Posted December 29, 2015 Hi, I'm looking for a upgrade for my Asus Z97 board, which sadly died on me a few days ago I'm not sure if I should get the MSI Z97 Gaming 3 (which is cheaper than the RoG board) or the Asus RoG Ranger? I don't care about flashy LEDs I care about price to preformance. I'm running a MSI 970 and a 4690k if you want to know. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 If it died, why do you get a new one from your warrenty? Just out of interest, how did it die? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862741 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 The Gaming 3 will be fine. More expensive motherboards only yield better OC results and looks. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862743 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 The Gaming 3 will be fine. More expensive motherboards only yield better OC results and looks. I heard MSI boards compared to Gigabyte or ASUS use lower quality parts. AMD FX8350 Black OC 4.5ghz--NZXT Kraken X31--ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0--MSI R9 380 4G--Corsair RM750--Corsair 16GB Vengeance Logitech G300--Roccat ISKU FX--Logitech Z623--HyperX Cloud II Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862765 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 i would say go with asus motherboard. they tend to be built better and have less problems Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862767 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 I heard MSI boards compared to Gigabyte or ASUS use lower quality parts. i would say go with asus motherboard. they tend to be built better and have less problems True, but why spend nearly double for something he doesn't need? Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862770 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 Author If it died, why do you get a new one from your warrenty? Just out of interest, how did it die? When I was putting my new cpu into it it would not boot up, sent it back to asus and they said the mobo socket was faulty, they said they could offer a refund or a replacement, I asked for a refund due to I could get a just as good motherboard (or a better one) for a cheaper or more expensive price. That hopefully answers your question. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862787 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 Author i would say go with asus motherboard. they tend to be built better and have less problems. I also heard that ASUS mobos had terrible software... Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862795 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 . I also heard that ASUS mobos had terrible software... idk where you heard that but to my knowledge ai suite is one of the better software out there Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862820 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 I use the ranger and its been a great board Ryzen Ram Guide My Project Logs Iced Blood Temporal Snow Temporal Snow Ryzen Refresh CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5 Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862836 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 29, 2015 True, but why spend nearly double for something he doesn't need? True too but he can get a cheaper ASUS board too. The ASUS Z97 Pro Gamer is about the same price. AMD FX8350 Black OC 4.5ghz--NZXT Kraken X31--ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0--MSI R9 380 4G--Corsair RM750--Corsair 16GB Vengeance Logitech G300--Roccat ISKU FX--Logitech Z623--HyperX Cloud II Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/516023-which-is-better/#findComment-6862854 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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