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Hi guys,
Been looking around for motherboard. i had my eye on maximus vii formula, but it seems like it's going to be way over my budget. my budget is around £250.
Purpose of the pc will be to play games and light video/photo editing.
Will go for i5 now and when broadwell comes about, i'm planning to go for i7-k.
i've been looking into;
asus maximus vii hero
gigabyte gt
gigabyte g1
i've been recommended asus boards by my friends, but gigabyte seems pretty good too.
(Pc theme will be red and black)
Thanks a lot guys.
 
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Another good option would be the MSI Gaming 5 Z97: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5. It has that color scheme that you are looking for and still is a pretty good mobo
 
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At that price range it's hard to go wrong. The MSI Gaming Z97 motherboards look amazing. The Hero VII is quiet good for overclocking apparantly. Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 seems good as well. Good score on newegg and has "Armour".
 
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only problem i have with this board is it lacks sata express and i hope to use it one day. not so sure though if i need it. got ssd and will be using hdd for media files only.
thanks for quick reply.
 
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What about the MII? It still looks as good as the MI but is updated
 
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I guess so. Nothing can go wrong with an upgrade. It's the flagship anyway so I doubt it could be worse than the predecessor.
 
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Well if that is your criteria then better stick with Asus Z97-A or Z97 Sabertooth Mark-I
 
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i have looked into it aswell,but i've read that msi has few component issues. i dont feel comfortable with buying msi boards. but msi gaming 9 is under my watch list though. it's in my maybe list.

Thanks for you reply
 
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If you go with a performance SSD, wouldn't a PCI-E one perform better anyways? (I do believe that they are more expensive though)
 
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many have said hero is bang for buck plus more, only issue is, lack of sata express. but will i need it? not sure, as i'll be using ssd as a primary storage. i havent looked into sabertooth mark 1. know it exist but not looked deep into it. will check it out.
thanks for the reply
 
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Any idea when maximus vii formula is coming out? they said july last time i checked. price leak said £340, but it seem too much for formula considering it's older version, vi formula. it has all i need plus want.
 
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Formula VII is expected in Q3 of 2014. This Q has started so you can wait a bit longer. Better send an email to Asus and ask them about the release date.
 
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