Upgrading from FX-8350

[Bloodkil933]

Probably going to buy an i7-4790k tomorrow, but what I wanted to know, what is the best motherboard for overclocking on this board?

 

Any z97 board would be best.

 

Thanks!

[TheSLSAMG]

Good motherboards include the Z97 Sabertooth (any version), MSI Z97 Gaming 5, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, and more.

 

If you want to get something higher end and overclocking oriented, the MSI MPOWER series and Gigabyte OC series are great.

[harrynowl]

Any z97 board  

 Answered your own question

 

I'd say MSI G55 SLI and up are good. The PC Mate is OK but they cut back on a lot.

[Aniallation]

Probably going to buy an i7-4790k tomorrow, but what I wanted to know, what is the best motherboard for overclocking on this board?

 

Any z97 board would be best.

 

Thanks!

Asus Z97-A

 

Generally though any Z97 board with a nice good VRM heatsink

[Faa]

How much do you want to spend? 

[seiny]

Asrock Z97x Killer ATX or Z97m OC formula mATX

[Bloodkil933]

How much do you want to spend? 

Absolute max ~£150

[austin541]

+1 for the msi g55 sli, i like it alot and it was a relatively cheap motherboard.

[Faa]

Absolute max ~£150

I assume you don't want a board with a brown pcb, right? Bet you'd prefer 8x/8x so you can do SLI or crossfire in 8x/8x mode instead of 8x/4x.

Since your main question was which board is the best for overclocking, well you have to realize that you only need 4 true phases anything higher is a waste. Thats only useful for extreme overclocking. Anyways if you want the cheapest board with a true 8 phase count; Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 7. Let me repeat it, 8 phases are useless.

Giving you a list of boards that have 2 way SLI support and a black PCB (the first 4-5 boards dont have a black pcb): http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=99&sort=a7&l=2

Make your own choice, you can't go wrong with any of them. It's just a preference. Eg I would go with the z97-ar, it's nearly complety in black so that would be my own choice.

[Bloodkil933]

Asus Z97-A

 

Generally though any Z97 board with a nice good VRM heatsink

 

Good motherboards include the Z97 Sabertooth (any version), MSI Z97 Gaming 5, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, and more.

 

If you want to get something higher end and overclocking oriented, the MSI MPOWER series and Gigabyte OC series are great.

 

 Answered your own question

 

I'd say MSI G55 SLI and up are good. The PC Mate is OK but they cut back on a lot.

 

How much do you want to spend? 

 

Asrock Z97x Killer ATX or Z97m OC formula mATX

 

+1 for the msi g55 sli, i like it alot and it was a relatively cheap motherboard.

 

Just an update. Can't wait!

[seiny]

Lol he disregarded everything we said

[harrynowl]

Lol he disregarded everything we said

Yep

[Faceman]

"Yet another one converted.  Excellent.... Our quest for world Intel domination grows ever closer"

 

-Sarcasm.

 

But seriously, stop buying FX processors for high end and multi-GPU setups.  I'm loving all these AMD fanboys who were talking so much shit and have now bought Intel processors, thats two already this week.

[Vrbas]

Damn that's an expensive upgrade. Hope the gains are worth it!

[Bloodkil933]

Lol he disregarded everything we said

 

Yep

 

Got recommended this board, be it expensive, but a very good one.

 

"Yet another one converted.  Excellent.... Our quest for world Intel domination grows ever closer"

 

-Sarcasm.

 

But seriously, stop buying FX processors for high end and multi-GPU setups.  I'm loving all these AMD fanboys who were talking so much shit and have now bought Intel processors, thats two already this week.

 

I only upgraded as I play games like Arma 3 and Civ 5, where the AMD CPU lacks. Until AMD come out with something new that competes, it's over to team blue.

[Faceman]

Got recommended this board, be it expensive, but a very good one.

 

 

I only upgraded as I play games like Arma 3 and Civ 5, where the AMD CPU lacks. Until AMD come out with something new that competes, it's over to team blue.

Motherboard doesn't impact performance on Intel's side of things.  Its all about the features and aesthetic.  You will achieve the same overclock on a lower end Z motherboard, as you will on a high end Z motherboard.

 

And the *only* reason Buckley upgraded is because there was a sale on a motherboard.  Please... 

 

I'm really happy that you guys are upgrading, especially after all of the arguing and turmoil in the past, but don't try and hide behind bad rationalizations.

[Faa]

Got recommended this board, be it expensive, but a very good one.

I hope you realize that his board is a true 5 phase board, you can get true 8 phase boards for that price and it costs a ton more than something like the Asrock which is a 4 phase.

[Bloodkil933]

Motherboard doesn't impact performance on Intel's side of things.  Its all about the features and aesthetic.  You will achieve the same overclock on a lower end Z motherboard, as you will on a high end Z motherboard.

 

And the *only* reason Buckley upgraded is because there was a sale on a motherboard.  Please... 

 

I'm really happy that you guys are upgrading, especially after all of the arguing and turmoil in the past, but don't try and hide behind bad rationalizations.

I'm all new to Intel really, i'm used to the AMD way which you need a top end board to push anything decent.

 

I hope you realize that his board is a true 5 phase board, you can get true 8 phase boards for that price and it costs a ton more than something like the Asrock which is a 4 phase.

As long as it it'll be able to push my 4790k chip, i'm happy.

[Bloodkil933]

I hope you realize that his board is a true 5 phase board, you can get true 8 phase boards for that price and it costs a ton more than something like the Asrock which is a 4 phase.

I've had a look around and all I can see is most review sites saying it's 12 phase?

 

Unless i'm misreading something

[Champion-Craig]

I'm suddenly jealous of your upgrade.

[Cokeman]

Asus ROG series are awesome

[Faceman]

I'm all new to Intel really, i'm used to the AMD way which you need a top end board to push anything decent.

 

As long as it it'll be able to push my 4790k chip, i'm happy.

Any Z97 motherboard will be able to overclock the 4790k equally well, unless you are doing extreme LN2 type stuff.  The result of your overclock is going to come down to luck of your chip, not the "quality" of your motherboard.  Find a Z97 motherboard that comes with the specific features that you need, and has the aesthetic that you want.  I recommend the Asus Z97-AR.  Comes with Asus' high build quality, it uses the same material on all of its motherboards.  Comes with AI Suite III and Fan Xpert II, which I find invaluable.  It also has a very unique and aesthetically pleasing look to it that will match up well with any color scheme.  It also comes with all of the necessary and some premium features.  The only potential downside of this motherboard is having only 4 SATA ports.  4 is enough for most everyone, but I want to mention it in case you need more than 4 SATA ports.

[seiny]

I hope you realize that his board is a true 5 phase board, you can get true 8 phase boards for that price and it costs a ton more than something like the Asrock which is a 4 phase.

How do I find out if a board has a true power phase?

[Najuno]

Anyways this is a rock solid upgrade! You have made a good choice here. Enjoy the upgrade .

[FellTheSky]

Got recommended this board, be it expensive, but a very good one.

 

 

I only upgraded as I play games like Arma 3 and Civ 5, where the AMD CPU lacks. Until AMD come out with something new that competes, it's over to team blue.

 

you should do an update on how is the experience going from the 8350 to the i7 on those games.

For me going from the 8150 to the 2500k was night and day, i would not have believed if it wasnt me trying it.

Maybe you could enlighten others in whether is worth (or not) the change