Hi Guys
Need some advice please on picking a motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (£104.12 Inc VAT) vs Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (£153.32 Inc VAT)
I'm leaning towards the D3H as when comparing to the two here there doesn't seem too much difference, except the UD5H has some extra USB and SATA connectivity, dual LAN and better (?) onboard sound with the Realtek ALC898 and support for X-Fi. I think the UD5H also looks to have better heatsinks/cooling on the VRM and mosfets etc. Anyone got experience on these 2 motherboards? Is the UD5H worth the extra £50?
Then here's me perhaps being a bit silly! The Sabertooth with its 'Thermal Armor'. It's £70 more than the GA D3H, not sure if it's worth it and the 'Thermal Armor' is just a gimmick?
Asus Sabertooth Z77 (£173.72 Inc VAT)
FYI - I'm going to be putting an i5 3570K in there (and overclocking it) and a single GTX 270, maybe with scope to add another in the future.
Advice much appreciated! Cheers, Paul