Hello, my laptop i purchased earlier this year was recently broken. Luckily Insurance can't fix it which means I have a choice either take the 850$ (US Dollars) or they will replace it (Intel i7-4700MQ @ 2.4GHz turbo boost 3.2GHz,12GB ram, 768p Touch screen). I have decided to ask the internet as when has it ever steered anyone wrong, the dilemma lies in the fact that i need the laptop for school. However with the 850 I have enough to get an Asus Chromebook and have 1,200$ (us) to buy a desktop or I can use the extra money to get a laptop with a graphics card.
So continuing with the Desktop I wish to build here is the PC Price picker list.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($50.00)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $1250.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 21:53 EDT-0400)
As I'm Sure its aparent I need to factor a monitor in to this build. I do have access to a windows 8.1 key for 50$(us).
So for this build I'm looking for an alternate motherboard. I would like the z87 chipset and the Ability for a least 2 way SLI for future expansion.
(edit: it is a gaming rig)
(edit: I feel that I should explain why i want other motherboard suggestions, I would like to lower the price with out losing performance and feel i'm not knowledgeable enough about motherboards)
