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M.2 and SATA Express

rGhost
By rGhost
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Hi!

 

I want to buy a mobo to overclock the G3258 but I can't decide. The ASRock Z97 Extreme3 looks good and has everything I need, it has 8 power phases, big heat sinks, 12k capacitors, SATA 3, USB 3.0 but it lacks M.2 and SATA Express which I don't know if I'm ever going to use. I know that they are high speed connectors but do you think I'll need them in the future ? Because I'm going to upgrade to Broadwell i5 / i7 in a year or so and I don't know if I'll miss these features. Isn't SATA 3 enough fot SSD or HDD ? So... should I get this mobo or spend more and get the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3?

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 If you are upgrading to broadwell (Which is most likely coming in december/january) then it would be a better idea to save the money to put towards getting a stronger system when broadwell comes out.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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