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September 12, 2014 3:38:52 PM

Hey guys, I'm going to be upgrading my MSI z87-g45 to a new motherboard and would appreciate some recommendations. I'm going to be keeping my same cpu, an i5 4670k, and I'm planning to overclock it to around 4.6. I'm also going to be getting a corsair h100i to cool it. I also plan on upgrading my psu from a corsair cx600m to something better and I'd also like some recommendations. My budget for the motherboard is around $150 and for the psu is really just something that's worth upgrading to.

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September 12, 2014 4:34:20 PM

Why are you upgrading the motherboard? It's perfectly fine.
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September 12, 2014 4:49:05 PM

I plan to reuse the z87-g45 for another build and would like to upgrade to another motherboard that's a little more new.
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September 12, 2014 5:04:05 PM

A z97 sounds like a good idea, however I kind of want to try a different company other than MSI, maybe ASUS? A blue motherboard would also be nice just because I like blue more than read :) .

I'm also going to be using the cx600m in the other build. And I've read that the cx600m isn't too good for overclocking.
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a b V Motherboard
September 12, 2014 5:11:05 PM

If you want blue, try out ASRock, they have some blue Z97 motherboards: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extr...
Or a cheaper version, but also good: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extr...

For the PSU, these are good options: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650bbef...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-caps...

Both good quality and 80+ Gold.
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September 12, 2014 6:40:22 PM

Thanks for all the help guys :) 
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a b V Motherboard
September 12, 2014 6:42:23 PM

You're welcome
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