Now DEAD - BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 for $80 @ Tigerdirect

[Sleepingforest]

Linky.

This board is normally over $130! It's excellent for the budget overclocker.

It's $100 before a $20 rebate.

Now up to $120. Still less than Newegg, but not nearly as good.

 

[hans030390]

Good deal! I have one of these and am quite satisfied with it.

 

[bleucharm28]

Good deal! I have one of these and am quite satisfied with it.

WooT!!! same here. GREAT PRICE! with all the feature. no eSata, but i can live with that.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Have the TZ77XE4 paired with a 2500K and love it. Tried the TZ77XE3 before settling for the XE4 and it pretty much as good in the OCing department.

 

[nboy22]

I have the TZ77XE4 with a 3770k @ 4.6 ghz. I love biostar boards, my last two machines have had biostar and they always seem to be reliable for me.

 

[SunRey]

Thank You!

 

[mikek753]

XE3 has bad composition
what's the point to have 3 PCI-e if yiou can use just one, middle slot only
the 1st is to close or even overlaps with CPU HS, so it can't be used
the 2nd is too close to SATA ports that any modern video cards that takes 2 slots (which isn't?) overlaps on top of SATA sockets that are vertical

and the last 3rd is PCI-E 2 that also can't take 2 slots video card as it comes on top of other connectors.

The XE4 a bit better due to SATA on the side, while 1st PCI-E has the same issue

QC for XE3 isn't good and RMA takes forever ...
that's my personal "bad" experience with it

 

[qliveur]

^These are good points.

Keep an eye on board arrangement before purchasing. You could be stuck with some bad design decisions for awhile...

 

[bleucharm28]

XE3 has bad composition
what's the point to have 3 PCI-e if yiou can use just one, middle slot only
the 1st is to close or even overlaps with CPU HS, so it can't be used
the 2nd is too close to SATA ports that any modern video cards that takes 2 slots (which isn't?) overlaps on top of SATA sockets that are vertical

and the last 3rd is PCI-E 2 that also can't take 2 slots video card as it comes on top of other connectors.

The XE4 a bit better due to SATA on the side, while 1st PCI-E has the same issue

QC for XE3 isn't good and RMA takes forever ...
that's my personal "bad" experience with it

True, but i can't find any other $80.00 mobo with same features. Check out this build below.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2304808

 

[redsnow77]

nboy22,

sorry this forum won't let me send a direct message to you. since I'm new.. but I saw your posts of the missile launcher model you created. Is there any chance it is available? I just shot a short film and I'm interested in possibly using it.

thanks....
fred

 

[mikek753]

True, but i can't find any other $80.00 mobo with same features. Check out this build below.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2304808

wow, that is good, but expensive solution to run SLI on that MB
CPU and video cards use water cooler and as result single slot usage per video card that opens space for connectors

No, I can't go this way, I don't like personally water cooling due to water leak risk - just me.