What's the best Motherboard around 160$ (For SLI 970's and I7-4790k)

sonicstormgaming · Nov 29, 2014

JackNaylorPE · Nov 29, 2014

Usually around $159, it's now $125 ... MSI GD65 .... same feature set, equal or better components as $200 Asus Hero
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130769

sonicstormgaming · Nov 29, 2014

Whats the difference between the MSI Z97-GD65 and the MSI Z97-G45

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $159.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 18:27 EST-0500

-Lone- · Nov 29, 2014

Or you can go with the Asus z97 Pro

ocer9999 · Nov 29, 2014

leedreamer189 · Nov 30, 2014

Make sure you guys check out the Cyber Monday deals! Asus, Asrock or MSI have really good deals.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2410535

xLendary · Nov 30, 2014

leedreamer189 :

Sweet! ASRock X99 Extreme3 looks tempting..

JackNaylorPE · Dec 1, 2014

sonicstormgaming :

The G45 has won an extremely large number of awards but it's the GD65 that lit it the record books and get all the glowing reviews. The G45 is a $150 board selling for $140 .... the GD65 is a $180 board selling for $125. Simply put, nothing else on the market can compare with it at this price.

You can compare them here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=MSI%20z97&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1|13-130-771^13-130-771-TS%2C13-130-769^13-130-769-01%23&percm=13-130-771%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B13-130-769%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

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