Music Production/Graphics Design/Gaming Motherboard

aliawie

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i've been looking out for some latest motherboard (z97 chipset) that will go with
the i5 4690(or 4790k if i have enough cash to add). I need mainly for music production and graphics
design and gaming will be the 3rd concern. For music, i need some thunderbolt connection compatibilty,
great audio sound. i will be using softwares such as propellerhead, cubase, ez drummer mostly.
for the graphics design, maybe a 4k support should be good and for now i'll be using a single gpu then maybe after 6 months will add another one.

well for gaming, that should handle latest bf, assasin's creed, gta v, and some kickass 3d games.

i'll be using 16gb of ram(mainly for graphics design) but will upgrade to 32gb.

budget should be around $700-$800

thanks!
 

aliawie

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i forgot that the budget i mentioned will include the cpu,cpu cooler,motherboard,gpu,ram,storage,psu and case.

that's why i'm sticking to the latest 1150 socket. 2011-3 is expensive for me.
 
I would get something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.89 @ Directron)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($255.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $817.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-09 11:51 EST-0500

I`d sacrifice the overclocking for a better GPU and removes the needs for a CPU cooler.
 

AirForce101HD

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I would go with this includes CPU cooler and 4690k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.24 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $848.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-09 14:21 EST-0500

Update: get the xfx 750w 80+ bronze psu instead. Also get a 1 tb hdd.