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Comparing sum motherboards.

Shaqo_Wyn
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Hi, so I'm looking at some Z97 motherboard options and I was wondering if you guys could help me out with a few questions I have. 

 

Now I know the whole 'motherboards don't have any real effect on performance' etc. etc. spiel. I care a lot about the aesthetics, onboard audio, useful features, good CPU air cooler compatibility and having 2 16X GPU slots with good spacing between them. I am willing to pay up to $200 ($214 for the Hero VII) for a good one.

 

I started with looking at Gigabyte, MSi and Asus. Gigabyte is out because I just don't like the look of their motherboards. I narrowed it down to a few and have some comparison questions.

 

1. MSi Z97 Gaming 7 vs MSi Z97 gaming 5, what are the main things the 7 has that the 5 doesn't.

 

2. Differences between the MSi Z97 Gaming 7 and the MSi Z97-GD65 Gaming?

 

3. Asus Maximus Hero VII or MSi Z97 Gaming 7?

 

Thanks for reading this little story, your help is very much appreciated. 

 

 

 

Bert & Ernie before squirting spermie. 

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1. check the msi sites only noticeable thing is there's "armor" like asus serbertoother series around the audio section 

2. better audio and its a part of msi's gaming series so id go with the game 5

3. gaming 5/7 is better price to performance ROG's overpriced 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Z97-GD65 only have mSATA Slot

 

the Gaming 5 and 7 have M.2 slot

 

Gaming 5 and 7 have support for higher speed memory 3000MHz(GD65) vs 3300MHz (Gaming 5 and 7)

 

Gaming 7 have extra 2 more SATA ports and USB ports using ASMedia chip

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Z97-GD65 only have mSATA Slot

 

the Gaming 5 and 7 have M.2 slot

 

Gaming 5 and 7 have support for higher speed memory 3000MHz(GD65) vs 3300MHz (Gaming 5 and 7)

 

Gaming 7 have extra 2 more SATA ports and USB ports using ASMedia chip

Thanks! Is the software suite for the MSi motherboards as good as with Asus? Especially in regards to fan control?

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BIOS is like this

 

firmware-main.jpg

 

 

firmware-fan.jpg

 

 

 

should be easy to use

 

read the review here

 

http://techreport.com/review/26458/msi-z97-gaming-7-motherboard-reviewed/2

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