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opps 4690k! (typo haha) but the gigabyte gaming 3 is much cheaper... MSI parts are of higher quality?

Well, I don't think that the Gigabyte Gaming 3 is a bad board, but the MSI one just looks like a nicer all around board, it also looks better imo (that's just personal choice).

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ASUS AS MAXIMUS VII RANGER for 329 SGD

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GIGABYTE GA Z97X-GAMING 3 for 245 SGD

or

MSI Z97 GAMING 5 for 289 SGD?

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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It really depends what features you need. 

In my opinion, I would either go for the MSI Gaming 5 or the Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming 3. 

The ROG board doesn't really have a lot more features over the others. 

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

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I would personally get the MSI Z97 Gaming 5.

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

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It really depends what features you need. 

In my opinion, I would either go for the MSI Gaming 5 or the Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming 3. 

The ROG board doesn't really have a lot more features over the others. 

 

I would personally get the MSI Z97 Gaming 5.

I'm planning to go crossfire 2 way 290x! While ocing an i5 4790k

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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I'm planning to go crossfire 2 way 290x! While ocing an i5 4790k

Well, the Z97 Gaming 5 does support Crossfire, and is a pretty stable board for overclocking, either if it's an i5 4690K, or an i7 4790K, there's no i5 4790K  :lol:

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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Well, the Z97 Gaming 5 does support Crossfire, and is a pretty stable board for overclocking, either if it's an i5 4690K, or an i7 4790K, there's no i5 4790K  :lol:

opps 4690k! (typo haha) but the gigabyte gaming 3 is much cheaper... MSI parts are of higher quality?

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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opps 4690k! (typo haha) but the gigabyte gaming 3 is much cheaper... MSI parts are of higher quality?

Well, I don't think that the Gigabyte Gaming 3 is a bad board, but the MSI one just looks like a nicer all around board, it also looks better imo (that's just personal choice).

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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Well, I don't think that the Gigabyte Gaming 3 is a bad board, but the MSI one just looks like a nicer all around board, it also looks better imo (that's just personal choice).

 

I would go for the MSI Gaming 5. The Ranger is a bit more expensive for what you really get and Gigabyte's Z97 boards, except for the high-end ones, don't seem to be that good of a value compared to other manufacture's offerings.

Alright thank you guys :)

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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