Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO or Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3

juarez69

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I know I should compare a gaming 7 but I want to know the main differences between the gaming 3 and maximus vii hero.

I'm planning to overclock a i5-4690K, this build is mainly just for gaming and Since there's an $80 diference between this 2 boards, is it really worth getting the hero?
Is there any unique feature in the hero which a daily gamer would use?

(If I go with the gigabyte those $80 will go to buy Evolve and gtx 970 gigabyte g1, instead of strix)
 

StupidComputers

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I'm using the hero vii now too, the supremefx audio is boss. Stereo headphone virtual surround is AMAZING. 2.0/2.1 speakers sound good tooin v.surround, but they can't compete with a good headset for 3D audio. The z97-a doesn't list a supremefx but it has 5 way optimization and realtek audio, and supremefx uses realtek drivers... so I dunno if they can both do it.