What motherboard should i pick? gaming build!

aocasio2891

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HELLO GAMING FAMILY! First i would like to say that i am looking to get as much information as possible on the following matters and i thank you all ahead of time for your answers! With that said lets get started. I'm going to go with the Asus z97 board because of the 5 way optimization!!! it seems user and beginner friendly when it comes to overclocking my question is do i go with the Asus z97-pro(wi-fi ac) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97prowif... OR the Asus z97a (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a0 . are the extra features worth the extra cash? DOES THE PRO COME WITH AN ON BOARD WI-FI CARD? if not then this is the adapter i would get for wi-fi what are your thoughts on this product? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-wireless-network-card... If you want to suggest another board that is beginner friendly when it comes to overclocking IM ALL EARS! MY BUDGET IS BETWEEN 900-1300$ THOUGH I AM WILLING TO SAVE MORE IF I HAVE TO GO A LITTLE OVER. Here is the build so far feel free to recommend other parts in place of the ones i have chosen if you feel they have a better performance to value ratio i only ask that you give a detailed explanation as to why (x) part is better than (y) part.. This build is INTEL/NVIDIA based I MAXED OUT THE BUDGET.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.86 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($347.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1351.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am also undecided on what is the better ram corsair vengeance, corsair vengeance pro, or g.skill ripjw x series please sway me in a direction!! sell it to me baby!

For the AMD fans out there i have but together a budget AMD based build. I will pick to go with this build if you guys can convince me that i will not be losing too much performance. Again feel free to replace any parts in this build if you feel the new part has a better performance to value ratio, just give me a detailed explanation as to why (x) part is better than (y) part. i do realize that the gpu in this build is a downgrade from the intel build sadly that is because it is a budget build. however, i am willing to dish out a little more for a better performing gpu if you can recommend one. REMEMBER SELL IT TO ME BABY!!! Here is the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card ($270.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition 63.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.03 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1136.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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aocasio2891

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how about these?

1-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139042&cm_re=corsair_ax-_-17-139-042-_-Product
2-http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr
 

aocasio2891

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HERE IS THE BUILD AS OF YET ITS A LITTLE OVER BUDGET BUT THATS OK I CAN MAKE IT WORK I DONT MIND HAVING TO SAVE A LITTLE MORE. if you can recommend a corsair psu i will love you forever as i would lovvvvve to get those red psu cables!!! it would make the build look super sexy haha. also what do you think of the ssd? great value imo i would use it for my OS and world of warcraft

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YDfzCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YDfzCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($236.86 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($347.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.00 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1491.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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aocasio2891

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqkMmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqkMmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($356.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.00 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1564.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 15:49 EST-0500
 

aocasio2891

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update!!! what do youthink

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/spKYbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/spKYbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($356.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N53 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1475.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 22:23 EST-0500