Question about MSI series

[stianm3]

Im going for a intel upgrade to the i7 4970k so i need that socket 1150 

im looking trogh my choise of hardware dealer i can finde two motherboards in my price range and in colorscreem 

 

the first one is Msi z97 Gaming 5  the other one is Msi z97a Gaming 7

 

Frist of all whats the difference between z97 and z97a? i see that msi have listed a lot of them like h97 and z87 so what does this meen? 

 

and secound part do i need the gaming 7? i can see there is 3 differences between them 

 

first of all the gaming 5 does not support usb 3.1 but how hard is it to get an adapter like when usb 3.0 was first introduced?

secound thing is the sound the audiports are 6 at the gaming 5 but at the gaming 7 its typed like this " 6+ Optical SPDIF" i need the 6 inputs but do i need the optical SPDIF?

 

And for the finnal thing is that gaming 5 have VGA max share memory (mb) at 1760 and the gaming 7 have only 512 i imagen that this is by the vga output from motherboard to a monitor whitch i will never use! (correct me if im wrong) 

 

 

Thanks for the help

[Mohenjo]

What CPU are you planning to get with it? an i7 or i5? will you get a K series GPU? 

[McFr3aky]

I have the msi gaming 970 am3+ which is almost the same mobo but then for amd. This mobo is amazing for the price aslo it has the optical SPDIF but i have no idea for it does.

Also why do you need usb 3.1 ?but if you need it i think there will be pcie adapters

[thekeemo]

Take a look at the g45

[stianm3]

I have the msi gaming 970 am3+ which is almost the same mobo but then for amd. This mobo is amazing for the price aslo it has the optical SPDIF but i have no idea for it does.

Also why do you need usb 3.1 ?but if you need it i think there will be pcie adapters

 

this is not what i asked for 

What CPU are you planning to get with it? an i7 or i5? will you get a K series GPU? 

im gonna put in a i7 4790k and my nvidia 780ti gpu 

 

Take a look at the g45

there are only these to fitting what im looking for nothing else if there was i would have gone for a ROG motherboard

[rik1254]

The difference between

 

Im going for a intel upgrade so i need that socket 1150 

im looking trogh my choise of hardware dealer i can finde two motherboards in my price range and in colorscreem 

 

the first one is Msi z97 Gaming 5  the other one is Msi z97a Gaming 7

 

Frist of all whats the difference between z97 and z97a? i see that msi have listed a lot of them like h97 and z87 so what does this meen? 
The difference is the Z97a has USB 3.1.

 

and secound part do i need the gaming 7? i can see there is 3 differences between them 

 

first of all the gaming 5 does not support usb 3.1 but how hard is it to get an adapter like when usb 3.0 was first introduced?
I don't know what this means? Do you mean rear IO or internal connector as I only remember a USB 3 to 2 adapter being for internal connectors.
 

secound thing is the sound the audiports are 6 at the gaming 5 but at the gaming 7 its typed like this " 6+ Optical SPDIF" i need the 6 inputs but do i need the optical SPDIF?

If you don't need optical, don't worry about it as that's the only difference (same codec, etc...)

 

And for the finnal thing is that gaming 5 have VGA max share memory (mb) at 1760 and the gaming 7 have only 512 i imagen that this is by the vga output from motherboard to a monitor whitch i will never use! (correct me if im wrong) 

Don't worry about this is you are going to use a discrete graphics card, only really impacts onboard.

 

Thanks for the help

 

 

Along with all the bold bits, the Gaming 7 has 2 more SATA 6gb/s ports, there are 2 more USB 3.0 connectors on the rear IO, and open case features like Power, Reset and OC genie buttons and dual BIOS switch.

 

Gaming 5 is the smart choice IMHO.

[typographie]

first of all the gaming 5 does not support usb 3.1 but how hard is it to get an adapter like when usb 3.0 was first introduced?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007531&IsNodeId=1&Description=usb%203.1%20pcie%20card&name=Add-On%20Cards&Order=BESTMATCH&isdeptsrh=1

$20–40, plus the sacrifice of one PCIe x4 slot. That price seems to be approximately the difference between the Gaming 5 and Gaming 7.

Though, a better question is how likely you are to end up with a device that takes advantage of USB 3.1 bandwidth. If you know you'll definitely use it, then maybe it's worth it.

 

For my part, I bought into USB 3.0 back in 2010, and I still don't even own any USB 3.0-capable devices. I had kinda hoped cell phones and tablets would have updated their USB interfaces by now but, well, ya know…

[stianm3]

The difference between

 

 

 

Along with all the bold bits, the Gaming 7 has 2 more SATA 6gb/s ports, there are 2 more USB 3.0 connectors on the rear IO, and open case features like Power, Reset and OC genie buttons and dual BIOS switch.

 

Gaming 5 is the smart choice IMHO.

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007531&IsNodeId=1&Description=usb%203.1%20pcie%20card&name=Add-On%20Cards&Order=BESTMATCH&isdeptsrh=1

$20–40, plus the sacrifice of one PCIe x4 slot. Though, a better question is how likely you are to end up with a device that takes advantage of USB 3.1 bandwidth. If you know you'll definitely use it, then it's a consideration.

 

For my part, I bought into USB 3.0 back in 2010, and I still don't even own any USB 3.0-capable devices. I had kinda hoped cell phones and tablets would update their USB interfaces by now but, well, ya know…

thanks i finnaly got answare from the store to he clarified everything you guys just said go for the gaming 5 he said to me the price to performence is better since i do not need the extra stuff as we all know 3.1 usb can be used in a 3.0 header

[MahtXL]

this is not what i asked for 

im gonna put in a i7 4790k and my nvidia 780ti gpu 

 

there are only these to fitting what im looking for nothing else if there was i would have gone for a ROG motherboard

He gave you an answer. You asked about msi. He told you about the same damn board but just with a different chipset. You complained. Dont be rude to others on here when they try to help you.