I5 4690K motherboard choice
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GamerLackingKnowledge
October 12, 2014 6:38:06 AM
Hey Guys,
what is the best choice of motherboard for the i5 4690k if im wanting to game and dont want to spend much on a mobo?
Also what is good cheap ram that would go with that Mobo?
want to spend around $100 on the RAM and another $100 on the Mobo.
thanks guys
what is the best choice of motherboard for the i5 4690k if im wanting to game and dont want to spend much on a mobo?
Also what is good cheap ram that would go with that Mobo?
want to spend around $100 on the RAM and another $100 on the Mobo.
thanks guys
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These would be my choices, coming in at 212$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Total: $211.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 14:25 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Total: $211.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 14:25 EDT-0400
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Other choices for a motherboard,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asrock-motherboar...
i would go for the fatal1ty,but the other will do fine too if your not going for sli.
The ram is a good choice anyway.
Do you already have that cpu?
Do you want to overclock?
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asrock-motherboar...
i would go for the fatal1ty,but the other will do fine too if your not going for sli.
The ram is a good choice anyway.
Do you already have that cpu?
Do you want to overclock?
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StupidComputers
October 13, 2014 11:42:02 PM
StupidComputers said:
What is the difference between the Z97-A and the Z97-AR? and the Fatal1ty z97 and z97x?The AR is a greyish color and has fewer on-board video-outs while the A is a gold-brownish color.
The Fatal1ty Z97X has more features (including 3 PCIe 3.0 x16 slots) than the Z97:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submi...
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kingcarlos89
October 14, 2014 8:14:51 PM
StupidComputers
October 15, 2014 1:11:48 AM
zeyuanfu said:
StupidComputers said:
What is the difference between the Z97-A and the Z97-AR? and the Fatal1ty z97 and z97x?The AR is a greyish color and has fewer on-board video-outs while the A is a gold-brownish color.
The Fatal1ty Z97X has more features (including 3 PCIe 3.0 x16 slots) than the Z97:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submi...
Thanks, i'd already figured out the A vs AR diff, AR looks sick btw, but the fatality, does it have more pcie lanes? any features that matter?
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StupidComputers
October 15, 2014 1:12:05 AM
zeyuanfu said:
StupidComputers said:
What is the difference between the Z97-A and the Z97-AR? and the Fatal1ty z97 and z97x?The AR is a greyish color and has fewer on-board video-outs while the A is a gold-brownish color.
The Fatal1ty Z97X has more features (including 3 PCIe 3.0 x16 slots) than the Z97:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submi...
Thanks, i'd already figured out the A vs AR diff, AR looks sick btw, but the fatality, does it have more pcie lanes? any features that matter?
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StupidComputers said:
but the fatality, does it have more pcie lanes? any features that matter?There's a bit of a different board design,but the most important difference between the two imo is that the Z97X has the option for sli.The second pcie slot with this one works at x8 while from the Z97 (no X) works at x4. If you want sli (or even crossfire) in the future would i get the Z97X version.
If you will have no crossfire/sli in the future is the Z97 Pro4 imo already good enough and still have nice features.The Fatal1ty boards fo have a better soundchip though.
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Zerk2012
October 15, 2014 2:53:04 PM
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October 15, 2014 3:58:50 PM
StupidComputers
October 15, 2014 4:40:33 PM
Vic 40 said:
StupidComputers said:
but the fatality, does it have more pcie lanes? any features that matter?There's a bit of a different board design,but the most important difference between the two imo is that the Z97X has the option for sli.The second pcie slot with this one works at x8 while from the Z97 (no X) works at x4. If you want sli (or even crossfire) in the future would i get the Z97X version.
If you will have no crossfire/sli in the future is the Z97 Pro4 imo already good enough and still have nice features.The Fatal1ty boards fo have a better soundchip though.
Ok, you seem to be like the man to see
Also I'm likely going 4790k not 46, or is that a waste? Any haswell-E benefit? (OC'ing)I needs a Z97 motherboard. I don't care about the price, but I can't really swing over $300 just for the board. And lower is cool lol.
I'm in Canada so everything has a price jack. eg I like the sabertooth mark 1 because it's sexy, and so is it's 5 year warranty. My price tag for it is $265+10s/h+13% tax. That being said, It lacks important things I wan't.
1 - 4sure SLI/CF 1@x16x 2@16x+16x though 8x+8x would work fine... or better is cool if that's possible with intel. Moar lanes is good lanes as well.
2 - m.2 x4, with the claimed 32Gb/s throughput (unless that's a scam, still a nice m.2/sata express setup would b good)
this just came to my attention, makes u go hmm, may not need have it on the board after all - which ever way is <$.
http://www.techpowerup.com/201748/asus-unveils-hyper-m-...
m.2 is futureproofing in my mind, I'll get the m.2/sata express SSDs when they get faster, and cheaper - or at least not at build time.
3 - sound isn't a big deal, paying extra to get top notch is a no go, but I did see a sound oriented board (?) that pin pointed visually where sounds were coming from in a game, totally cheating, totally not necessary, if it just happens to b on the board..ok lol; found it, has alot of what I like, except see point #5 grr
ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA, but it's priced at $350+tax (i can pick it up around the corner) HAS STUPID WIFI(5)
If it didn't have wifi, this would be close to what I want, and ya, if it had more of what I want, I'd take the $400 hit.
4 - I wanna overclock like nuts, and have a power saving mode to switch between as needed, does intel have something like amd's cool n' quiet? An auto-oc feature would be nice since I haven't had an intel this mellenium, will take time to learn to do it right. Still strong power phase is important.
5 - NO WIFI! bluetooth or whatever that thing is where you can control your computer from your phone looks cool, wireless charging is interesting, neither are necessary, but i wouldn't object. But seriously I'll stab a wifi chip, or whatever it takes to kill it reasonably without destroying the board.. why pay for it
6 - all that lovely surge/esd protection jazz, on board cooling for mobo except for the ones that are detrimental, heard somethin about one board's thermal coating? There r some with crazy temp sensors everywhere, I saw a PSU health monitor on one. Cool, would like, could survive without. Wait - I have survived without it all this time, r these gimmicks (aside from temp sensors obv)?
7 - Gaming Lan optimization (some are better than others or is that just marketing?)
8 - Prefer gold plated connectors, would be nice, don't think it's a gimmick, but what do I know.
9 - Who doesn't like a good warranty
ASRock Z97 OC Formula also caught me eye, ugly and missing alot of features, but what it does have it seems to do right... from the description at least lol. The ASRock Z97 Extreme9 also catches my eye even more.
Tall order, I know. Gimmicks i don't need/want. Superior composition I'll pay for.
Please, help me Sensei.
P.S. Totally forgot.. RAMDISK! that looks stupid cool. but then i got to get alot, like 64 gigs of RAM too don't think 32 will cut it ...
just noticed it on the vii Hero, great board , missing features i think, some descriptions are really lacking.
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Without going really into that wall of text do i think that this one comes really close to what you want,
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga... (partpicker@.ca)
it doesn't have that m.2 slot,but you already found a solution for that.Just read about it,there are a few reviews to find.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga... (partpicker@.ca)
it doesn't have that m.2 slot,but you already found a solution for that.Just read about it,there are a few reviews to find.
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StupidComputers
October 16, 2014 2:11:12 PM
Vic 40 said:
Without going really into that wall of text do i think that this one really comes really close top what you want,http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga... (partpicker@.ca)
it doesn't have that m.2 slot,but you already found a solution for that.Just read about it,there are a few reviews to find.
You're right, and it's very close. Sorry about the wall, it was more help to me to see it all laid out like that.
I can get that board for 225 no s/h (after 20 rebate).
It looks VERY good at that price
I know I can get it for 190+s/h from ncix, but with the store near me, I can hammer it with tests for a month, if anything is wrong with the board, i can just walk in and say, this board's defective, gimma a new one. Worth the security net I think, too many defective mobos out there, all brands churn some out. -
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