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Which Motherboard should I get?

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ASUS Z97-A OR MSI Z97 G55 SLI? My computers theme will be Blue and Black, but I will disregard that if one is noticeably better than the other. So which one should I get? and which one is better than the other? 

Cheers -Jake.

 

This is what will be going into the system:

 

Kingston HyperX Beast HX324C11T3K2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 

Galax GeForce GTX 970 EX OC Black Edition 4GB

Intel Core i5 4690K

CoolerMaster Nepton 280L Liquid CPU Cooler

Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD

Corsair CX-750 Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply

NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case Black/Blue NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case Black/Blue 

LG 23MP75HM-P 23in Widescreen IPS Monitor

Western Digital WD Green 4TB WD40EZRX

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ASUS Z97-A .. go for it!

"If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains." - Bill Shankly

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Get the G55 SLI, it's a perfectly fine board and it looks much better with a black/blue build -- i opted for the MSI Z97s SLI plus myself for my black/blue build and I've yet to find anything it can't do that something like the Z97-A / other "better" board can do. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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Can you justify this? lol

 

Check out this review from tech powerup:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/Z97-A/

 

9.4 out 10 ..

 

The MSI does look better with your case, but its a bit more expensive .. I always prefer Asus when it comes to motherboards

"If Everton were playing at the bottom of the garden, I'd pull the curtains." - Bill Shankly

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Gold does go well with a black blue theme as a nice accent

 

but you can always take the heatsinks off the mobo and plastidip them blue 

@syrazpc - for all my rambles about PC's -- My Gallifreyan Build In Progress

 

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