New motherboard choice

[jacobgoblin]

My cousin got a dell XPS 8700 a little while ago. Shortly after they threw a PNY 970 in there for gaming. It does well, but the stock cooler just isn't enough. I gave him a 120mm AIO but it won't fit in this dell case. For his coming up birthday, I'm planning to get him a corsair carbide case, and his dad will get him a new motherboard. What's are some good choices to look at for a 4th gen i7-4790 at about $150 or under?

[PokeCatz]

The non-k version right? Also how feature packed do you want this motherboard. You could spend $50 on a mobo or $150 on a mobo.

[Moonzy]

knowing prebuilts, you might not even be able to re-use that psu's connector for the new motherboard if it's using proprietary connectors

 

but something like this?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nz2GBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nz2GBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $111.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 17:36 EDT-0400

 

[jacobgoblin]

2 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

The non-k version right? Also how feature packed do you want this motherboard. You could spend $50 on a mobo or $150 on a mobo.

Yep non K. He doesn't need to overclock yet. He's only 13. As far as feautures really just usb3, more than one PCI slot, and 2 ram slots. 

[jacobgoblin]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

knowing prebuilts, you might not even be able to re-use that psu's connector for the new motherboard if it's using proprietary connectors

 

but something like this?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nz2GBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nz2GBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $111.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-15 17:36 EDT-0400

 

He has a new power supply waiting for the new case. That asrock board is a great price, thanks!

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, jacobgoblin said:

He has a new power supply waiting for the new case

and also a new cpu cooler? since you mentioned about swapping away his stock cooler but did not mention anything about it after lol

just make sure the cooler fits in the case you're going to get, or vice versa

[PokeCatz]

Budget:

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha

Mid-Range:

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87extreme4

Feature Packed (Expensive):

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97ausb31

[jacobgoblin]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

and also a new cpu cooler? since you mentioned about swapping away his stock cooler but did not mention anything about it after lol

just make sure the cooler fits in the case you're going to get, or vice versa

Yeah I have a 120mm AIO, but I got an h100i, so I'm giving that to him. Left that part out lol