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That was the thing, The Hero is good but what does it have that warrants the $80 difference?

just looks...nothing else. don't listen to those fanboys it's really not worth your money...motherboard won,t impact performance so pick the one that has the features you want and looks you can deal with for the least amount of money as possible.

Sorry if this has been answered before but I need help choosing a motherboard for the i7 4790k.  Yes, I do plan on overclocking it, duh its unlocked, but I only plan on having one GPU, a GTX 970. I am currently looking at the Asus Z97-P as it has all that I need, at least I think so.  Any confirmation, help, or and other suggestions is welcomed. -Thanks 

 

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If you can afford it, go for the Asus Maximus VII ROG Hero. It's amazing.

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I have an Asus Hero and LOVE it. The thing is beautiful. That recommendation aside any high quality asus or msi board would be my recommendation. 

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hero is amazing!!!

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Sorry if this has been answered before but I need help choosing a motherboard for the i7 4790k.  Yes, I do plan on overclocking it, duh its unlocked, but I only plan on having one GPU, a GTX 970. I am currently looking at the Asus Z97-P as it has all that I need, at least I think so.  Any confirmation, help, or and other suggestions is welcomed. -Thanks 

 

 

If you can afford it, go for the Asus Maximus VII ROG Hero. It's amazing.

Get any Z97 board you want. It really makes no difference. 

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Get Asus. :P

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That was the thing, The Hero is good but what does it have that warrants the $80 difference? 

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That was the thing, The Hero is good but what does it have that warrants the $80 difference?

just looks...nothing else. don't listen to those fanboys it's really not worth your money...motherboard won,t impact performance so pick the one that has the features you want and looks you can deal with for the least amount of money as possible.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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just looks...nothing else. don't listen to those fanboys it's really not worth your money...motherboard won,t impact performance so pick the one that has the features you want and looks you can deal with for the least amount of money as possible.

Thanks, I just wanted to know if there was any reason to buy those more expensive boards

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Thanks, I just wanted to know if there was any reason to buy those more expensive boards

not really...enthousiasts building high-end systems buy them for multiple graphics cards, better look and crazy overclocking under custom waterloop...no need for any of that with haswell...a cheap Z97 board an an hyper 212 will be enough to get all the CPU can handle.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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