Motherboard upgrade

[Hank_Tech]

When I built my rig, I couldn't really afford a nice motherboard and I just went with a cheapy GA-Z87-HD3 from Gigabyte. I got a 4770k CPU and planned on overclocking, but I quickly realized my board can't really do anything at all. So, I ended up leaving my CPU at stock under H100i cooling. Now that I have the money, would it be worth it for me to upgrade to a Z97X-UD5H-BK? I want to have the ability to SLI in the future, so I will definitely need a board swap if I ever want to do that as my board doesn't support it. I just don't know if it would really be worth the money for me to buy a new mobo right now.

[Godlygamer23]

It's a decent board - however, if your plan is to overclock the CPU further, you may also find that the CPU doesn't go above your current speed due to the silicon.

[soaringchicken]

Well I have a Z97X-SOC which I gather is just the gaming board with more ocing features, so from my experience I say go for it. 

[Hank_Tech]

It's a decent board - however, if your plan is to overclock the CPU further, you may also find that the CPU doesn't go above your current speed due to the silicon.

Yeah I know about the silicon lottery and such, but I feel like I could probably get a better OC with a cleaner/beefier power delivery system. My board is basically one of their H series board with a Z chipset slapped on it, so the power delivery is pretty horrid if I'm honest.

[Zackfoo]

4770k tends to have overheat issue that's why intel came out with the devil's canyon the 4790k. So even you upgraded the overclocks might disappoint you.