what is a good 1150 motherboard?(Gaming)

Jose Guerra

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so this is what i got so far

Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card
NZXT Phantom ATX Full Tower Case
be quiet! Power Zone 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Scythe Slipstream 110.3 CFM 120mm Fan x3
Aerocool Touch-1000 Fan Controller

as a whole im trying to spend about $2500
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Used this for my gaming build.

ASUS has the best HASWELL boards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $196.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 21:36 EDT-0400)'

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MalakiArtook

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this is much cheaper and will still alow you to sli

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.SNIPER Z5S ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($148.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($689.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 900W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1768.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 21:49 EDT-0400)
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Here's a quality setup with the HERO.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.53 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($689.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1766.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 21:58 EDT-0400)
 
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