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I am planning to do a new build as soon as the Devil's Canyon i5-4690K is available, and I am looking for some motherboard suggestions. The motherboard needs to be MICRO ATX, and I also want Z97 so I don't have to deal with any BIOS updates. I am currently looking at the Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5, but I don't know if there is a better option for me. As for price, I would like to keep it under $150 USD, but going slightly over isn't the end of the world. One other thing is I don't see the point of regular PCI anymore, so I would rather if there are none of those.

Thanks for your help!

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ASUS Maximus VII GENE

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132136

 

 

ASUS Z97 Gryphon

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132133

 

bother are really good IMO.

Dude, they are both over the USD$150 cap he gave, learn to read

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well i can only think of this

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97mplus

 

not much Z97 mATX boards yet

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ASUS Maximus VII GENE

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132136

 

 

ASUS Z97 Gryphon

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132133

 

both are really good and worth their price IMO.

 

The Gryphon would be ok, but is it SLI compatible? I only ask because it doesn't specifically say it anywhere and not all boards with the available slots are SLI compatible. 

 

well i can only think of this

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97mplus

 

not much Z97 mATX boards yet

 

I looked at this one but it has too many regular PCI slots. 

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I am planning to do a new build as soon as the Devil's Canyon i5-4690K is available, and I am looking for some motherboard suggestions. The motherboard needs to be MICRO ATX, and I also want Z97 so I don't have to deal with any BIOS updates. I am currently looking at the Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5, but I don't know if there is a better option for me. As for price, I would like to keep it under $150 USD, but going slightly over isn't the end of the world. One other thing is I don't see the point of regular PCI anymore, so I would rather if there are none of those.

Thanks for your help!

 

 

Dude, they are both over the USD$150 cap he gave, learn to read

Read again.  Gryphon isn't that much over.  ROG board isn't even expensive.

 

Their only suggestions. It his choice to decide what he feels has value.    

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The Gryphon would be ok, but is it SLI compatible? I only ask because it doesn't specifically say it anywhere and not all boards with the available slots are SLI compatible. 

 

 

I looked at this one but it has too many regular PCI slots. 

SLI yes

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http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/GRYPHON_Z97/specifications/

 

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (Single at x16, dual at x8/x8, ) 
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 
1 x PCIe x1
 
yes it support SLi 

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I didn't see that, thank you

Also if you get the Z97 Gryphon you can optionally choose to put the TUF armor on it if you like.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995016

 

The looks are cool IMO.  But that backplate is a complete joy to work with and strengthens the mobo. also has cooling benifts.

 

JJ from Asus said this armor kit for the Z87 version will work on the Z97.

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Also if you get the Z97 Gryphon you can optionally choose to put the TUF armor on it if you like.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995016

The looks are cool IMO. But that backplate is a complete joy to work with and strengthens the mobo. also has cooling benifts.

JJ from Asus said this armor kit for the Z87 version will work on the Z97.

I would, but I don't want to spend over $200 on just a motherboard when I'm on somewhat of a budget.
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I would, but I don't want to spend over $200 on just a motherboard when I'm on somewhat of a budget.

buy it latter then.  its optional. you can do that at your leisure. I am only informing you that it exists.  its a personal taste/choice thing.   I have read many buying TUF boards and removing the armor.

 

Reason why asus made a new SKU with and without armor for the Z97 TUF boards. 

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I've got an MSI z87m gaming and its great, and they made a z97 variant, which presumably is just as good if not better. 

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For that price, I would definitely go with the Gigabyte Gaming 5. It's a very good line.

 

The only Z97 mATX board that brings a tangible advantage that I can find is the Maximus VII Gene, which is quite a bit more expensive.

 

If it were my money, I'd go for Gigabyte.

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