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Before i decide, can anyone find any big negatives to getting the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition?

nothing really bad about it

 

those were first batches

 

but now the BIOS should have fixed the issues 

 

great board for making a white/black builds

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Damn it... I had all US prices... didn't realize you were in the UK.

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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price range?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a

 

Brown and Gold

 

 

Red and Black

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97mxgaming5

 

 

 

Cheap

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

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...and very good for it's price.

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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Yes, sorry price range is <£90

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition

 

Black and White

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming3

 

Black and Red

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97guardpro

 

Cheap and good

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Yes, sorry price range is <£90

Nice board that will support Sli and Xfire:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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Before i decide, can anyone find any big negatives to getting the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition?

nothing really bad about it

 

those were first batches

 

but now the BIOS should have fixed the issues 

 

great board for making a white/black builds

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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Before i decide, can anyone find any big negatives to getting the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition?

It won't make you breakfast, or suck you off.

I've only tried one of those things with my board.

 

G3258 V 860k (Spoiler: G3258 wins)

 

 

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i7-4790K | MSI R9 390x | Cryorig H5 | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard | G.Skill Sniper 8gbx2 1600mhz DDR3 | Corsair 300R | WD Green 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM drive | <p>Corsair RM750 | Logitech G602 | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech Z313

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Thanks guys!

Cmon, not even a like for my mobo comment about the sli krait?

 

G3258 V 860k (Spoiler: G3258 wins)

 

 

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i7-4790K | MSI R9 390x | Cryorig H5 | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard | G.Skill Sniper 8gbx2 1600mhz DDR3 | Corsair 300R | WD Green 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM drive | <p>Corsair RM750 | Logitech G602 | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech Z313

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Wont let me:p

Lol.

 

G3258 V 860k (Spoiler: G3258 wins)

 

 

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i7-4790K | MSI R9 390x | Cryorig H5 | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard | G.Skill Sniper 8gbx2 1600mhz DDR3 | Corsair 300R | WD Green 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM drive | <p>Corsair RM750 | Logitech G602 | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech Z313

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