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ASRock Z97 Extreme 4

Asus Z97-A

Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5

MSI Z97 Gaming 5

Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 7

 

MSI Z97 Gaming 7

 

Which have best features, best performance, low power consumption, good for overclocking and have low board temps? Colours don't matter for the build  :ph34r: thanks

 

I will use these for the build:

 

GPU: Leadtek Nvdia GTX 760 OC

GPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken G10

CPU: i7-4790k

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Blue

SSD: Kingston HyperX Fury 128GB

PSU: Cooler Master GXII-Pro 550W

Case: Corsair Carbide 330R Titanium Edition Mid-Tower

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $126.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Asus Z97-A or MSI Gaming 5

I would prefer the Asus one if you don't care about color.

Hardware: Intel I7 4790K 4Ghz | Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Gigabyte 780 Windforce OC | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB | Seagate 500Gb 7200Rpm | Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | EVGA Supernova G2 850W | Noctua NF12 | SupremeFX 2014 | Patriot Viper 3 16GB.

Gaming Gear: Cooler Master TK Stealth | Sennheiser PC350SE | Steelseries Rival | LG IPS23L-BN ' 5ms | Philips Brillians 144hz 

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msi g7 than gigabyte g7 i find best if you are using kiler nic if intel than asus z97 a

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Online benchmarks show that the Asus give lowers performance when it comes to gaming  :o

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Asus Z97-A or MSI Gaming 5 I would prefer the Asus one if you don't care about color.

 

 

msi g7 than gigabyte g7 i find best if you are using kiler nic if intel than asus z97 a

 

Online benchmarks show that the Asus Z97-A give lowers performance when it comes to gaming  :o

How about the Asus Z97-A Pro Gamer? Will it be a better choice instead?

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Online benchmarks show that the Asus Z97-A give lowers performance when it comes to gaming :o

How about the Asus Z97-A Pro Gamer? Will it be a better choice instead?

Motherboards doesn't effect cpu performance. Unless its a really, really, really cheap MB

Hardware: Intel I7 4790K 4Ghz | Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Gigabyte 780 Windforce OC | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB | Seagate 500Gb 7200Rpm | Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | EVGA Supernova G2 850W | Noctua NF12 | SupremeFX 2014 | Patriot Viper 3 16GB.

Gaming Gear: Cooler Master TK Stealth | Sennheiser PC350SE | Steelseries Rival | LG IPS23L-BN ' 5ms | Philips Brillians 144hz 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $126.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 06:33 EST-05

 

I'm not going to purchase online and it's not available in Hong Kong :(

How about the Asus Z97-A Pro Gamer? How does it compare to the others? Otherwise can you suggest me some motherboards that are around HKD 1500 or 180 to 190 USD? thanks

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Motherboards doesn't effect cou performance. Unless its a really, really, really cheap MB

How about overclocking and vrm heatsink performance?

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How about overclocking and vrm heatsink performance?

The pro version has better audio, oc features and some other ROG stuff. So if these features are important for you then go for it

:-)

Vrm are rarely a problem on Intel. I would be more concerned about it if i was buying a fx processor.

Hardware: Intel I7 4790K 4Ghz | Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Gigabyte 780 Windforce OC | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB | Seagate 500Gb 7200Rpm | Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | EVGA Supernova G2 850W | Noctua NF12 | SupremeFX 2014 | Patriot Viper 3 16GB.

Gaming Gear: Cooler Master TK Stealth | Sennheiser PC350SE | Steelseries Rival | LG IPS23L-BN ' 5ms | Philips Brillians 144hz 

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The pro version has better audio, oc features and some other ROG stuff. So if these features are important for you then go for it :-) Vrm are rarely a problem on Intel. I would be more concerned about it if i was buying a fx processor.

Ahh i see. Last question xD thanks for replying fast haha.

Yes i agree about the fx processors. I currently use an fx 8320, the temperatures and power consumption is crazy ahah.

 

So then overall, in your opinion which motherboard do you think I should go for with my setup? I will be doing a lot of gaming and will overclock as much as i can to get the most performance as possible. Thanks again :)

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ASRock Z97-EXTREME3, Z97, ATX, LGA1150, 4*DDR3, Graphic by CPU

 

How much cheaper is this than the rest?  This works just fine.

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ASRock Z97-EXTREME3, Z97, ATX, LGA1150, 4*DDR3, Graphic by CPU

 

How much cheaper is this than the rest?  This works just fine.

Around $100-400 HKD or up to $50 USD

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Around $100-400 HKD or up to $50 USD

 

Unless there are some features that you really, really want, the Extreme 3 is good.  Only 2 PWM fan socket, and 4 3-pin fan sockets I believe.  It has a good 8 phase VRM for Oc'ing.

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Ahh i see. Last question xD thanks for replying fast haha.

Yes i agree about the fx processors. I currently use an fx 8320, the temperatures and power consumption is crazy ahah.

 

So then overall, in your opinion which motherboard do you think I should go for with my setup? I will be doing a lot of gaming and will overclock as much as i can to get the most performance as possible. Thanks again :)

If you're going for high overclock i would go with either the pro or ranger from Asus. 

Hardware: Intel I7 4790K 4Ghz | Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Gigabyte 780 Windforce OC | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB | Seagate 500Gb 7200Rpm | Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | EVGA Supernova G2 850W | Noctua NF12 | SupremeFX 2014 | Patriot Viper 3 16GB.

Gaming Gear: Cooler Master TK Stealth | Sennheiser PC350SE | Steelseries Rival | LG IPS23L-BN ' 5ms | Philips Brillians 144hz 

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z97 ar ia good gaming 7 from msi gaming 7 gigabyte asus Ranger are really good

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