6/24/13 newegg combo cpu and mobo which one do i get? HELP!

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dylanthedude

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hello everyone. i will be getting the 4670k cpu and newegg has a combo deal with motherboards and cpus. im wondering which one i should get. im on a budget and will be doing gaming on the computer its my first build/pc. i wont be oc right off but i would like to have the option if i decide to later down the road. im leaning more towards the msi g45. if someone could give me some advice and tell me which one is the best and why i would greatly appreciate it. i also have a black and red color scheme which goes great with the g45 but thats a minor issue. here is the web page for the promotion http://promotions.newegg.com/intel/13-2602/index.html all opinions welcomed!
 
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I'd go, in order, the Rock mobo, the GigaByte or the Asus.....wouldn't touch the MSI, the ROCK are great mobos, I use them more than Asus or GB on builds, more bang for the buck and they last....Asus and GB are also great mobos, and tend to cost more

Doesn't show as sold out at the moment
 
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I'd still go with the Asrock...:D
Just went to the Newegg product page for the MSI board, & it says "not available", combo or not.:pfff:

 
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why not msi? what does the rock have that the others dont? its pretty much between the rock and msi at this point. gb seems just okay and asus seems like im paying a premium which is why i dont really care for them.

 
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msi just cheaply made or something?
 
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MSI had some issues on some AMD board cooking their VRM's. That was YEARS ago for AMD. Quality of these boards is great. They were also caught overvolting GPU's for more stability...

 
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MSI makes very unreliable motherboards... not only are they unreliable and cheap, but they tend to have some pretty crappy overclocking results.

Solid GPU maker, not so good mb maker... that's not to say they never make good mbs... just that it's very hit or miss. I usually find the premium you pay for Asus MBs is worth it. That said, Asrock makes some good intel mbs (i wouldn't touch one of their amd boards with a 10ft pole)
 
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Every Z87 board I have personally seen, and I assemble systems, has been of exceptional quality that I had only previously seen in High end boards like the MIVE, MVE. I have never had an MSI board fail in the last 2 years for any client (OK to be fair I havn't had ANY boards fail since I started building Ivy). The Toms roundup of Z87 boards sums things up nicely, they are all almost exactly the same performance wise, although it is the GD65 (1 step up)

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how big of a difference is there between the gd65 and g45? would it be worth it to get the gd65?
 
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if ocing isnt a big deal to me and price and stock performance are would msi be a fair choice?
 
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That MSI G45 board is perfect for stock performance, and can give you a boost next year by overclocking. The G65 is geared toward overclocking and more extreme SLI (quadfire and such) You will get all the performance you need with the G45. Just out of curiosity what GPU are you using?
 
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For me, it's overall quality and QC, their sales have been slipping since 2010 (so others are seeing this also), the Rock passed them to become # 3 in 2011 and continues to climb in sales as does GigaByte, Asus boards are still great but their sales have been slipping to GB and the Rock
 
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dylanthedude

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I haven't picked a GPU yet. Do you have any recommendations?
 
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I don't know your budget or games preference, but high end I would go GTX770 midrange I would pick a 650ti boost as it matches my 480 performance and I know that still rocks. I probably wouldnt go lower than that for gaming.

Gotta head out on a call, good luck with the purchase and have fun
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Are you happy with your MSI? If I'm not oc is MSI just as good as the others?
 
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My mistake GD65 is tri SLI. Your OC is going to be limited by the thermals of your CPU most of the time with IVY/Haswell it is very simple to quickly overclock to 4- 4.2, but to go higher you would need not just a better motherboard bu better cooling, maybe remove the lid of the CPU (I use the vise and hammer trick on IVY's, no one has wanted a delidded haswell yet) Most of these boards will have similar overclocking headroom as the VRM have moved onto the CPU die, except for very high end boards designed for overvolting extreme amounts ... MPOWER, ROG, WS with extreme cooling.

The GD45 board is perfect for single GPU system
 
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seems like they were right... the g45 is sold out and the combo doesnt work for the gd65... so now im at asus or rock. who has better audio? will the integrated graphics on the cpu work with the motherboard? cause it will be weeks before i can afford a separate gpu for this build. also will the integrated graphics run games such as lol diablo torchlight2 and maybe a few rts here and there. also, asus makes a point to talk about their wifi and bluetooth features.. does the rock wifi and bluetooth ready? thanks
 
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i would like to be able to play a few less demanding games (lol, torchlight, diablo, some other rts games) before i purchase a dedicated gpu because this mb combo is killing my funds and i wont be able to get the gpu until after i get ram hdd sdd optical drive but i want to be able to play around until then.
 
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