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It has to be black. Yellow accents are optional (I will be putting an R9 290 Tri-X in it).

 

EDIT: It has to be below $150.

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A | CPU: i5 4670K | GPU: R9 290 Tri-X | RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB | SSD: SanDisk 128GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Case: Thermaltake Urban T31

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MSI Z87 MPOWER.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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MSI Z87 MPOWER.

 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130691

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MSI Z87 M / X Power , Asus RoG Series , or Gigabyte Z87 Sniper

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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any major manufacturer of motherboards on the Z87 platform all have capable overclocking support.

all it comes down to is color and connectivity (WiFi/LAN/USB ports).

 

black and yellow:

 

MSI MPower

 

Z87-Haswell-Premium-Motherboard-Roundup,

 

ASRock OC Formula (black/goldenrod):

 

Z87-Haswell-Premium-Motherboard-Roundup,

 

Gigabyte Z87-UD5H (black/gold):

 

Z87-Haswell-Premium-Motherboard-Roundup,

 

EDIT:

but for under $150, not going to find new. you could look into the ASUS Z87

(gold) A or PLUS motherboards for $150.

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any major manufacturer of motherboards on the Z87 platform all have capable overclocking support.

all it comes down to is color and connectivity (WiFi/LAN/USB ports).

 

black and yellow:

 

MSI MPower

 

 

 

Gigabyte OC Formula (black/goldenrod):

 

Z87-Haswell-Premium-Motherboard-Roundup,

 

Gigabyte Z87-UD5H (black/gold):

 

 

Asrock OC Formula  ;)

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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It has to be black. Yellow accents are optional (I will be putting an R9 290 Tri-X in it).

 

EDIT: It has to be below $150.

 

 

spend the extra 19.00 (169.00 after rebate)

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130725

 

the OC formula is very nice but overpriced in my opinion.

Mainboard Asrock Z170 OCF CPU 6700k RAM Tridentz 3600 HDD Intel 730 240gb GPU GTX 780ti sc acx PSU Silverstone Strider 1200W  Case Antec 900 Laptop Lenovo Thinkpad T520 build log-   http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35809-antec-900-the-re-birth-of-a-legend/ Check out the Tech Center https://www.youtube.com/user/prokon24/videos LTT's Unicore King

 

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Would the MSI MPOWER fit into a NZXT Phantom 410?

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A | CPU: i5 4670K | GPU: R9 290 Tri-X | RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB | SSD: SanDisk 128GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Case: Thermaltake Urban T31

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Would the MSI MPOWER fit into a NZXT Phantom 410?

 

yes it will

 

it is just ATX form factor

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If you spend a little more i would recommend one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132046

Very good motherboard if you want to OC. That motherboard has the 5th highest OC record for haswell. 

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Gigabyte Z87-UD5H (black/gold):

 

Z87-Haswell-Premium-Motherboard-Roundup,

 

EDIT:

but for under $150, not going to find new. you could look into the ASUS Z87

(gold) A or PLUS motherboards for $150.

I'm looking for one with that exact color scheme but that one is too expensive for me. The ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) has really nice specs and a decent price but I'm not sure about the colors.

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A | CPU: i5 4670K | GPU: R9 290 Tri-X | RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB | SSD: SanDisk 128GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Case: Thermaltake Urban T31

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I'm looking for one with that exact color scheme but that one is too expensive for me. The ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) has really nice specs and a decent price but I'm not sure about the colors.

 

well the Pro V is a good choice, but you might look into the newer Z97 (available 05/11)

and re-compare your choices. since the Z97 for ASUS all the marigold slots and white locks were

replaced with black/grey.

 

05-z97-pro-wifi-2D.jpg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132116

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well the Pro V is a good choice, but you might look into the newer Z97 (available 05/11)

and re-compare your choices. since the Z97 for ASUS all the marigold slots and white locks were

replaced with black/grey.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132116

That looks quite nice. And it has the latest Z97 chipset Linus was talking about in the latest NCIX's video. Although it's a little over my budget, I think I'll get this one.

 

EDIT: I'll be getting the Z97-A instead of the PRO one. It has everything I need.

 

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Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A | CPU: i5 4670K | GPU: R9 290 Tri-X | RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB | SSD: SanDisk 128GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Case: Thermaltake Urban T31

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That looks quite nice. And it has the latest Z97 chipset Linus was talking about in the latest NCIX's video. Although it's a little over my budget, I think I'll get this one.

 

EDIT: I'll be getting the Z97-A instead of the PRO one. It has everything I need.

 

very good, features and benefits always and then cost analysis. glad you found your motherboard.

once you have it, LinusTechTips always are looking for build logs and member reviews.

 

good luck!

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What about one with blue accents? I was going to buy the Tri-X version of the R9 290 but now I'm getting the Vapor-X.

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A | CPU: i5 4670K | GPU: R9 290 Tri-X | RAM: HyperX FURY 8GB | SSD: SanDisk 128GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair CX750 | Case: Thermaltake Urban T31

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