Which motherboard should I pick to finalize my build

shirazjr

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It's between ASRock Z87 PRO4 ($124.99) and ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ($174.99). It's my first time building a PC so I'm not sure what to get. My CPU so far is i5 4670k with a 7970 GPU.

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kewlguy239

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well, you don't need to get a motherboard with more than 1 pci e 3.0 if you don't intend to crossfire your GPU. For the price you are looking at, though Asrock makes a decent motherboard, I would recommend ASUS over them. Same price range (starts from $139 to $189) and I believe they are a more reliable product. if you HAVE to choose between the two, go with the cheaper one, as the extreme 6 is more geared for multiple GPU setups, so go with the PRO 4.