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Not too familiar with the z97 boards out right now, looking to build a new PC in a month or so. Have had my eye on a few boards, but wanted to get some feedback from others. It'd be paired with a 4690k, budget is ~$150CAD. (colour doesn't really matter)

 

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AMD FX-8320 | Hyper 212 Evo | Gigabyte 970A-D3P | EVGA SSC 970 | Corsair 200R | Ducky 9087 Shine 2

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This might be a good place to start:

 

 

 

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CPU: i7-4790K --- HEATSINK: NZXT Kraken X61 --- MOBO: Asus Z97-A --- GPU: GTX 970 Strix --- RAM: 16GB ADATA XPG --- SSD: 512GB MX100 | 256GB BX200 HDD: 1TB WD Black --- PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 --- CASE: NZXT H440 --- DISPLAY: 3 x Dell U2414H --- KEYBOARD: Pok3r (Clears) --- MOUSE: Logitech G Pro --- OS: Windows 10

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ASUS has very good software, all of their motherboards are.

CPU AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz | Cooling AMD Stock | Motherboard AsRock 970 Extreme4 | RAM 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1333MHz | GPU AMD Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X | Case Fractal Define R5 Titanium | 


Storage Samsung 120GB 840 EVO | PSUThermaltake Litepower 600W | OS Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit


Upgrading to - Intel i7 - New motherboard - Corsair AIO H110i GT watercooler -  1000W PSU


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I just finished my build today i went with gygabyte loved the bios and had no problems :D

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Not too familiar with the z97 boards out right now, looking to build a new PC in a month or so. Have had my eye on a few boards, but wanted to get some feedback from others. It'd be paired with a 4690k, budget is ~$150CAD. (colour doesn't really matter)

 

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Depending on colour scheme, i love the MSI Gaming boards. I have a Gaming 5 http://www.anandtech.com/show/8582/msi-z97-gaming-5-motherboard-review-five-is-alive

You can't be serious.  Hyperthreading is a market joke?

 

 

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Not too familiar with the z97 boards out right now, looking to build a new PC in a month or so. Have had my eye on a few boards, but wanted to get some feedback from others. It'd be paired with a 4690k, budget is ~$150CAD. (colour doesn't really matter) Cheers

I have the same CPU but the non-k version. I have the z97-a which has an amazing bois. It's also really good for over clocking. :)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung  | OS: Win 10 Pro

 

Audio: Behringer Q802USB Xenyx 8 Input Mixer |  U-PHORIA UMC204HD | Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone | Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCI-E card.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 ESXi 6.7 | Lenovo M93 Tiny Exchange 2019 | TP-LINK TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit | Cisco ASA 5506 firewall  | Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit Switch | Cisco 2960C-LL | HP MicroServer G8 NAS | Custom built SCCM Server.

 

 

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This might be a good place to start:

 

 

 

Part 2

 

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I did watch those, but also wanted some more feedback.

AMD FX-8320 | Hyper 212 Evo | Gigabyte 970A-D3P | EVGA SSC 970 | Corsair 200R | Ducky 9087 Shine 2

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I for one prefer Asus over all the other manufacturers. But you might have a preference in manufacturer like Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, exc.

Chose one that has your needs like SLI/Crossfire compatibility (If you're thinking about doing that in the near future)

Also one that has enough fan headers and fan headers where they're convenient for you, exc.

A great entry level mobo is a Asus Z97 AR

Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX | Motherboard Asus ROG Strix Z270i | CPU Intel i7-7700K | RAM Team Vulcan 16GB DDR4 | GPU Geforce GTX 1080 Ti | Storage Crucial MX300 1TB M.2 | PSU Corsair RM750x

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