Best LGA1150 gaming motherboard under $150

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

Hey guys,

Im building a new pc, and I need to pick a motherboard. It will be for gaming and yes, I will overclock.
Here's some things to consider:

I will use an i7 4770k CPU.
It needs to overclock my CPU nicely to 4.5 ghz.
It needs to be ATX size.
I'm going to SLI after saving up, so I will need a 2-way SLI capable mobo.
I will over clock my gpu too soon.
I'm using a 650w 80+Gold fully modular psu inside an nzxt phantom 410.
It needs to last me a while before i build a new pc (5 years maybe).
I will stream games/photo editing and video editing-render.
I will get 1866mhz Crucial Ballistix XT 2x8 gb modules.
I need USB 3.0 headers.

Preferred manufacturers:
1. Asus/gigabyte/ASrock
2. Bio star/MSI(i heard many bad things about MSI, haven't had any personal experience though).

Which one do you guys reccomend?

Thnx.

Ckauerauf · Mar 4, 2014

MSI Z87-G45 is what I have and I love it, plus it fits nice and snug inside my 410

nashdes001 · Mar 4, 2014

Ckauerauf :

+1

and maximus vi hero

EasyLover · Mar 4, 2014

Go for Asus Maximus VI Formula or Asus Maximus VI Hero. These are ROG series boards from Asus designed for gaming and overclocking. My own experience with Formula is superb. It has many features, very stylish board with loads of potential

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

EasyLover :

They are $50 over my budget.

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

Ckauerauf :

But will it oc good? I heard that this msi board cant oc more than 4.2 ghz without having issues.

nashdes001 · Mar 4, 2014

the gaming version of msi has good ocing capabilities

EasyLover · Mar 4, 2014

Ok. Here are some options for you:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87extreme6
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz87killer
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xd3h
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87anfcexpressedition

All provide good overclocking potential.

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

EasyLover :

Lol this is the exact same problem I've had before, I can't choose the best out of the options.
From my lazy research:
The extreme6 has 22% of its reviews as bad on newegg
The fatality killer was what I liked a lot and it had 14% of its reviews saying its bad(not bad actually)
The gigabyte d3h has only 10% bad reviews(by far the best I've seen).
And the asus.....well it only has 2 reviews.

Can you pick the best one plz? I knows its a noob request but i actually can't decide. Another option to consider is the MSI, many people have reccomended it on this website.

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

nashdes001 :

Ok, since tons of people are reccomending the msi, it will be one of my good options. So the asrock z87 fatal1ty killer, gigabyte z87 d3h, gigabyte z87 d3hp, asus z87-a, asrock extreme 4 and MSI z87 g45 gaming are my options. Still can't figure out which is best.

EasyLover · Mar 4, 2014

Go with ASRock Z87 Extreme 6. In this price range you'll have all the functionality that you want from high end mobo: Check the features

Supports 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon® / Pentium® / Celeron® in LGA1150 Package
Premium Gold Capacitor Design, Digi Power, 12 Power Phase Design, Dual-Stack MOSFET
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2933+(OC)
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 x mini-PCIe
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™
Graphics Output Options : DVI-I, HDMI, DisplayPort
Intel® Dual Gigabit LAN with Teaming
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
10 x SATA3, 1 x eSATA, 8 x USB 3.0, 7 x USB 2.0
1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel with 2.5" HDD/SSD Rack, 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
Supports A-Tuning, XFast 555, Easy Driver Installer, FAN-Tastic Tuning, USB Key

nashdes001 · Mar 4, 2014

u see all z87 chipset are good for ocing
z87 g45 gaming has some xtra features that other dont have

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

nashdes001 :

Ok, so now it's all down to msi z87 g45 gaming or asrock extreme6.

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

nashdes001 :

Yes, and it looks epic as well. I'm leaning towards it over the asrock extreme6, but it may change....

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

EasyLover :

Ok, so now im left with extreme6 and g45 gaming. Lol ik im asking many questions, but this is the last one, which one of those two is better?.

nashdes001 · Mar 4, 2014

Kakorat119 :

choose which ever u want!
my suggestion msi

EasyLover · Mar 4, 2014

Kakorat119 :

EasyLover :

Ok, so now im left with extreme6 and g45 gaming. Lol ik im asking many questions, but this is the last one, which one of those two is better?.

Ok. I've compared both mobos. You are good to go with MSI G45 as this mobo beats Extreme in some features. At basic level both are at par.

Good Luck,

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

EasyLover :

Kakorat119 :

Ok. I've compared both mobos. You are good to go with MSI G45 as this mobo beats Extreme in some features. At basic level both are at par.

Good Luck,

Kakorat119 · Mar 4, 2014

nashdes001 :

Kakorat119 :

choose which ever u want!
my suggestion msi

Thnx! I've chosen to go with msi.

EasyLover · Mar 4, 2014

Good luck.

Ba1ster · Apr 6, 2014

Have you thought about the msi z87-gd65?

s5229 · Jun 26, 2014

I think the MSI is great but running a side by side against the ASRock Z87 Extreme4 I went with the ASRock 4 for the simple fact it allows for HDMI pass through so my ps4 gaming console could share the same monitor. Here is a head up comparison. Also won Toms hardware award for best buy of 2013

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2013thg/

http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-look-mainstream-z87-boards-from-asrock-and-msi/32950.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-look-mainstream-z87-boards-from-asrock-and-msi

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