I see no reason why those part wouldnt be fine with each other. (See memory flag)
Thats a pretty good looking mobo for MSI
And that cpu is more than good
Have one myself, can be a little warm, but not scary hot. (Mines watercooled and can easily do 4.9GHz on all cores, stable!!)
That 212 EVO is gonna be spinning at its fastest a lot i think.
PLEASE NOTE there is a flag relating to G.Skill Trident X Series at the bottom of the page.
Standard Intel flag I believe.
Also are you aware of the current 970 VRAM talks?
The mobo is listed as having:
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
How much PSU would OP need further down the line for 970 SLI?
Genuine question Im not sure on these new efficient maxwells