MSI z77 GD65 for Ivy Bridge

[dsc106]

Why or why not? Thoughts on this vs the Gigabyte UD5H?

 

[Batmeat]

This totally depends on what you want to accomplish. Are you going for max performance? are you going to O/C? What components are you planning on? Are you looking for a build that is stable with room to tweak?

 

[vailr]

An Intel branded NIC comes with either board, so that's good. The UD5H comes with a bonus 2x USB 3.0 front port bracket, so that might be a deciding factor.
Also: Gigabyte boards are usually better supported for creating a Hackintosh, if that's a possible planned configuration.

 

[tickyour]

After MUCH deliberation, I went with the MSI Z77A-GD65 for my new 3770K build. It seems to be reliable and OC's well and generaly has very good reviews.

I did look at the Gigabyte carefully, but in the end it seemed like it has stability and BIOS issues for some users. However, its still a great board and I don't think you can go wrong either way. Good luck.

 

[Neurotic_X]

An Intel branded NIC comes with either board, so that's good. The UD5H comes with a bonus 2x USB 3.0 front port bracket, so that might be a deciding factor.
Also: Gigabyte boards are usually better supported for creating a Hackintosh, if that's a possible planned configuration.

I was hoping someone would mention the intel branded NIC... thank you sir. Best post of the night, imho. Screw Realtek NIC.. bad drivers.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I was hoping someone would mention the intel branded NIC... thank you sir. Best post of the night, imho. Screw Realtek NIC.. bad drivers.

No problems with Realtek here :whiste: