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<blockquote data-quote="cruelsister" data-source="post: 143578" data-attributes="member: 7463">Just a few things-1). For a non-overclocking setup there is no reason to go with the Z77 chipset. The H77 is cheaper and otherwise identical minus overclocking.2). A very nice CPU to be considered is the Xeon E3-1240V2. Contrary to belief, it is supported by almost all non-server motherboards and does not need (the useless for home use) ECC RAM. Cheaper than the i7-3770, it gives a great return on investment:<a href="http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1240+V2+%40+3.40GHz" target="_blank">http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1240+V2+@+3.40GHz</a>3). The stock heatsink/fan combo from Intel is nothing less than garbage. Thermally it is very bad and the fan is cheap and noisy. If you want a cooler and quieter system you must budget more for replacements.4). Totally agree with ZeroDay- a boot SSD with a data conventional HD is the way to go. Performance is breathtaking. 5). From personal experience, stay away from ASRock. I&#039;ll spare you my 3 month horror story, but will say that I wished I had googled &quot;Bent CPU pins&quot; prior to purchasing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cruelsister, post: 143578, member: 7463"] Just a few things- 1). For a non-overclocking setup there is no reason to go with the Z77 chipset. The H77 is cheaper and otherwise identical minus overclocking. 2). A very nice CPU to be considered is the Xeon E3-1240V2. Contrary to belief, it is supported by almost all non-server motherboards and does not need (the useless for home use) ECC RAM. Cheaper than the i7-3770, it gives a great return on investment: [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1240+V2+%40+3.40GHz[/url] 3). The stock heatsink/fan combo from Intel is nothing less than garbage. Thermally it is very bad and the fan is cheap and noisy. If you want a cooler and quieter system you must budget more for replacements. 4). Totally agree with ZeroDay- a boot SSD with a data conventional HD is the way to go. Performance is breathtaking. 5). From personal experience, stay away from ASRock. I'll spare you my 3 month horror story, but will say that I wished I had googled "Bent CPU pins" prior to purchasing. [/QUOTE]

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