need advice on what to get for a pc build~under 1500

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Im going to be buying a new pc, and I need recommendations on motherboards and processors, because I know nothing about them. Im going to overclock it, and it will most likely be watercooled, and for gaming only. It will be a three monitor setup most likely with the ASUS VG248QE. The graphics card would be the geforce gtx 970 (two of them), unless you guys have a better recommendation for it. I want to keep the pc under 1500, minus the monitors.
 
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This would be what you're looking for:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($148.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1478.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-20 02:35 EST-0500
 
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I might go a little bit over budget on the mother board, so what could be another good pick for 50--100 more?
 
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One step up:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $163.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 00:46 EST-0500


Two steps up:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($207.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $207.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 00:47 EST-0500


Or go with a really decent Gigabyte board:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($188.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $188.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 00:50 EST-0500

Honestly though, if it was my money and I was going to spend another 100 bucks on the build, I'd leave the board as is and go with an i7-4790k CPU which gives you four additional computing threads and 500mhz increase on the CPU base clock speed.
 
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thanks that was a big help, I think I'll go with the cpu instead of the motherboard
 
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Ok bud. Good luck. I think you'll be much happier that way. You'll get a noticeable overall computing performance gain that way whereas with a board upgrade over an already very decent board, you just get a few extra features that you may or may not ever even use.
 
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