(Poll) Which board to get?

[UltraNeonGaming]

Which board do I get between these 3 boards? I'm not looking into any other boards.

These boards are all similarly priced

I will be putting in a i7 4790k and a ASUS GTX 970 STRIX with Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz RAM

I will be gaming as well as video editing and using this PC for everything because it will be my main PC

 

MAXIMUS VI HERO

Z97-PRO (WiFi AC)

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

[GhostWindGamer]

SABRETOOTH boards are super sexy

[Faceman]

Asus Z97-AR

[UltraNeonGaming]

The Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) has a 3 year warranty while all the others have a 5 year.

Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) has wayy more features but do you think reliability would be a sacrifice when going with this board?

[farhanorakzai]

rog boards look the best in my opinion 

[Aniallation]

Which board do I get between these 3 boards? I'm not looking into any other boards.

These boards are all similarly priced

I will be putting in a i7 4790k and a ASUS GTX 970 STRIX with Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz RAM

I will be gaming as well as video editing and using this PC for everything because it will be my main PC

 

MAXIMUS VI HERO

Z97-PRO (WiFi AC)

SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

None. Save some money and get the MSI Z97 G45 Gaming

[UltraNeonGaming]

None. Save some money and get the MSI Z97 G45 Gaming

 

Can't get any other boards because I don't have easy access to them.

[Aniallation]

Can't get any other boards because I don't have easy access to them.

Where are you shopping from?

[UltraNeonGaming]

Where are you shopping from?

 

Local store

[Aniallation]

Local store

Do they have any other Z97 boards?

[UltraNeonGaming]

Where are you shopping from?

 

Online is too much off a hassle and I also want to go the ASUS route because most of the other parts are also ASUS, I know it doesn't matter but it just ties well together

[Aniallation]

Online is too much off a hassle and I also want to go the ASUS route because most of the other parts are also ASUS, I know it doesn't matter but it just ties well together

Asus also makes good boards that aren't crazy expensive and will perform and last pretty much the same as their higher end offerings. Boards like the Z97-A

[UltraNeonGaming]

Asus also makes good boards that aren't crazy expensive and will perform and last pretty much the same as their higher end offerings. Boards like the Z97-A

 

The Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) is higher end than the Z97-A

[UltraNeonGaming]

I think I'm going to go with the Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) any other thoughts?

I'l be getting the board next week.

[Aniallation]

The Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) is higher end than the Z97-A

It's also more expensive and the only thing you're really getting is WiFi (if you really need it)

[Aniallation]

I think I'm going to go with the Z97-PRO (WiFi AC) any other thoughts?

I'l be getting the board next week.

If you HAVE to choose between the three boards you listed then get whichever one is cheapest. They will all perform and last the same.

[Faceman]

[UltraNeonGaming]

 

Yep lol, I'm looking more into reliability

[Faceman]

Yep lol, I'm looking more into reliability

Get the one with the 5 year warranty then.

[UltraNeonGaming]

Get the one with the 5 year warranty then.

 

Okay il look into the Sabertooth one

[runit3]

I've built on the Sabertooth and the Z97-A (I know, not Pro/Wifi, but that's really what separates them aside from a few minor features). If ASUS released an X99 platform with 5 yr warranty I would have bought it, sadly the TUF lineup has yet to appear

 

IMO you won't be disappointed with the Sabertooth, and unless you actually need the WiFi on the Pro it's completely pointless. ROG board only if you want the "gaming" features; Sabertooth is the safe bet and is guaranteed to be so

 

*edit* also forgot to mention I've got a 4790k on a Z97-Gryphon, both the Sabertooth and the Gryphon OC'd like a dream. Only quibble is making sure you get RAM on the supported list for whatever board you end up choosing. Sabertooth really didn't like an older G.Skill kit I had, swapped it for one on the comp. list and everything was fine.