Which motherboard for gaming?

hummerh1

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Hi everyone, I am currently picking out parts for a new gaming PC. I am having the hardest time choosing a motherboard, but have finally narrowed down the decision to 3 Asus boards. If the Asus z97- Ranger was available in Canada, I would grab that in a heart beat, but sadly it's unavailable and I am not prepared to pay $50+ to ship one from Singapore. The processor will be an i5 4690k, and I plan on overclocking to about 4.5Ghz if anyone wanted to know. Anyway, here are the three boards:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($228.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $228.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:55 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $154.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:56 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($181.31 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $181.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:57 EDT-0400

I plan on running dual gtx 970's in sli in the future, so that it also something to take into consideration. Thanks in advance :)
 

SomeDude_GR

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its not exactly entry level motherboard..its a mid range mobo.. pretty happy with it..
 

hummerh1

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Thanks for your response, I think I might go for the Hero Vii. It just looks soooooooooooo nice! I'm also a sucker for glowing red gaming hardware lol. I have one more quick question (probably not the correct sub forum for this), what is the best Wi-Fi card/USB adapter for gaming? My router is too far for me to run an Ethernet cable, so Wireless will have to do.