Best Gaming motherboard for i7 4770k & GTX 780 ti

BeginnerBob · Mar 5, 2014

Building my first ever computer with a custom water loop and and stuck on which motherboard to use that would be best with the i7 4770k and the Geforce GTX 780 ti. I do plan on doing overclocking and might want SLI in the future. Budget for motherboard being $250 possibly $300

Eggward · Mar 5, 2014

4400K?
Why not go 4770k?

Eggward · Mar 5, 2014

I would recommend getting these.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $459.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:40 EST-0500)

BeginnerBob · Mar 5, 2014

Correction 4770k** sorry about that!

Eggward · Mar 5, 2014

Its all good. But that is the motherboard i recommend for SLI and OC.

BeginnerBob · Mar 5, 2014

I see a around 40% negative reviews on that board though. I figure since the entire build is going to be over 2,000 i want to get a very nice motherboard with durability

Eggward · Mar 5, 2014

What is your budget?

Eggward · Mar 5, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Amazon)
Total: $524.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:51 EST-0500)

BeginnerBob · Mar 5, 2014

maximum budget around $300 for the motherboard

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 5, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($295.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $625.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:55 EST-0500)

BeginnerBob · Mar 5, 2014

Why do you recommend that one SR?

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 5, 2014

Performance , Options , Build quality.

BeginnerBob · Mar 6, 2014

My question is the reliability of the board because all those negative 1 star reviews have me worried especially this being my first build

Tradesman1 · Mar 6, 2014

Biggest differences between the Formula and the Hero are the water block and the Rog Armor, might look at the Hero, which would be great for what you have in mind, mines in my sig

BeginnerBob · Mar 6, 2014

BeginnerBob · Mar 6, 2014

Tradesman1 :

Yeah i want to do an EK waterblock system and possibly water blocking the motherboard as well

Destarties · Jul 10, 2014

I'm in a similar situation, I recently bought a maximus VI extreme and I was wandering if I could fit 2 gtx 780 ti cards on. Couple them with an i7 and 32 ram. It's also my first proper build.

Tradesman1 · Jul 10, 2014

Yes, the Formula will take them easily, make sure you have room in the case, my 780's required removing a drive cage from the length of the cards

BeardHolloway0329 · Jul 10, 2014

You can consider msi z97 gaming 7.

My friend bought that board a week ago, he said that is great.

And it has your requirement SLI.

It’s just a suggest, give you more choose.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 10, 2014

MSI = NO QC

Tradesman1 · Jul 10, 2014

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For QC I rate them about with BioStar - i.e. mobos I won't waste time building on

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 10, 2014

Have all my components now , build in the next few days , those new Noctua Black and Redux fans look sweet.

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