Benzaldehyde Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I have been tinkering around with this build I had in mind with an ASRock Z77 Extreme4, but I ran across the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77. I’m really interested in the Z77 South Bridge so I can fully utilize the Ivy Bridge characteristics of the i7-3770K, hence bouncing between the ASRock and the ASUS mobos. The main question I have is what you guys think about the whole Thermal Armor covering on the Z77 or just the SABERTHOOTH line in general. I’m planning on building a fully water cooled system (CPU, VGA, chipset, mem) eventually for my build, so I’m trying to decide if the Thermal Armor is going to have go. Any thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 As long as you blow air through the thermal armor with the fan mounting provisions it should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzaldehyde Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 As long as you blow air through the thermal armor with the fan mounting provisions it should be fine. I heard that the small 35mm fans provided for the air circulation has a really annoying, high-pitched whine to them. I am planning on just not using them if I decide to keep the Thermal Armor on the mobo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericgcollyer Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 You can remove the thermal armor. I heard that the small 35mm fans provided for the air circulation has a really annoying, high-pitched whine to them. I am planning on just not using them if I decide to keep the Thermal Armor on the mobo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
90sgamer Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I've got the Sabertooth Z77, the small thermal armor fans on mine are not very noticeable. You can adjust how fast they run in response to specific temps with the ASUS software, and lower them if you wish. Its a great board. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjj226_Angel Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Well if I can make a recommendation, I would say just screw both those motherboards and get the asus maximus formula V. It is a bit more expensive, but the board is better for overclocking, you get a really nice sound card on the mobo, and you can water cool the VRM and the mosfets right out of the box. So considering the fact that you want to water cool everything, that option might pay off in the long run. Think about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzaldehyde Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Well if I can make a recommendation, I would say just screw both those motherboards and get the asus maximus formula V. It is a bit more expensive, but the board is better for overclocking, you get a really nice sound card on the mobo, and you can water cool the VRM and the mosfets right out of the box. So considering the fact that you want to water cool everything, that option might pay off in the long run. Think about it. Oooooh. Shiny. I think I will be going with the ASUS Maximus V FORMULA. Thanks for the pointer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Oooooh. Shiny. I think I will be going with the ASUS Maximus V FORMULA. Thanks for the pointer. Can't go wrong with a Maximus Formula! It will probably be my next mobo... Newegg did have some Sabertooth Z77s open box for crazy cheap last week though, it was tempting to pull the trigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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