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Hello guys

I am going to upgrade my pc, with new CPU(i5-4690k), motherboard and RAM, and I need a little help choosing the motherboard and RAM.

 

What motherboard and RAM should I buy between this four?

 

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600MHz 2x4GB

Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3-2400MHz 2x4GB

 

Asus Z87-A

Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

 

Thank you for your help

 

 

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I always recommend the cheapest ram you can get because it actually does not make a big enough difference.

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Hello guys

I am going to upgrade my pc, with new CPU(i5-4690k), motherboard and RAM, and I need a little help choosing the motherboard and RAM.

 

What motherboard and RAM should I buy between this four?

 

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600MHz 2x4GB

Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3-2400MHz 2x4GB

 

Asus Z87-A

Asus Z97-PRO GAMER

 

Thank you for your help

also get the newest mobo if the price delta isn't too big.

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Yeah, don't spend too much on RAM, because it doesn't matter at all. RAM is RAM no matter what you buy. 1600MHz is enough and you can always try to push it to 1866MHz, at least that is what I did. For the motherboard it is the same thing. Z97 boards are basically the same and deliver very similar performance across the board (diffrence in games usually 1 FPS or not existent). Get the one you like more and has all of the features you need/want. I would persoanlly go with something like the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 or Gaming 7. The ROG boards are also awesome, but come with a steeper price-tag. It's up to you really. 

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Thank you for your replies, can I have more opinions?

 

Yeah, don't spend too much on RAM, because it doesn't matter at all. RAM is RAM no matter what you buy. 1600MHz is enough and you can always try to push it to 1866MHz, at least that is what I did. For the motherboard it is the same thing. Z97 boards are basically the same and deliver very similar performance across the board (diffrence in games usually 1 FPS or not existent). Get the one you like more and has all of the features you need/want. I would persoanlly go with something like the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 or Gaming 7. The ROG boards are also awesome, but come with a steeper price-tag. It's up to you really.

i would have said the same thing...if you don't plan on using dual graphics card you could go with an even cheaper motherboard...an MSI Z97 gaming 3 or even the Z97 PC mate is a good choice as well because those motherboard have nice features for the price and the build quality is very acceptable.

Also with haswell the quality of the motherboard won't impact your overclocking results because most of the voltage regulation is done on the chip through FIVR (fully integrated voltage regulation) so it's very likely that you'd be able to reach max overclocks even on the lower end motherboard.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
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| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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Id go z97 pro gamer because i like the red and z97 works better with haswell refresh

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I think I will buy the Asus Z97-PRO GAMER. Regarding the RAM, both are almost the same price, so, which one should I get?

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600MHz 2x4GB

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Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3-2400MHz 2x4GB

get the cheapest, RAM won't impact performance especially in regards to gaming.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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