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Asus Z97 PRO or Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2

...or any other mobo for a workstation + gaming PC build.

 

Specifications:

Processor:        i7 4790k

 

RAM:                Corsair vengeance 16GB @ 2133 MHz

 

Graphics card: GTX 780 or ti

 

Cooler:             Corsair Hydro Series H100i

 

Storage:           3TB Seagate HDD + 250GB Samsung EVO SSD

 

Case:               NZXT H440 ATX Mid Tower
 
PSU:                Corsair RM 750W
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Asrock Z97X Killer ?
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z97X%20Killer/

CPU: Intel i5-4670K CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X Motherboard: ASUS Z97 Sabertooth Mark 1 Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz 16GB Storage:  Samsung 850 evo 250GB ,1TB WD BLUE, Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX970 4GB Case: Fractal Design Define R5 PSU: Corsair AX760 Full Modular Monitor: Dell 23" S2340L IPS Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB Mouse: Logitech G502(w/ Mi Metal Mousepad) Headphone: Audio Technica ATH-M50/MSR-7 Speaker: Edifier Studio 7 R2730DB

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I have a similiar build to yours and I have bought the Asus Maximus VII Hero. I did it because of the popularity with the previous VI Hero. The VII Hero has nice lights, has a black-red theme so it will go nicely if u get the black-red vengeance pro RAM. It would also go well with your NZXT case if u get the black-red one. I would recommend this only if you plan to overclock.

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i would take a look at the Asus Z97-A, best board that has all the required feature, sweet spot IMHO for Asus boards.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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sweet spot priced mobo from MSI is the Z97 Gaming 5

 

priced quite close to the Asus Z97-A

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

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sweet spot priced mobo from MSI is the Z97 Gaming 5

 

priced quite close to the Asus Z97-A

Yup i agree IMHO those are the two best options atm, if i was to build a PC it would be one of these, most likely the gaming 5 as i find it much more atractive and i love MSI's board the bios is so well thought out and it just works well, fan control is flawless etc...+ it has the great features of the gaming series motherboard (better audio and lag killer Ethernet chip)

 

  • Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality
  • Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag
  • Supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
  • OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
  • Gaming App: Boost Your Frame Rate
  • Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
  • Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience
  • Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97_GAMING_5.html#hero-overview

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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