Which motherboard should I use?

MartinDaBoss · May 20, 2014

I'm building a gaming pc and I was wondering which z97 motherboard should I use. It has to be under $190. I'm going to be using the I5 4670k CPU.

Hjgrove · May 20, 2014

To be honest, there doesn't seem to be too much of a difference between the Z87 Chipset and a Z97 chipset.
The socket is exactly the same, it was originally produced to go with he haswell refresh CPU's.
For your CPU a Z87 chipset would do nicely and you can spend the money you saved else where.
Hope this helps!
P.S I would either go for a MSI Z87 GD65 or a ASUS Z87 Pro.

MartinDaBoss · May 20, 2014

Hjgrove :

I want to be able to upgrade to a next gen CPU because I will be building another PC next year and giving this CPU to my brother.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 20, 2014

Built my gamer with this BEAST.

It's at the top of your budget but worth every penny.

ASUS HERO.

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $189.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 18:30 EDT-0400)

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