- Jan 4, 2012
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Hey guys,
Im currently planning to build my next gaming rig and can't figure out whether its worth the extra cash for a Z97 mobo. I live in Australia and the difference between a H87 and Z97 chipset can be $20 or more and from what I've found (from 5 mins of quick reading) the only main difference is that the Z97 allows you to OC. Since I don't plan on OC'ing is there any other good reasons I should consider the Z97?
Current rig plan at the moment:
CPU: I5-4690
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB 1600mhz
GPU: R9 270x 2GB
HDD: 1TB WD Black
I mainly plan to use the rig for gaming and light adobe suite use. Im currently looking at getting an ASRock Fatal1ty H97-PERFORMANCE $139
or a Gigabyte H97-D3H H97 $145.
My budget for the mobo is no more than $200 AUS although i'd rather keep it around $150 if possible as it will keep the rig under $1000 AUS.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Im currently planning to build my next gaming rig and can't figure out whether its worth the extra cash for a Z97 mobo. I live in Australia and the difference between a H87 and Z97 chipset can be $20 or more and from what I've found (from 5 mins of quick reading) the only main difference is that the Z97 allows you to OC. Since I don't plan on OC'ing is there any other good reasons I should consider the Z97?
Current rig plan at the moment:
CPU: I5-4690
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB 1600mhz
GPU: R9 270x 2GB
HDD: 1TB WD Black
I mainly plan to use the rig for gaming and light adobe suite use. Im currently looking at getting an ASRock Fatal1ty H97-PERFORMANCE $139
or a Gigabyte H97-D3H H97 $145.
My budget for the mobo is no more than $200 AUS although i'd rather keep it around $150 if possible as it will keep the rig under $1000 AUS.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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