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Hi, i'm putting together a build for my next PC, and of course, i've got to the part where i need to choose a motherboard (this is the list of choices: https://www.ple.com.au/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryId=761)

 

 

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I currently have an Asus B85 Pro Gamer, and it's been a positive experience, but then, everybody loves the RoG lineup, so what is everyone's opinions on these boards, what's the major differences or what's another board that they would recommend, in a similar price ranger.

 

Also, what do you guys think of choosing the Corsair 780t over the NZXT Phantom 820? It took a while, but i think i made a good choice there. 

 

thanks, i'm sure i'll get some good info from the great LTT community!

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Whats your whole build budget, for what will you be using it for and whats your location.

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Whats your whole build budget, for what will you be using it for and whats your location.

I'm in Australia, and budget is loose. This build is very early stages. Don't worry about putting a build together for me (if that's what you were going to do, thanks anyway :) ) It's all part of the PC experience, part of why i love it so much

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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The cheaper one.

 

Because Australia.

Hehe, that's very true. Luckily the price difference is marginal the Z97 Pro Gamer being 10 bucks more, at $229

 

I'm just trawling through the specs sheets.

 

Update: The z97 pro gamer SATA express, and the board is a lot newer. hmm, i'm leaning towards the z97 at the moment. Thoughts?

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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I'm in Australia, and budget is loose. This build is very early stages. Don't worry about putting a build together for me (if that's what you were going to do, thanks anyway :) ) It's all part of the PC experience, part of why i love it so much

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($484.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($245.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2131.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 00:23 EST+1100
 
How about this?
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($289.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($289.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($484.00 @ Centre Com) 
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($245.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2131.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 00:23 EST+1100
 
How about this?

 

I really appreciate the sentiment of you putting together a build for me, but i'm confident in my ability to put a build together, except when it comes to z97 motherboards.

 

And i will be purchasing this stuff from one store, thus i wouldn't be able to use that build.

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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I think SATA Express is going to be a good boost, they'll definitely be an SSD or too in this system, probably a Samsung 850, or an 840 evo like my current build.

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Then the Pro Gamer it is.

Yeh i think so,

 

well thank you to both of you, now i can be confident that i've made the right choice, thanks to you're advice

 

@SimpleG thanks for recommending a build, i really do appreciate it.

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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