best motherboard

[HmmR]

hi i was planning to buy a msi sli krait edition mobo,i saw MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX ,gigabyte whats the difference between these (not really looking sli just want to max overclock) 

[HmmR]

and i would like a case for this build

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pWfsBm

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pWfsBm/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate  4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Monitor: Dell S2240L 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Other: zebronics iron head (Purchased)

Total: $1063.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 22:26 EDT-0400

[niofalpha]

Their's really no difference in Overclocking.

 

Get which ever's cheaper/ you like Colors of more.

 

I prefer MSI because Fanboy.

[Aniallation]

The Gaming 5 is a great choice for overclocking.

[HmmR]

The Gaming 5 is a great choice for overclocking.

thx i will get gaming 5 it looks swag

[zlolslavez]

don't need thermal paste hyper evo comes with it.

[Aniallation]

Storage: Seagate  4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

 

For the hard drive drop to a 2TB and use the money you save to get a 120GB SSD.

 

For GPU don't get a Strix (why do people still like it?!?!!), get the Gigabyte G1 ("Windforce", no X3)

 

And don't get that power supply. It's one of the poor choices from EVGA. Get something from XFX.

[HmmR]

For the hard drive drop to a 2TB and use the money you save to get a 120GB SSD.

 

For GPU don't get a Strix (why do people still like it?!?!!), get the Gigabyte G1 ("Windforce", no X3)

 

And don't get that power supply. It's one of the poor choices from EVGA. Get something from XFX.

1. i can wait for 1 or 2 min boot up and a little extra boot up time so i can save all my games and photos in it

 

2dude its 400$ ok ill get msi its 320$

 

3.whatttt when i said xfx power supply in another thread i had like 15 people comment and saying it sucks and u recommend xfx ?

[cloclo8003]

Get whatever board that fits your budget and has the features and color you need

[Aniallation]

2dude its 400$ ok ill get msi its 320$

 

3.whatttt when i said xfx power supply in another thread i had like 15 people comment and saying it sucks and u recommend xfx ?

2. it's $350. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

 

3. They don't know what they're talking about. Everyone on this forum seems to worship EVGA power supplies for some reason even though XFX are better for the money. The NEX650G is not a good choice. It's a decent power supply in every area except 12V voltage regulation, the most important aspect of a PSU, because poor 12V Vreg causes more wear to the VRMs of your components such as your motherboard and graphics card. The PSU itself is based on the FSP Aurum platform which is "meh", but somehow EVGA actually made it perform worse then the Aurum that it's based off of. They really flunked it with the NEX G1 series, don't buy it. XFX's current power supplies are made by Seasonic, a well-trusted OEM for quality PSUs.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1476935/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-supernova-nex650g-750g

 

$10 more, you get a much better built and performing power supply, that also has hybrid fan mode (fan doesn't turn on until under load) the XFX XTR 750

 

Or if you can live without a modular PSU, there is an epic deal for the ProSeries 550 right now, just $26. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

[cloclo8003]

For GPU don't get a Strix (why do people still like it?!?!!)

Why not? Why is the Strix bad?

[Aniallation]

Why not? Why is the Strix bad?

There's nothing special about it, and it's not a great overclocker. For $20 more you can get a much better card.

[HmmR]

2. it's $350. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

 

 

amazon.com because thats price cause thats the only site which dilivers in india

[cloclo8003]

There's nothing special about it, and it's not a great overclocker. For $20 more you can get a much better card.

Windforce is better at overclocking however the Strix can run passive (fans not spinning) when idle or during light gaming which is pretty damn cool

[Aniallation]

Strix can run passive (fans not spinning) when idle or during light gaming which is pretty damn cool

G1 can also do that. Fans on mine are off right now.

[Aniallation]

amazon.com because thats price cause thats the only site which dilivers in india

ok then go for the msi 

 

and for psu  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RJ8EKI/?tag=pcpapi-20

[HmmR]

ok then go for the msi 

 

and for psu  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RJ8EKI/?tag=pcpapi-20

thx a lot

[cloclo8003]

G1 can also do that. Fans on mine are off right now.

I wasn't expecting that, so I quickly googled it, and the first result was actually from the LTT forum and you had to tweak the BIOS, while the Strix can do this out of the box, according to what I just saw. But anyway, I'm not saying it is better, they both have pros and cons, let's not start a war

[Aniallation]

I wasn't expecting that, so I quickly googled it, and the first result was actually from the LTT forum and you had to tweak the BIOS, while the Strix can do this out of the box, according to what I just saw. But anyway, I'm not saying it is better, they both have pros and cons, let's not start a war

Honestly the only pros for Strix are slightly lower cost and physical size. The 0db fan isn't a big deal. At low fan speeds, you won't notice the difference between fans on (G1 stock) and fans off (Strix) because it will be dampened by your case and drowned out by other fans in your PC. I have personally tried this comparison as I had a Strix 970 before.

[cloclo8003]

Honestly the only pros for Strix are slightly lower cost and physical size. The 0db fan isn't a big deal. At low fan speeds, you won't notice the difference between fans on (G1 stock) and fans off (Strix) because it will be dampened by your case and drowned out by other fans in your PC. I have personally tried this comparison as I had a Strix 970 before.

I'll have to agree with you cause I never had any of these cards

[Sintezza]

THere are a few technical diffrences between those 2 boards.

 

Size: The Gigabyte Z97X- gaming 5 is not a full sized atx board, but slightly smaler, offcourse it still fits in ATX cases, but it only has 6 screw holes instead of 8.

 

Vreg design:

 

- The Gigabyte has a better quality vreg design, its a 8 true powerphase board with digi vrm.

- Them Msi has a 4+1 "true" powerphase with doublers, analog hybrid.

 

* But the vreg design on Z97 platforms dont realy matter much for overclocking, because ms- haswell cpu´s have their voltage regulation on the chip, so in terms of overclocking, its more about the luck of the silicon lottery.