Asus Maximus hero vi vs the hero vii(z87 vs z97)

Usacomputer · Feb 20, 2015

Hello I was wondering which mother board I should get, the z87 has more reviews in terms of quality and reliability but the z97 can use more updated CPUs like the famous i7 4790k without flashing the bios, the z87 can house the i7 however there is no garentee which bios the board will be shipped in so using the 4790k in a z87 board is not full proof as far as I'm concerned, so my question is should I get the z87 and use an i5 4670k, or save up a bit more cache lol, and buy the z97 board along with the Intel core i7 4790k, keep in mind the boards them selves are the asus heros, the z97 being the vii and the z87 being the vi

Elemential · Feb 20, 2015

z97 is a much better motherboard

Usacomputer · Feb 20, 2015

Elemential :

Could you explain why many people Believe it isn't as reliable

Elemential · Feb 20, 2015

Usacomputer :

z97 motherboards features a better oc experience, it looks really nice and it's much newer. It has all the features a beefy pc should have. It has enough ports for all your needs too.

I think the z97 would be more recommended by others rather than the z87

faalin · Feb 20, 2015

well I've had no issues with me z97 hero vii board so I would say get the z97

Tradesman1 · Feb 20, 2015

I've got both (in sig) the Z97 is far better, it runs cooler, OCs better (and with less voltage to the CPU, handles DRAM better, the BIOS is improved.....SR-71, here in the forums has had both Hero's also

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 20, 2015

Yes the HERO boards are both first rate , well made and great to build with.

Hard Line · Feb 20, 2015

Another Hero 7 board owner and it has my 4790k at 4.8ghz and running cool under water

I couldn't be happier

Tradesman1 · Feb 20, 2015

Hard Line :

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Which set of Mushkins are you running ? Have nice tight timings

Hard Line · Feb 20, 2015

Actually my mushkins are in my old i7 build ( i7 930 12GBB mushkin redline 1600mhz cas 6) . I picked up 32GB g skill 1600 cas 10 ( overclocked to 2000 cas 10 ) used for $175. couldn't' pass that up lol. esp with my ramcache and ramdrive ( then I have my old 128GB C300 as a level 2 cache )

Tradesman1 · Feb 20, 2015

Sounds great, I often reuse also, had some 2000/7 Flare DRAM from Gskill I wish I had held onto

Nik23 · Mar 21, 2015

Usacomputer :

Hero VI Z87 (about $180) + i7 4770k (about $295-300)
Hero VII Z97 (about $205-215) + i7 4790k (about $305-315)

That's the only one right way to buy them, of course , if you want good performance and that rig last longer without further upgrades. If you already have z87, there is no point to upgrade to z97. Same with CPU's. No point to go from 4770k to 4790k. I bought mine in summer 2013. I got 87 and 4770k. Still runs pretty good. Combo 97+4790k of course has some advantage , but not significant. In 97 they made some improvemets on overclocking, heating and some other minor stuff. But frankly speaking I haven't notice any significant difference in performance between those two combos. So, if you are buying new rig, then definitely , I'd suggest you to get later version/combo z97+4790k

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