Good Mother Board For Intel i7 4790

[iKoala_]

Good Motherboard for Intel i7 4790 with no oc. Someone please help me to decide. I want a Z97. :d . Also, what type of RAM should I get




Thanks,
Koala

 

[i7Baby]

Z97 allows overclock - which you can't do with your OC - and mutliple GPUs (XFire - radeon - or SLI - nVidia). Is this why you want Z97?

Otherwise get H97.

Budget? ATX size?

 

[iKoala_]

I don't really know. But can you tell me all the differences for each motherboard? And my budget is 1.5k (Canadian dollars).

 

[iKoala_]

I already used about 1.4k on the build. Should I even have an SSD?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $153.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 20:13 EDT-0400

 

[i7Baby]

I already used about 1.4k on the build. Should I even have an SSD?

You can have a SSD if you have the CPU and GPU and everything else you want and can afford it then get a SSD.

Blackbird's mobo is good. See http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383217/motherboard-tier-list-h97-chipset.html

ASRock Fatality H97 Performance - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157510
-also in Tier One.

 

[iKoala_]

Can H97 still have SLI.

 

[i7Baby]

No.

 

[iKoala_]

Is SLI even worth it or should I just upgrade to a new graphics card xD

 

[i7Baby]

SLI is being able to add a second graphics card to make your PC perform better. If you want SLI, then get a Z97 motherboard. The i7 4790 will work fine on it.

 

[Vic 40]

A Z97 would also allow a bit faster ram,probably up to 2133mhz with that cpu.For a sli ready motherboard would this one do fine,
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97e
make sure the psu supports it as well.

For ram,
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm%2Cgskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr%2Cgskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbsr/
the 2133mhz would get to expensive and with a H97 motherboard would 1600mhz only be usefull.

 

[iKoala_]

What price range should I get my mobo?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Set a budget for the board that fits your needs.

 

[iKoala_]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a Is that good? And I want about $130-$160

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes that's a great board.

 

[i7Baby]

See http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824-27.html - ASRock Z97 Extreme 4.

 

[Vic 40]

You can't really overclock with that cpu so i don't see the reason for such a high priced motherboard,but it's up to you.The one i linked is $60 cheaper at the moment and has about as much to offer.

The one i7Baby linked has at least a better soundchip.

 

[iKoala_]

If I got a Intel i7 4790K. What cooler should I get. (I might do some oc)

 

[iKoala_]

Should I get the Noctua NH-D14 or Cooler Master 212 EVO

 

[i7Baby]

I've found that the i7 4790k isn't really worth overclcoking. It'll self turbo to 4.4GHz anyway. And for that I'd just use a Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo ($30 Newegg). If you want to OC it you'll need a H100i to get any meaningful increase eg to 4.7GHz.

 

[Jimboss]

Go for H97 board with 4790, or Z97 if you decide in favour for 4790K, because Z board allows you OC. Also, think about M.2 connector, it is faster connection for SSD, you can buy Samsung SM951 with incredibly fast write/read speeds (2100 read and 1500 write, which is about 3x faster than Sata 6GB/s SSD). If you wanna save on motherboard, try something from older sockets, Z/H87, tehere are some good deals and those boards support 4790.

 

[iKoala_]

Ill just not overclock my i7 4790k. I mainly want it for hyperthreading xD.

 

[i7Baby]

Then it should be fine.

 

[Jimboss]

Both 4790 and 4790K has HT tech inside, the only difference by default is frequency and OC capabilies. If you're not going to OC, I'd save money and stick with 4790.

 

[iKoala_]

I might do some oc so I'll stick with the 4790k. Also, is RAM higher than 1600Mhz worth it?