Overclocking an i5 4690k and r9 290x, top MOBO brand's best performers?

mouthfullofmouth · Aug 29, 2014

It's all in the title, what are the top brand's best perfomers for an i5 4690k and r9 290x combo, and why do they do what they do better?

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 29, 2014

Quality!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB LIGHTNING Video Card ($684.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $884.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 19:13 EDT-0400

mouthfullofmouth · Aug 29, 2014

I was actually already looking at the Sapphire tri-x model. Would you suggest the lightning over Sapphire?

I will look at that mobo.

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 29, 2014

Actually the TRI-X is a BEAST go with it.

mouthfullofmouth · Aug 29, 2014

Why this mobo over the rest?

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 29, 2014

It's one of the best Z97 boards on the market , ASUS always brings the Quality.

volcanoscout · Aug 29, 2014

^+1

The Hero is an awesome board and overclocks without breaking a sweat.

Cons29 · Aug 29, 2014

you could also google something like "high end z97 shootout" (or roundup) and see for yourself

mouthfullofmouth · Aug 29, 2014

Think i'm going to go with the maximus vii hero.

legend001523 · Aug 29, 2014

^ good choice