z87 or z97 motherboard for i7-4790k?

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Mina Michael

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Hi. I got a "Gigabyte G1 sniper z87" for my i7-4790k Devil's Canyon processor but people advised me to replace it for a z97 model. I think what really matters is the chipset type.

Long story short, I need to pick one of those two exact models:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4802#kf
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4952#ov

I would like to know how much will my computer's performance jump if I replace the z87 with a z97, especially when overclocking!! I haven't read about that yet but I intend to be able to overclock in the future. What difference will the chipset make? Or will it make any significant difference in the first place?

Thanks :D

...welcoming mobo suggestions other than those two

extra info: Nvidia GTX770 and 2x8GB of RAM@1600MHZ
 
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The difference between z87 and z97 isn't much. The main difference is the addition of mSATA to z97 which uses pcie lanes to increase total bandwidth that a ssd can use. You shouldnt get better Overclocking results from switching from one chipset to the other.
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The difference between z87 and z97 isn't much. The main difference is the addition of mSATA to z97 which uses pcie lanes to increase total bandwidth that a ssd can use. You shouldnt get better Overclocking results from switching from one chipset to the other.
 
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You may also need to BIOS update on the Z87. But as mentioned, the Z97 doesn't really give any advantages other than m.2/mSATA. If there's a very small price difference I'd still get the Z97, though
 
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