Selecting the right Motherboard?

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Kennethix

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Hi again guys.
I'm finalizing my build for a gaming rig. can anyone recommend a mobo?


I'm stuck with these options:
Asus Z87 sabertooth - $280 - $300
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional - $280 - $300
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H - $350
Z87 MPOWER MAX - $295


the rest of my build are:
G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Corsair H100i
Seasonic X850
2 x Asus HD7970-DC2T-3GD5

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
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TheBigTroll
if you are really doing graphic design as more than a hobby, then id get a z87x-ud3h from gigabyte and the 4770k. as for the GPU, id get a gtx 770. the msi gaming twin frozr 4 and the gigabyte windforce 770 are good buys
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TheBigTroll

TheBigTroll

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for the motherboard, the z87x-ud3h is a better option than than the above. the ud5h is overkill, fatality boards are never great, the mpower max isnt needed, and the sabertooth is a outright scam.

as for the rest of the build

-you dont need 16gb of ram if this is a gaming build
-a 750w will run SLI fine
-dont use amd cards if you are going to run 2 of them in one build. crossfire still has major issues
-dont ever get the triple slot cards. they dont cool better
-a proper heatsink like a noctua d14 or a phanteks tc14pe are just as good as the h100i for cheaper
 
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g-unit1111

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I agree with this. How I select a motherboard is based on:

Overclocking? Yes / No
SLI? Yes / No
PSU over 750W? Yes / No
 
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