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What do you mean by better performance?

 

Motherboards don't make any measurable difference in fps.

The things to look for in motherboards are:

quality electrical components, pci slot layout, bios layout, number of what types of ports

 

Consider what you will actually use on the motherboard. Yeah the Gaming 5 has 3 full size pcie ports, but will you ever do 3 way sli or populate all those slots?

Do you stream? The Gaming 5 has the streamcaster thing.

 

Gaming 5 is looking a little more feature-ful to me.

 

Beginners guide to motherboards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnaQyGAg8Eg

In depth review Krait: 

In depth review Gaming 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1NbupbQ83g

 

Hope it helps!
-Matt

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I was certain that I will take Msi z97 gaming 5 motherboard. But I'm really curious if the MSI z97 SLI Krait edition is better choise (and also has better performance).

So here it goes.

MSI z97 Gaming 5 vs. MSI z97 SLI Krait Edition

CPU: i7 5820K Motherboard: MSI x99A SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2800mHz (4x4gb) GPU: MSI GeForce  GTX 980Ti Case: NZXT S340 Storage: 840 Evo 120gb and WD Blue 1TB  PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3

- GTX 980 Ti (reference card) High Idle temps solution -

 

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What do you mean by better performance?

 

Motherboards don't make any measurable difference in fps.

The things to look for in motherboards are:

quality electrical components, pci slot layout, bios layout, number of what types of ports

 

Consider what you will actually use on the motherboard. Yeah the Gaming 5 has 3 full size pcie ports, but will you ever do 3 way sli or populate all those slots?

Do you stream? The Gaming 5 has the streamcaster thing.

 

Gaming 5 is looking a little more feature-ful to me.

 

Beginners guide to motherboards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnaQyGAg8Eg

In depth review Krait: 

In depth review Gaming 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1NbupbQ83g

 

Hope it helps!
-Matt

- Carbon Chaos (2024) - https://linustechtips.com/topic/1577892-carbon-chaos-mastercase-5-custom-watercooled-build/

 

- The Helm (2015) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/345476-the-helm-my-finished-build/ 

 

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What do you mean by better performance?

 

Motherboards don't make any measurable difference in fps.

The things to look for in motherboards are:

quality electrical components, pci slot layout, bios layout, number of what types of ports

 

Consider what you will actually use on the motherboard. Yeah the Gaming 5 has 3 full size pcie ports, but will you ever do 3 way sli or populate all those slots?

Do you stream? The Gaming 5 has the streamcaster thing.

 

Gaming 5 is looking a little more feature-ful to me.

 

Beginners guide to motherboards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnaQyGAg8Eg

In depth review Krait: 

In depth review Gaming 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1NbupbQ83g

 

Hope it helps!

-Matt

Thanks!

Yeah I'll mostly use the computer for video editing, VFX and 3D modeling. But from time to time I like to play some games too (maybe GTA V). 

First I was thinking of SLI GTX 970, but since there will is 980ti comming out soon (I hope) I'll take one 980 and then in the future buy another one and SLI-ed them.

 

Current possible PC spec:

CPU: i7 4790k

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced

Mobo: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 or MSI Z97 SLI Krait edition

RAM: G.Skill TridentX 2400mhz 16gb

GPU: MSI GTX 980 or  2x Msi GTX970

PSU:Corsair CX600M

Case: NZXT s340

Fan: 2x Corsair Series AF140 Quiet edition

CPU: i7 5820K Motherboard: MSI x99A SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2800mHz (4x4gb) GPU: MSI GeForce  GTX 980Ti Case: NZXT S340 Storage: 840 Evo 120gb and WD Blue 1TB  PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3

- GTX 980 Ti (reference card) High Idle temps solution -

 

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I was certain that I will take Msi z97 gaming 5 motherboard. But I'm really curious if the MSI z97 SLI Krait edition is better choise (and also has better performance).

So here it goes.

MSI z97 Gaming 5 vs. MSI z97 SLI Krait Edition

Gaming 5 would be beter but here are some reviews on the gaming 5 compared to other boards. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-intel-amd-motherboard,3902.html#p3

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The krait looks good, but it's otherwise a very disappointing motherboard. 

 

please buy the gaming 5. 

Hahah we'll see. I have a lot to think tho

CPU: i7 5820K Motherboard: MSI x99A SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2800mHz (4x4gb) GPU: MSI GeForce  GTX 980Ti Case: NZXT S340 Storage: 840 Evo 120gb and WD Blue 1TB  PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3

- GTX 980 Ti (reference card) High Idle temps solution -

 

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Funny enough but for all those who think motherboard choice doesn't make a difference in performance....

www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/msi_z97_sli_krait_motherboard_review/12

Found that back when I considered buying a Krait. Its an interesting read. The page I linked to is about halfway through and lists gaming benchmarks.

I'm not going to say its a huge difference but it was certainly enough to convince me.

The New Machine: Intel 11700K / Strix Z590-A WIFI II / Patriot Viper Steel 4400MHz 2x8GB / Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC w/ Bykski WB / x4 1TB SSDs (x2 M.2, x2 2.5) / Corsair 5000D Airflow White / EVGA G6 1000W / Custom Loop CPU & GPU

 

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Funny enough but for all those who think motherboard choice doesn't make a difference in performance....

www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/msi_z97_sli_krait_motherboard_review/12

Found that back when I considered buying a Krait. Its an interesting read. The page I linked to is about halfway through and lists gaming benchmarks.

I'm not going to say its a huge difference but it was certainly enough to convince me.

2 fps? Thats in the range of variance but wtf 10 fps...? How in the WORLD does that work.,,

- Carbon Chaos (2024) - https://linustechtips.com/topic/1577892-carbon-chaos-mastercase-5-custom-watercooled-build/

 

- The Helm (2015) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/345476-the-helm-my-finished-build/ 

 

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2 fps? Thats in the range of variance but wtf 10 fps...? How in the WORLD does that work.,,

Strange, right? I remember back when you had everything from SiS to VIA chipsets competing with nVidia and Intel in house chipsets you'd see huge differences in motherboard performance. But these? They're all the same Intel chipset, the only thing that changes from board to board is layout, BIOS setup and feature sets.

 

Maybe they intentionally neuter the cheaper boards? Or the Kraits' original BIOS/Firmware was crap? Hard to say.

The New Machine: Intel 11700K / Strix Z590-A WIFI II / Patriot Viper Steel 4400MHz 2x8GB / Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC w/ Bykski WB / x4 1TB SSDs (x2 M.2, x2 2.5) / Corsair 5000D Airflow White / EVGA G6 1000W / Custom Loop CPU & GPU

 

The Rainbow X58: i7 975 Extreme Edition @4.2GHz, Asus Sabertooth X58, 6x2GB Mushkin Redline DDR3-1600 @2000MHz, SP 256GB Gen3 M.2 w/ Sabrent M.2 to PCI-E, Inno3D GTX 580 x2 SLI w/ Heatkiller waterblocks, Custom loop in NZXT Phantom White, Corsair XR7 360 rad hanging off the rear end, 360 slim rad up top. RGB everywhere.

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