Need Help Picking Processor/Motherboard

FatFunkyMonkey

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I've been going back and forth between choosing a processor. I have three in mind. i7-4790k, i7-5820k, or i7-5930k. If I get the 4790k I narrowed it down to Maximus VII Hero or MSI Z97 MPower Max AC. As far as the 5820k/5930k I'm not sure what mother board to get if I got one of those. Thanks You for any help :)
 
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Maximus VII Hero is just an MSI Z97 GD65 with ASUS features and a much higher price. The MSI Mpower Max is for extreme overclocking (Think liquid nitrogen). Honestly out of the two you're probably better suited for the ASUS Hero, but you could get the MSI Z97 GD65 which is literally a few exclusive features away from being the exact same board with a significantly lower price. CPU choice depends on the work you're doing

GRUxTSAR

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Maximus VII Hero is just an MSI Z97 GD65 with ASUS features and a much higher price. The MSI Mpower Max is for extreme overclocking (Think liquid nitrogen). Honestly out of the two you're probably better suited for the ASUS Hero, but you could get the MSI Z97 GD65 which is literally a few exclusive features away from being the exact same board with a significantly lower price. CPU choice depends on the work you're doing
 
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i would wait for skylake to come out in a few months. we already know the broadwell 5775c and 5675c are about a month away and skylake 6500k and 6700k on the 1151 socket are only about 4 months away. right now is a horrible time to be buying an enthusiast cpu.