MOBO Help

[KingWookie]

Which MOBO should i get out of these two options?

MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-G45 GAMING

or

MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

The rest of my potential build. (It shows the MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard right now but I'm undecided)

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zB823) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2zB823/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $199.99 @ Micro Center

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | $144.49

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | Purchased For $44.99

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | Purchased For $149.99

**Case** | [NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440wm1) | $104.99 @ Micro Center

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1) | Purchased For $84.79

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.99 @ NCIX US

**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd) | Purchased For $18.99

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$838.22**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-07-16 16:10 EDT-0400 |

[Sam Z Man]

Where is the GPU?

[KingWookie]

Where is the GPU?

Sorry it's a gtx 970. I already have that and forgot to put it back on the list.

[Sam Z Man]

Get Windows from G2A

[KingWookie]

Get Windows from G2A

What is G2A? Any thoughts on the MOBO?

[ZacDaMan72]

Get Windows from G2A

Or just be in the Microsoft Windows Insider Program.

 

OP the Z97 Gaming 5 will serve you fine.

[ZacDaMan72]

What is G2A? Any thoughts on the MOBO?

Don't bother. https://insider.windows.com/ - sign up and get Windows 10. You will always be using basically a beta copy of Windows 10 that's constantly updated, but hey it's free

[KingWookie]

Or just be in the Microsoft Windows Insider Program.

OP the Z97 Gaming 5 will serve you fine.

I actually like the other one better for looks and it's cheaper. Is that one good too?

[ZacDaMan72]

I actually like the other one better for looks and it's cheaper. Is that one good too?

Yeah it's fine. MSI's gaming series is all good

[KingWookie]

Yeah it's fine. MSI's gaming series is all good

Awesome! Thank you!

[ZacDaMan72]

Awesome! Thank you!

Good luck with the build!

[KingWookie]

Good luck with the build!

Shit! Now they are the same price on Amazon. About $130 each. Is either one much better than the other? I'm bad with mobos and I really don't know the differances

[Sam Z Man]

Shit! Now they are the same price on Amazon. About $130 each. Is either one much better than the other? I'm bad with mobos and I really don't know the differances

I would get the gaming 5.