Want to get an ASUS Motherboard with Intel Chipset - WiFi - USB 3+ - Intense Gaming & Home Server Motherboard - ASUS has SO MA

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Looking for ASUS motherboard around $500 approx - Looked at Rampage 4 BE real hard, was told to look at Haswell 87 Boards that are newer - CPU can be Intel i7 not more than $1K
 

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The X79 chipset is better suited to multi-GPU setups than the Z87. Simply by virtue of having more native PCIe lanes at its disposal -gives a performance advanatge when using multiple GPUs.

If you decide you are happy with Z87, you can use this table to compare boards:http://promos.asus.com/us/z87/comparison/
 

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I purchased the Gigabyte computer motherboard model
GA-Z87X-UD7 TH. I really like the features on the Gigabyte board like replaceable WiFi Card unplugs from Motherboard. It has USB 3+ & Thunderbolt ports for fast transfers. I am going to load it with a Very Nice Video Card for gaming. The only drawback that I can see is price. At $430, that is a little rough on the wallet.