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Loafan
By Loafan
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Gigabyte, no questions asked.

Also Z97 vs Z87? What?

You do know that the motherboard has to be compatible with the CPU right?

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For OCing: Gaming 5

For looks: Personal preference, but Gaming 5 looks better IMO

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

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Gigabyte hands down, particularly at the same price (which is what you're implying). If the ASRock is a lot cheaper then it may be worth a look if you're on a budget but the Gigabyte is the one I'd choose every time. Also bear in mind that the ASRock would need a BIOS update in order to work with the newer Haswell Refresh CPUs.

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Z97 gaming 5

LanSyndicate Build | i5-6600k | ASRock OC Formula | G.Skill 3600MHz | Samsung 850 Evo | MSI R9-290X 8GB Alphacool Block | Enthoo Pro M | XTR Pro 750w | Custom Loop |

Daily | 5960X | X99 Sabertooth | G.Skill 3000MHz | 750 NVMe | 850 Evo | x2 WD Se 2TB | x2 Seagate 3TB | Sapphire R9-290X 8GB | Enthoo Primo | EVGA 1000G2 | Custom Loop |

Game Box | 4690K | Z97i-Plus | G.Skill 2400MHz | x2 840 Evo | GTX 970 shorty | Corsair 250D modded with H105 | EVGA 650w B2 |

 

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