Motherboard upgrade

[bolts823]

in the near future i am looking to upgrade my mobo to support 4 way crossfire. i will not be using 4 gpus in the near future. i plan to crossfire the 390x when it comes out. and just want to be prepared for the time i may need it

i have one i have fallen in love with but im not sure whether it is good or not, but am fairly certain it will get its job done

The one i like alot : Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK ATX LGA1150

are there any other ones that will do what i need of them and still have room for improvement.

others that i was looking at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132126

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128701

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130764

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128700

thank you for the help

EDIT: Another one that just caught my eye is the MSI Z97 XPOWER AC EDIT2: My current build;

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor]

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler]

**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste]

**Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard]

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory]$110.00

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive]$125.00

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive]

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card]

**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case]

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply]

**Optical Drive** | [Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer]

**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans]

**Case Fan** | [Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan]

**Monitor** | [Acer K272HULbmiidp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor]

**Other**| RAZER GOLIATHUS| Purchased For $25.00

[blackadder]

 

in the near future i am looking to upgrade my mobo to support 4 way crossfire. i will not be using 4 gpus in the near future. i plan to crossfire the 390x when it comes out. and just want to be prepared for the time i may need it 

i have one i have fallen in love with but im not sure whether it is good or not, but am fairly certain it will get its job done 

The one i like alot : Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK ATX LGA1150

are there any other ones that will do what i need of them and still have room for improvement. 

others that i was looking at 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132126

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128701

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130764

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128700

thank you for the help

 

EDIT: My current build; 

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor]

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler] 

**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste]

**Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard]

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory]$110.00 

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive]$125.00 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive]

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card] 

**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case]

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply]

**Optical Drive** | [Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer]

**Case Fan** | [Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans]

**Case Fan** | [Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm  Fan]

**Monitor** | [Acer K272HULbmiidp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor]

**Other**| RAZER GOLIATHUS| Purchased For $25.00 

 

i am super cheap, these motherboard aren't. they all will work but, did you want us to recommend something cheaper? like get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128709then get a 980 with the money you saved. what are you going to be doing? do you need 10 sata ports? that many fan headers?

[bolts823]

i am super cheap, these motherboard aren't. they all will work but, did you want us to recommend something cheaper? like get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128709then get a 980 with the money you saved. what are you going to be doing? do you need 10 sata ports? that many fan headers?

I just want a badass mobo that will do what i need of it and more for a long time to come also I will be getting a 980 in the next month or so this mobo will be getting installed at a later date. I'm just unsure about whuch of the ones I've listed are better or if they are the same just cosmetics are different on the msi one i just looked at it looks crazy good and is really good for overclocking down the line

[Atmos]

I'm super super shallow.... I'd take the MSI board just because it would fit in my build, but, other than that it really doesn't matter. Any of those would work just fine and offer a good selection of features. (they all pretty much offer the same stuffs) 

 

If i was going to be using this in a heavily accessed network i might consider the Asus board, because of it's dual integrated intel adapters, but other than that i can't really spot any major differences.

[blackadder]

I just want a badass mobo that will do what i need of it and more for a long time to come also I will be getting a 980 in the next month or so this mobo will be getting installed at a later date. I'm just unsure about whuch of the ones I've listed are better or if they are the same just cosmetics are different on the msi one i just looked at it looks crazy good and is really good for overclocking down the line

your chip is going to be the biggest factor in your oc, as in 99% of it a $130 board is going to oc just as good as a $500 one.  out of the ones you listed i would pick the gigabyte one, im super biased as i have owned mostly those boards and they have done me well. any of these are boards are overkill. go x99 if you want more pci lanes. or more than 2 gpus 

[Pandora]

honnestly i dont know what to say with this. if you're not going to x-fire 4 gpus why do you need that? im honestly confused. this literally takes price to performance and says "no". also 4 way xfire/sli wont ever i mean ever be a good idea diminishing returns hits hard alot of games only support 2 way and many don't even do that. with power and thermals given off by 4 way sli unless your water cooling its absurd. unless your going for sheer wow factor to say "i literally could calculate the movement of the all air molecules in new york".  and even then your looking at the wrong cpu if your that into this you should be drooling over the asus mobo's on the x99 platform. im very confused. many h97 mobos support 2way xfire and have enough sata ports to store 3 years worth of midget porn. please enlighten me as to why

 

also please follow your own posts

[Pandora]

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[bolts823]

honnestly i dont know what to say with this. if you're not going to x-fire 4 gpus why do you need that? im honestly confused. this literally takes price to performance and says "no". also 4 way xfire/sli wont ever i mean ever be a good idea diminishing returns hits hard alot of games only support 2 way and many don't even do that. with power and thermals given off by 4 way sli unless your water cooling its absurd. unless your going for sheer wow factor to say "i literally could calculate the movement of the all air molecules in new york".  and even then your looking at the wrong cpu if your that into this you should be drooling over the asus mobo's on the x99 platform. im very confused. many h97 mobos support 2way xfire and have enough sata ports to store 3 years worth of midget porn. please enlighten me as to why

i plan to crossfire 2 cards being the 390x when it comes out but when two cards becomes not enough will be very long i know i want the ability to add in another gpu 

[Pandora]

i plan to crossfire 2 cards being the 390x when it comes out but when two cards becomes not enough will be very long i know i want the ability to add in another gpu 

even when 2 390x's arent enough it dosent mean adding 2 more will be. it doesn't scale like that. 2 390x's hell even 1 290x will be a good enough gpu for most games at 1440p for the next 3 years

[bolts823]

I'm super super shallow.... I'd take the MSI board just because it would fit in my build, but, other than that it really doesn't matter. Any of those would work just fine and offer a good selection of features. (they all pretty much offer the same stuffs) 

 

If i was going to be using this in a heavily accessed network i might consider the Asus board, because of it's dual integrated intel adapters, but other than that i can't really spot any major differences.

okay i have a few months to consider. is the jump to x99 worth it would you say ?

[Pandora]

[Atmos]

okay i have a few months to consider. is the jump to x99 worth it would you say ?

 

If you're doing professional content creation, then yes, it can be. However, if you're not doing serious constant work with professional programs then you're most likely not going to see anything worth while in gaming or general use.

[Pandora]

If you're doing professional content creation, then yes, it can be. However, if you're not doing serious constant work with professional programs then you're most likely not going to see anything worth while in gaming or general use.

i agree. if you are a serous content creator then you shouldn't even be looking at this platform at all and maybe be looking at xeons and quadro gpu's

[Pandora]

i plan to crossfire 2 cards being the 390x when it comes out but when two cards becomes not enough will be very long i know i want the ability to add in another gpu 

[bolts823]

If you're doing professional content creation, then yes, it can be. However, if you're not doing serious constant work with professional programs then you're most likely not going to see anything worth while in gaming or general use.

My pc is mostly for gaming and streaming games i play as well as alot of multitaskingso would my best choice to stay in my 1150 and just keep looking at motherboards till im 100% sure what i need and want

[Pandora]

My pc is mostly for gaming and streaming games i play as well as alot of multitaskingso would my best choice to stay in my 1150 and just keep looking at motherboards till im 100% sure what i need and want

save your money. a 200-300$ wont help you now or in the future. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770this mobo is plenty for anyone on the lga 1150 platform. get a titan x with the money you save.

[Atmos]

My pc is mostly for gaming and streaming games i play as well as alot of multitaskingso would my best choice to stay in my 1150 and just keep looking at motherboards till im 100% sure what i need and want

 

Streaming and gaming? No reason then to go to X99 really at all. The 4790K is a superb chip and should be able to handle both of those tasks without batting an eyelash. 

[Pandora]

Streaming and gaming? No reason then to go to X99 really at all. The 4790K is a superb chip and should be able to handle both of those tasks without batting an eyelash. 

hell a 4460 would be enough for twitch.

[bolts823]

Streaming and gaming? No reason then to go to X99 really at all. The 4790K is a superb chip and should be able to handle both of those tasks without batting an eyelash. 

okay so i think what i will do is wait till the summer to wait till i upgrade. like new mobo, case maybe, ill have my gpu by then hopefully, an what ever else maybe be needed to upgrade thanks for the advice everybody

[iamdrinster]

if its for gaming mostly pick the ROG series or the gaming series of Asus and spend the rest on a good GPU and some Rams,

[bolts823]

if its for gaming mostly pick the ROG series or the gaming series of Asus and spend the rest on a good GPU and some Rams,

what is wrong with gskill ram? also i plan on getting at least 1 probably 2  390xs

[asusfan]

You would be best investing in a 2011v3 X99 rig as it has 28 - 40 pci-e bus lanes, where as a 1150 only has 16 pci-e lanes.

so if you intend to crossfire / sli then socket 2011 is the way to go.

 

SYSTEM CPU TYPE                          CPU Mark                                    PCI Bus Lanes           CPU Watts

Socket 1150 NUC                              2467-3463                                    16                                 --

Socket 1150 Up to i7                        2914-10122                                  16                                 35-84

Socket 1150 E3 DDR3 ECC              7042-9732                                    16                                 80

Socket 2011v3 i7 DDR4                   12949-15943                                 28-40                           140

Socket 2011v3 DDR4 ECC E5          10637-22556                                40                                 85-145

Dual Socket 2011v3 DDR4 ECC E5 10637-22556 X2                           80                                 85-145 X2

[bolts823]

You would be best investing in a 2011v3 X99 rig as it has 28 - 40 pci-e bus lanes, where as a 1150 only has 16 pci-e lanes.

so if you intend to crossfire / sli then socket 2011 is the way to go.

 

SYSTEM CPU TYPE                          CPU Mark                                    PCI Bus Lanes           CPU Watts

Socket 1150 NUC                              2467-3463                                    16                                 --

Socket 1150 Up to i7                        2914-10122                                  16                                 35-84

Socket 1150 E3 DDR3 ECC              7042-9732                                    16                                 80

Socket 2011v3 i7 DDR4                   12949-15943                                 28-40                           140

Socket 2011v3 DDR4 ECC E5          10637-22556                                40                                 85-145

Dual Socket 2011v3 DDR4 ECC E5 10637-22556 X2                           80                                 85-145 X2

IF I WANTED TO STAY IN 1150 WHAT WOULD BE My BEST BET 

caps lock was on my apologies 

[asusfan]

IF I WANTED TO STAY IN 1150 WHAT WOULD BE My BEST BET 

caps lock was on my apologies 

all depends on your budget, and would look at a ATX m/board for sure and a medium to high end quality with the best sli / crossfire support and layout.

some boards don't have good spacing and so if you want to go sli / crossfire its important to look carefully at the speeds and spacing of the pci-e slots also the VRM can be important if your running multi gpu and a high end cpu.

so many choices out there. best thing is to filter things down by picking a max budget, form factor (pretty much will be a ATX), colour scheme, preference to a manufacture, other interfaces, onboard sound and lan quality, build quality.

as you have to remember to look at all these aspects as if your gaming online you want to make sure its got good lan and good onboard sound.

and obviously with my username and built like the last 5 rigs with Asus m/boards i am kinda bias to Asus, but the others are also good options.

if budget is an issure then i don't think like a ROG board is needed, its a luxary and for overclockers etc. so you can get away with any of the other boards that have the specs your looking for.

[asusfan]

also i will point out if you think about it you pretty much have a m/board in a case / rig for anything from 2 - 5 years and so i always say never cheap out on a board as its the backbone to your system and get something with the latest and fasted interfaces you can afford.

changing a board out is a pain in the butt and so to me i put a lot of though and reseach into getting the one that suits my needs.

currently waiting for my new m/baord for a new 1150 m-itx rig i have designed and built from scratch, from day one i knew there was only one board that will do and its taken like over 6 months of building and saving up to finally a week ago i got one bought and so yeah check, check and check before you click the buy button. look at manufactures websites and also look at video reviews on utube or whereever.