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Im building a new rig but I can't decide on the mother board 

Have these board in mind while the theme is red and black 

Asus H97 pro gamer

Asus H81 gamer 

Asus B85 vanguard 

Asus B85 pro gamer 

Asus H97 plus 

 

Gigabyte H97 D3H

 

Asrock H97 killer

Asrock H97 pro 4

Asrock H97 performance

 

Msi H97 pc mate

Msi H97 gaming 3

Msi z97 pc mate

Msi z97 guard pro

Msi z97 sli plus

 

The specification for my build are 

Cpu: Intel I5 4690

Gpu: Msi gtx970 gaming 

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Im building a new rig but I can't decide on the mother board 

Have these board in mind while the theme is red and black 

Asus H97 pro gamer

Asus H81 gamer 

Asus B85 vanguard 

Asus B85 pro gamer 

Asus H97 plus 

 

Gigabyte H97 D3H

 

Asrock H97 killer

Asrock H97 pro 4

Asrock H97 performance

 

Msi H97 pc mate

Msi H97 gaming 3

Msi z97 pc mate

Msi z97 guard pro

Msi z97 sli plus

 

The specification for my build are 

Cpu: Intel I5 4690

Gpu: Msi gtx970 gaming 

 

If it's a 4690 get a H97

 

if its a 4690K get a Z97

 

I would go with this one

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli

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I don't wan to overclock Or run sli 

And only board I listed is within my budget and are available in my country 

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So which motherboard should I go for ?

Gonna use it for gaming

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Msi H97 gaming 3 so that it matches with your GPU...MSI gaming motherboards have good UEFI, good audio chips, good features and honest build quality, can't go wrong with one of these.

| 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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Go with the Msi z97 sli plus

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64

HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64

 

HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen

AMD ThreadRipper 2!

5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list

 

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Which board that I should not go for ?

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Which board that I should not go for ?

Asus H81 gamer, that board makes no sense. The Vanguard is part of their TUF line up so it has the longest warranty. 5 years vs the typical 3 years in some regions.

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64

HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64

 

HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen

AMD ThreadRipper 2!

5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list

 

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So I had selected 4 motherboard out from the list and I need some help choosing them 

Asus H97 Pro Gamer 

Asrock H97 Killer 

Asrock H97 Performance 

Msi H97 Gaming 3 

As I had mention in my previous post im not overclocking or running sli 

The price of those are about the same in my country $490-$507

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Going to hook up Samsung evo 250gb ssd and 1tb hdd

So which board is ideal for it 

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Help me choose 1 from the list of motherboard I had chosen 

Asus H97 Pro Gamer 

Asrock H97 Killer 

Asrock H97 Performance 

Msi H97 Gaming 3 

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