MSI Z87 MPower MAX or ASUS Z87 Deluxe??

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MakIthaca

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I plan to upgrade to i7 4770k and I am between those 2 motherboards. Tell me which one would you choose and why and also if you can suggest me any alternatives. I want great gaming performance and I will also make photo editing.
 
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I would go with ASUS. All of their Z87 boards are excellent. I've done a number of builds with the Z87 Pro, Z87 A, and Maximus Gene (an mATX model) and like them all -- really the choice depends on the features you want. They all overclock well and are very stable.

 
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Well I believe that the Asus Z87 Deluxe gives me so many stuff more (many usbs, wireless antenna, bluetooth, greater possibility for overclocking etc etc) than the ones that you posted here. And it costs 60 euros more than the hero mobo for example. But I would really like to know opinions from MSI Z87 onwers please too!
 
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In the forums here I see much more complaints about problems with Asus Z87 boards than MSI Z87 ones. What do you have to say about that? I am really going more to the MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX side rather than ASUS Z87 DELUXE, I have been using MSI boards for the last 10 years and never had a single problem.
 
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Tradesman1

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It's your call, I work the forums here every day, and to be honest I EXPECT to see more problems with Asus mobos, they sell over 3 times as many as MSI (closer to 4) but I also see it's just basic things like the users not knowing how to set up DRAM opposed to things like ports, slots not working, BIOS all screwed up, DOA mobos, etc. I know in my business, I get problem calls on MSI mobos than any 2 other mobo makers put together and I don't even build on MSI
 
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I've do lot lots of ASUS Z87 builds and never have issues, MSI is a different story.

 
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I am bloody confused, don't know what to do. I plan to buy Z87 mobo and i7 4770k for about 550 euros, that's a lot of money for me, and I really don't want to have issues! The memory I am gonna use is G.SKILL 2 x 4GB 1866.
 
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G.Skill works well with the ASUS Z87 boards, I've used hundreds of sticks.

If you want to save a few bucks now, the ASUS Z87A and Z87Pro are both excellent also (I've built many of each without issues). You can add more bells and whistles when you need them.
 
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Ok, Tradesman1 and RealBeast I just ordered Asus Z87 Deluxe C2 and Intel i7-4770k!! So I guess I will receive them the latest on Thursday. I f Have any issue I hope that I can rely on you guys, ok? By the way my name is Makis and I am based on Ithaca Island, Greece, what about you?
 
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Just start a new thread with any questions, we'll be around. :)

 
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Tradesman1

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Good question - haven't posted any images here, but believe if you click POST AN ANSWER it will give you a response box with a menu, one of the icons is for inserting an image, need a URL for where it's at - normally you can post photos at one of the free image sites and then use that URL to insert it into your response
 
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