Which motherboard should I get?

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gachase21

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I'm going to micro center in a few days to get a mother board cpu bundle with a 4770k

I'm thinking either this

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=614842

or this

http://www.microcenter.com/product/414773/GA-Z87X-UD4H_Socket_LGA_1150_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

here is my proposed build with what I might get and what I have already purchased.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $74.88)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($93.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $329.99)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $89.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $89.99)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($21.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1362.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 22:46 EST-0500)

I'm also thinking of getting a 16g ram set up instead and was wondering if this deal might be ok with that?
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1xdwef/ram_gskill_16gb_2x8gb_ddr3_2400_14449_w_promo/
 
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Get the Z87 Pro, Asus has the best handle on the Z87 chipset, OCs great, handles DRAM great, would also suggest looking at the GSkill Snipers for DRAM or better yet the Tridents
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chrisso

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You wont get any better advice than from the Honourable
Tradesman San.
Avoid bundles, because the cpu is what it says on the tin and the rest is obviously inferior.
Also, if you want to lessen the risk of heartache later, dont buy Evga graphics cards.
These people (imho) have a long term agenda that isnt beneficial to customers.
 
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gachase21

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The graphics card is already purchased. .

The micro center cpu mother board bundles seem hard to pass on for the price .... maybe I'll look to see if I can do better

http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

 
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