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Which motherboard I need for just one GPU?

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Hey guys and girls, first of all I'm new here , second I want to build myself a new PC for gaming and this will be the first one I build.

I've chosen the next components:

-i7 4770k

- Asus GTX 770

-Kingston 120GB SSD

- Seagate 1TB HDD

-Corsair Vengance 8GB RAM 1600MHz

- Cooler Master 625W

-Corsair H100i CPU cooler

 

and I don't know which motherboard i should get

I'm only using one Graphics Card, and I've narrowed my options to the followings:

-Asus Maximus Vl Gene

- Asus Z87M-Plus

 

Or if you guys have another options please let me know and help me decide.

 

Thanks 

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FIrst of all, get an i5 4670k if its gaming

Diamond 5 in League :)

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Any of those motherboards should work.... Just look at the PCIe slots.... O.o

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FIrst of all, get an i5 4670k if its gaming

that depends on his budget and i would guess hes done a a little research and has his reason 

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Whichever it doesnt really matter but fore OC the Maxumus will probably do a bit better

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Depends on the color scheme you want to go for as they'll both serve you well. 

 

Whichever it doesnt really matter but fore OC the Maxumus will probably do a bit better

I specifically remember JJ from ASUS saying that every board with the z87 chipset from ASUS will OC the same.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3lmIB

 

Those are my edits. I got you an i5, a better GPU, and a few changes here and there. You never included a case so I threw in a fractal R4 because everyone tends to like those. Also replaced Kingston SSD with an Intel since it will last longer.

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Who cares that he picked a i7, jesus people. Let people spend their money how they wish. 

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Depends on the color scheme you want to go for as they'll both serve you well. 

 

I specifically remember JJ from ASUS saying that every board with the z87 chipset from ASUS will OC the same.

Including the tiny itx boards? I doubt it.

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Who cares that he picked a i7, jesus people. Let people spend their money how they wish. 

How big is the gaming performance difference between i5 and i7?

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Hello and Welcome to the Forums!

Anyway both Motherboards should work perfectly fine. I can't recommend you to get a 4670k to be honest because I like to spend money myself too haha. Anyway gl with your build!

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Including the tiny itx boards? I doubt it.

The OP is looking at mATX boards...and yes they do overclock identically, even boards like the RoG impact.

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The OP is looking at mATX boards...and yes they do overclock identically, even boards like the RoG impact.

Wow. 

I guess gone are the days of that difference then.

do ASUS still stick to the whole 8 phase VRM thing then?

 

OP could go for which ever board they wanted then.

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Don't waste your time with the H100i, the closed loop liquid coolers are way over rated.  Save some money and go with an Noctua NH-U12S you will get the same performance for 1/2 the price.

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