z68 vs z77?

[bigmac9787]

Which would you recomend for a I-5050K cpu? is there any major diffrence?

z77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

or

z68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

 

[wolfeking]

get the Z77. Its a great board (its what I am using).

Really the way I see it is never get the older if there is a newer version. The newer version (z77) has a few more features, but it is designed to work with Ivybridge, so you have that future readiness.

 

[spirit]

Most Z68-based boards (including mine) will also work with Ivy Bridge if you update the BIOS, but go for Z77 because why buy into the older generation when the cost of the newer generation is the same? You want to be as up-to-date as possible, so go for Z77.

 

[wolfeking]

I was not saying that Z68 did not support ivy, I was saying Z77 is meant for it, not shoehorned into ivy service.

 

[Ankur]

Which would you recomend for a I-5050K cpu? is there any major diffrence?

Which CPU is that? All Ivy Bridge CPU's will start with number 3, example 3570K

 

[bigmac9787]

Which CPU is that? All Ivy Bridge CPU's will start with number 3, example 3570K

sorry I ment 2550. I was typing from my phone. stupid autocorrect.

 

[spirit]

Just go for a Z77 board and get an Ivy Bridge CPU when they come out. The 3570K is going to be the 2500K/2550K replacement.

 

[Rovit44]

I tried to but a Z68 based i5 2500k PC and was told it would have to be z77 as they'd run out of z's
true, if there's a better one out, you'd be better off getting it
but there's really not much difference in the new chips
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/processors/374158/intel-ivy-bridge/2
sure, they're better, but how much performance do you need?