Asrock z77 Extreme 3 vs Asrock z77 Pro 3

[dassan]

Hey guys, I wanna buy one of those cards for my i5 3570k and I couldn't decide on which to buy. I want to OC some also so I be happy if u help me to decide.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/compare.asp?SelectedModel=Z77 Extreme3&SelectedModel=Z77 Pro3

 

[Jad Chaar]

Those are not "cards", they are motherboards. GPUs are referred to as "cards". The extreme 3 is more gamer oriented because it allows for a 2nd GPU to be inserted. The Pro 3 uses different capacitors I think. The Pro 3 has the consumer/professional in mind and the Extreme 3 has the gamer in mind.

 

[Larsenex]

I have the Extreme 6. I also have the exact same processor. The Bios of the Extreme series has a Overclocking utility which is very easy to use. It has preset stepped incrementals, mine is 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6 and so on. I stopped at 4.2 and I am using a coolermaster hyper 212 for cooling and I am doing fine.