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psyc0
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im runnin a m5a99fx motherboard, thinkin about upgrading to a ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z 

 

1. is it worth it

CPU-I7 4790k | Motherboard- asus maximus VII hero | RAM- G Skill Trident x 16 gigs | GPU- Asus gtx 980 strix | Case- Fractal Define r4 blackout | Storage- 250 samsung evo boot, 500 evo for games, and 2 tb wd black for storage | PSU- Corsair rm850 | Display(s)- LG 34um65 | Cooling- Noctua NH-U14S | 

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im runnin a m5a99fx motherboard, thinkin about upgrading to a ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z 

 

1. is it worth it

 NO! Asus's sub $200 boards are still acceptable IMO but more than that isn't really worth.

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Not worth it unless you are going for a color scheme or you are a pro overclocker

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over priced paper weights not worth it get something like a gigabyte 990fx ud3 

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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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Don't they have more cooling with their heatsinks? Why aren't they worth it? I'm assuming anyone that's getting one wants to overclock and wants to keep their VRMs and z97 chipset cool.

CPU: Intel i5-2400 | Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX | Memory: 16GB 1333MHz Crucial Ballistix | GPU: GIGABYTE WINDFORCE GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 (1085 MHz/1150 MHz) | Storage: SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5-Inch 128GB SSD + Western Digital 3.5-Inch 2TB HDD | PSU: Diablotek PHD650 650W
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Not really.

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Apart for SupremeFX onboard audio, an additional e-SATA and 2 more USB 3.0 ports, external connect buttons (specific for ROG line), better VRM cooling and an Intel network card, it's mostly the same board with a new look to it.

Of course it does come at a premium price, but if you already have the M5, you will not feel much difference. The M5 is a very decent motherboard for its price range.

Not sure why you chose it in the first place though.

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Now by no means are they bad they pretty much are the top of the line boards. But if you are on a budget or already have a good board (which you do) then the upgrade is not worth it. But that wont stop me from getting one in my upcoming build.

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I currently use the maximus vii gene, and whilst it has all the features you could want it just is plain expensive. Not worth it, unless you really must have it.

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thanks appriciate all the feedback, as for my original build, i have no patience to wait to save that extra 100 bucks, im gonna wait and save this time and get it all right this time....again thanks guyz

CPU-I7 4790k | Motherboard- asus maximus VII hero | RAM- G Skill Trident x 16 gigs | GPU- Asus gtx 980 strix | Case- Fractal Define r4 blackout | Storage- 250 samsung evo boot, 500 evo for games, and 2 tb wd black for storage | PSU- Corsair rm850 | Display(s)- LG 34um65 | Cooling- Noctua NH-U14S | 

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