thanks the responses!! I totally over looked the size of the pro board, and yes, the PC will be 75% for gaming. So I will be sticking with the Sabertooth.
Hopefully thats it for questions and I can order the PC soon
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If you want the best bang for your buck I suggest you let us know your res and what kinda of gaming you do and let us see your config, almost every time we save people money and keep the performance high.

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My display is 24in 1080p
Mainly play FPS, all the big names that are out now
Fry Cry 3 has been the hardest on my 6yr old PC
looking to play Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3,  Metro Last Light etc.
 
DS Rig:
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and
Thermal Radar)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
(Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM)
(Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL /
Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU
Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS
Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <b></b>
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: FREE NVIDIA Bundle - Assassins Creed III (Digital Download Code for all
GeForce GTX 600 Series) <b></b>
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) <b></b>
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is
Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty


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looks good, if you can go with noctua cooling instead.

keep in mind for games like metro and crysis you may need sli 670, you gonna need sli period to max those out and get above 60fps.

IMHO upgrades for this pc down the road would be, gpu/ssd, and you are good with a beast.

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan


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Thanks, Sli hopefully in a month or two
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Our pleasure and good luck

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