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Need help deciding my mobo

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April 13, 2014 9:53:07 PM

Looking for good quality mobo for the best price
I'm looking at the asrock z87 extreme
And the asus z87 pro

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a b V Motherboard
April 13, 2014 10:03:12 PM

so you gonna do overclocking.
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April 13, 2014 10:03:48 PM

Probably not. I'm more of the casual gamer
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a b V Motherboard
April 13, 2014 10:25:56 PM

Are you needing wifi? do you plan to SLI later?
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April 13, 2014 11:17:43 PM

No I won't need wifi I will use Ethernet and no to but it would be a nice option to have for future
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April 13, 2014 11:18:38 PM

No the the sli that is. However it would be nice to have that option for the future
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April 14, 2014 12:00:44 AM

But yet it would be nice to sli in the future
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a b V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 2:52:05 AM

I understand what you mean, so

The Z87 Pro has SLI, and it also has wifi built in, but you said you dont need wifi.

Because of this, I would suggest that if you want an ASUS board, go with the Z87-Plus, as it has SLI but no wifi, and this will save you some money.(Before you choose, make sure you wont be needing wifi in the future, otherwise you would have to buy a wifi card)

Also, which version of the Z87 Extreme were you looking at?, and:
What GPU and CPU will you be using with the board?
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April 15, 2014 8:12:10 AM

I'm using i7 4770k and a gtx 770
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a b V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 12:57:16 PM

So since you are getting the 4770K, you will be overclocking?
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April 15, 2014 1:27:41 PM

I'm new to this lol. Would it be better to get the i5 4670k then. Since im not over clocking
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a c 1799 V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 1:52:25 PM

From the sounds of it so far :)  would suggest the Asus Z87-A and the 4670K, then throw in 8-16GB of GSkill Sniper DRAM at 1866/9 - good solid base for a gaming rig, and look to the best GPU that fits into your budget
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April 15, 2014 2:23:40 PM

However I'm reading reviews on this mobo and a bunch arnt good. But most of the motherboards I have looked at all have some bad reviews. I just don't want to end wasting the money on a broken mobo. Is this a quality mobo?
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April 15, 2014 2:39:52 PM

I hate this part of building. I want a good price mobo but also want one that won't be DOA or hVe any issues. It needs to be quality but also not to expensive
This is what I'm at currently I want to try to no go over 1600 for everything
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rG8h
I also need recommendations for a psu. Probably corsair I assume
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a c 1799 V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 3:32:03 PM

Yes, have built a few of them and also did upgrades on them, OCs well, handles DRAM well, runs cool, it's a nice solid mobo
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a b V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 4:28:43 PM

Tradesman1 said:
From the sounds of it so far :)  would suggest the Asus Z87-A and the 4670K, then throw in 8-16GB of GSkill Sniper DRAM at 1866/9 - good solid base for a gaming rig, and look to the best GPU that fits into your budget



OP said he doesnt want to overclock. Theres no point getting a K series chip in this case, he may as well get the 4670 or 4770 with the locked multiplier.
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April 15, 2014 5:15:10 PM

For the slight difference in price, and from what I've seen with clients, they may have no wish to OC at time of purchase, but six months or more/less down the road they often change their minds, 'future-proofing' is a big buzzword these days and even though it doesn't actually exist, being able to OC in the future is more often than not worth the additional $15-20 now, rather than look at another $240-350 down the road
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a b V Motherboard
April 15, 2014 5:32:28 PM

Tradesman1 said:
For the slight difference in price, and from what I've seen with clients, they may have no wish to OC at time of purchase, but six months or more/less down the road they often change their minds, 'future-proofing' is a big buzzword these days and even though it doesn't actually exist, being able to OC in the future is more often than not worth the additional $15-20 now, rather than look at another $240-350 down the road


Fair enough, as you say, 'future proof' is not realistic in the PC world
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April 15, 2014 5:48:50 PM

Yep, ;)  I hate hearing it but this is about as close as you can do, talking Haswell here, and while refresh CPU coming out (May) there will be new mobos also
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