Need opinions on finishing build

seanma0314 · Feb 4, 2014

Hello, I'm in the stage of upgrading my pc and need some opinions. I've already bought an i5-4670k cpu and a msi gtx 760 and just need to pick a motherboard with ram.
I've been looking at some boards sub $150 to buy and found a few.

ASrock Extreme4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369

Asus Z87 PLUS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131980

Asus Z87- A http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981

MSI Z87-G45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693

I'm kinda leaning toward the ASrock board but I have no experience with any of these brand boards.

Also will this ram be good with these boards/build? I'm not sure which numbers matter more in ram for gaming
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

I use my computer for mostly gaming and internet stuff

shortstuff_mt · Feb 4, 2014

Out of those options I would go with the Asus Z87-Plus board. IMO the quality of Asus boards is a step above ASrock and MSI.

The RAM is nice, but you can get CAS 9 1866MHz RAM for the same price.

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR $84.99

seanma0314 · Feb 4, 2014

shortstuff_mt :

I had actually canceled my video card because I saw these 2 different combo orders which can save a little
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1523170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1523169

Do the speeds above a 1600 ram make a lot of difference in performance?

shortstuff_mt · Feb 4, 2014

The 1866MHz will only give a very slight improvement in games (maybe 5FPS). I just usually recommend it because it's the same price as 1600MHz RAM. If you're pushing the budget and those combo deals help then go with the 1600MHz RAM. You won't really notice a difference.

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