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I have heard that the Msi Z97 PC MATE cannot go over 1.3v do you think this will hold be back much when overclocking at all? I have never overclocked an Intel CPU before.

I mean you shouldn't really go past 1.3V unless you have very good cooling like a custom loop and high end dual AIO with good temps most people don't really overclock past 1.3V but you can't really expect that kind of overclocking from any of these motherboards

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So I have asked this question yesterday but didn't really get a good answer so I have decided to go through all of the motherboards in my budget and found these. I would also like to point out that what ever board I pick it will be going along with an i7 4790k. I would like to do a bit of overclocking but nothing to extrema.

 

MSI Z97-G43: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g43

MSI Z97 PC MATE: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate

ASRock Z97 PRO3: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro3

ASRock Z97 Anniversary: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

MSI Z97 Guard-Pro: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97guardpro

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THANK YOU for following your topic.

 

There really shouldn't be a difference between them besides price. They are all Z97 boards. 

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THANK YOU for following your topic.

 

There really shouldn't be a difference between them besides price. They are all Z97 boards. 

 

emm yeah there is such as VRMs and what not if there wasn't I wouldn't ask.

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MSI Z97 PC MATE theres practically so difference between these mobos so I would go with the PC MATE and MSI is known for the best bios next to ASUS

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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MSI Z97 PC MATE theres practically so difference between these mobos so I would go with the PC MATE and MSI is known for the best bios next to ASUS

 

I have heard that the Msi Z97 PC MATE cannot go over 1.3v do you think this will hold be back much when overclocking at all? I have never overclocked an Intel CPU before.

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I have heard that the Msi Z97 PC MATE cannot go over 1.3v do you think this will hold be back much when overclocking at all? I have never overclocked an Intel CPU before.

I mean you shouldn't really go past 1.3V unless you have very good cooling like a custom loop and high end dual AIO with good temps most people don't really overclock past 1.3V but you can't really expect that kind of overclocking from any of these motherboards

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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I mean you shouldn't really go past 1.3V unless you have very good cooling like a custom loop and high end dual AIO with good temps most people don't really overclock past 1.3V but you can't really expect that kind of overclocking from any of these motherboards

 

Thanks for the help.

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