Which motherboard to choose for future proofing ,gaming and editing?

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TehGamedude

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Hello,
I'm Not Gamer But Building a PC to become one .I'm stuck to the budget of 1000$ .I have done the Best build I could But I have a hard time to figure which motherboard to choose from .
I want my Build to be future proof for about 4-5years .Here's my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D8hksY
I want to overclock , edit and game
and also have room for future upgrades.
Which motherboard should I choose form.
Here is a list of motherboards that I think are good for the build if all the motherboard I suggested are bad for the build You can suggest a motherboard of your choice .
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition
MSI Z97-GAMING 5
ASRock Z97 EXTREME6
ASRock Z97 Extreme6/ac
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
ASRock Z97 PROFESSIONAL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard.i have a budget of 200$ for the mobo .If there is any flaw in the build please tell me .Thank you very much for helping in advance .
 
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Im_Infinity

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if you want to overclock i would get a asus maximus vii ranger its the board i have it has a software called Ai Suite which has a feature called 5 Way optimization which basically makes overclocking extremely easy.
:Edit: i would also buy a better cpu cooler if you plan on overclocking
 
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synphul

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I've had good luck from gigabyte boards, that gaming 7 is a solid board. They're all good boards but it doesn't require spending a lot of money. Not sure where you're located or buying from (u.s. or elsewhere) and what your options cost. $200 is pretty pricey for a motherboard I think. It depends on what your needs are but many boards in the z97 series have support for sata express and m.2 which are newer types of connections for upcoming ssd drives. Almost all but the cheapest of them overclock well, with some of the nicer boards like the asus vii hero and gigabyte gaming 7 having 8 digital power phases. Typically the more power phases the better power delivery to the cpu but even 4 and 6 phase boards do well unless you plan to overclock professionally with liquid nitrogen or something.

When it comes time to overclock, I suggest reading up on it and reading through some overclocking guides. You're better off overclocking manually through the bios than relying on 'auto overclocking' software or tools. They don't offer the best settings most of the time and can often times run higher voltages than necessary which is just wasted heat. The majority of those who overclock avoid 'easy oc' tools for that reason and it's easy enough to do manually.

Definitely look into getting an aftermarket cooler, the stock cooler isn't enough to support overclocking. Something along the lines of these coolers would work for reaching full overclock. Even though the hyper 212 evo is recommended a lot as a budget cooler it's just not enough to handle more than a mild overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF1W87430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709018

There are other options as well like the noctua nh-d14 but the price starts to climb into the $70 range.

I'd also recommend a better power supply, something from tier 1 or 2 on this list would be a better choice. The corsair builder series are barely enough for a stock office pc in my opinion, there are better quality units out there.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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