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My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZxbxBm I'm looking for a good Z97 board that can overclock well for under 150 dollars, preferably with a black or blue color scheme. So far I've been looking at the ASRock Z97 Extreme4 and the MSI Z97 PC Mate, although I've also heard that the boards from Gigabyte and Asus were great, too. I don't really know anything about motherboards, so any help is appreciated.

This is my future build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6RhRyc I was wondering if the 550w power supply was a bit too much. I don't really want to change my power supply anytime soon, and plan on overclocking, but I know that too much wattage can sometimes means a decrease in performance. Will this be the case here? Thanks! Edit: Yes, I read the "how much wattage do you need?" post, just wanted to clarify, in case.

I'm having a hard time deciding betweeen these two cases. Which one should I get and why? Some links: G41: PCPartPicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b400m1wn00 Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133253&cm_re=g41-_-11-133-253-_-Product G42: PCPartPicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b500m1wn00 Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133254&cm_re=thermaltake_commander_g42-_-11-133-254-_-Product Also, I'm set on one of these cases. Please don't recommend any others. Thanks for the help!