Z87 Mobo with 4770k for Gaming and CAD work

billin30 · Dec 24, 2013

I am having a terrible time deciding on a motherboard. Looking at several in the 150-175 range. I have some new parts and some old ones here; new in Bold

Intel i7 4770k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (probably the cooler im going with)
8GB GSkill Trident 2400 CL10
Sapphire 7870 XT 2GB OC
Corsair 750HX
Creative Soundblaster X-FI Titanium
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD (boot)
WD Black 2 TB (storage)
Antec 1200
Windows 7 Pro 64
Monitors: 24" 1080p x2, 21.5" 1080p

I'm into gaming and I also use this as my computer when i work from home using Microstation and Civil3d. I am also looking for the best on board sound as I really enjoy listening to music and really want it to sound nice. Is the onboard sound on these new motherboards better than my old sound card?

I am between several motherboards:
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128671
MSI GD65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130692
MSI GD45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693
ASRock Extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157371
ASRock Extreme4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369

I do plan on overclocking, but I'm not that intense about it. I really just want to know if I need to spend extra on the GD65 or Extreme6 vs the GD45 and Extreme4 and then decide on which is best.

Thanks

Tradesman1 · Dec 25, 2013

Take a look at the Asus Maximus VI Hero, great sound through the Supreme FX audio, and among, if not the best Z87 mobo out there, OCs well, handles DRAM better than the others I've worked with, nice precise BIOS

Beezy · Dec 25, 2013

Gtx cards have cuda support. Look into that a lot of 3d works like blender use cuda. A quadro or firepro would suit u well. 7870 for gaming and wen u need to work u use the workstation card

billin30 · Dec 25, 2013

I've hear good things about the asus, but it's a little above what I'd like to spend. I was trying to find something a little closer to that 150 mark.

As far as the graphics card, I've done a few tests on the cards we have at work and it seems Civil 3d is actually more cpu intensive. All the stuff I was doing was barely flinching the graphics card but loading up the cpu. Also doesn't help that civil 3d is single threaded

Beezy · Dec 25, 2013

billin30 :

civil3d in that case will run best on an intel core i7 like you chose, a lot of industry standard software needs to be re written to support multiple cores in my opinion (which im sure is a nightmare to do so optimally). Using graphic cards to render and show previews needs to be included in more programs too (this is the future baby!). Good luck to you bro

Tradesman1 · Dec 25, 2013

Might look at the Asus Z87-Plus or a little higher the Gryphon - though with those may want a sound card, with the Hero no need for one

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