Rig Upgrade.

[Madmanchris1]

So I'm going to upgrade my rig from an itx to a atx system.

 

Current system: 

Cpu:    Intel i7 4770K

• Motherboard
  Asus mini itx z87- Pro
• RAM
  8gb
• GPU
  AMD R9 290 Sapphire Ref cooler.
• Case
  Bitfenix Prodigy ITX
• Storage
  250gb Samsung evo.
• PSU
  760 corsair platinum
• Cooling
  Corair H100i
• windows 8.1

 

Upgrades: Budget of £300+

 

Motherboard: Asus Z97 Deluxe Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard 

if z97 will work with my 4770k that is. also im unsure about this board there might be better options.

 

Case: Phanteks enthoo luxe. 

 

My reason for the mobo is that it has good features and two gigabit intel Lan ports which i assume can be used for link aggregation to my nas. Can you think of a better mobo with two intel lans? or would i be better off buying a card to do link aggregation off of?? 

 

Things i want from a mobo:

overclocking

ac wifi

2 Lans (unless a card is better)

Fan controls

crossfire

 

My reasons for the case are that it looks great has a nice window. good support for water cooling will do that later on. Can you think of a better case? 

 

 

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[flibberdipper]

I can't really think of a better motherboard that has two ethernet ports, but I can tell you that it is compatible with the 4770K.

 

As for the case, it is a pretty damn good case. If you like it, I can't really think of a reason to get it. Only other case that I think might be as good would be the Enthoo Pro, but I'm not sure if the watercooling is as good or better, and if you would like the looks of it more (haven't looked at the case in quite some time).

[Madmanchris1]

I can't really think of a better motherboard that has two ethernet ports, but I can tell you that it is compatible with the 4770K.

 

As for the case, it is a pretty damn good case. If you like it, I can't really think of a reason to get it. Only other case that I think might be as good would be the Enthoo Pro, but I'm not sure if the watercooling is as good or better, and if you would like the looks of it more (haven't looked at the case in quite some time).

 

Thanks, i thought i wasnt sure if it worked. this is my first upgrade. 

 

The Maximus VII Formula looks good but i don't think its got two Lans. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

first thing is your speeds to your nas at least 100mBps as if the speed is slower the nas or switch is the bottleneck not your system. I think the price is not worth it for just one more lan port.

[Madmanchris1]

first thing is your speeds to your nas at least 100mBps as if the speed is slower the nas or switch is the bottleneck not your system. I think the price is not worth it for just one more lan port.

 

Yeah its at 96Mb's now and ive stil lgot to tinker with some of the setting to make it faster. 

 

Would anyone recommend the asus Maximus VII Formula z97 board with a intel nic instead of the deluxe? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Yeah its at 96Mb's now and ive stil lgot to tinker with some of the setting to make it faster. 

 

Would anyone recommend the asus Maximus VII Formula z97 board with a intel nic instead of the deluxe? 

or get a cheap z97 and a good server quad port nic like

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106050

[Madmanchris1]

I'm not against spending money on a board I just want it to be a good one. As I won't be changing it for a year or two. I'm going to look at a few intel nic's and see if the deluxe supports link aggration. I think I'm swaying towards the formula as it looks nice would match my gpu and it would be good for water cooling when I get round to it. The one Ethernet port puts me off though, so going to look at cards before I make a decision.

[Madmanchris1]

I'm not against spending money on a board I just want it to be a good one. As I won't be changing it for a year or two. I'm going to look at a few intel nic's and see if the deluxe supports link aggration. I think I'm swaying towards the formula as it looks nice would match my gpu and it would be good for water cooling when I get round to it. The one Ethernet port puts me off though, so going to look at cards before I make a decision.