White and Black or White and Grey Mobo for my build

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Hi there,
This is my first time on a forum.
I'm building my own PC for the first time.

First of all please tell me if the specs look good->
-i7 4790k (ill overclock)
-Corsair Vengeance 8gb ram
-Corsair Graphite 780T (white case)
-EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750G (PSU)
-Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM (main storage)
-SanDisk SSD PLUS SDSSDA-120G (boot drive)
-MSI GTX 970 4G (will have another one after 6 months or so for dual sli)
-Custom Water Cooling Loop

But im still confused with the motherboard.
I'd need a Z97 to overclock my CPU and GPU
But I cant find a black n white motherboard which would basically go with my case, which has good specs n is under $160

Please help.

Thanks,
Kinsh C

 
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this is what i would recommend. the i7 is out of your budget unless you take the extra 100 dollar hit or lower your gpu and lose some gaming quality. i kept a black/white theme (the msi gpu is white/black dont go by pcpartpicker's picture). the nex power power supply is a base model and not so great so i put the gs upgrade. water cooling is unnecessary and should not be added in this price bracket. it can be added later if you really want it. i have my i5 from 3.5ghz to 4.6ghz with an air cooler like the one i selected for you. you are budgeting way too much money into the case for what you are spending. a more functional machine is much more important than the case it is sitting in.


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your build def needs some tweaking. tell me your budget and what you are using this for. ill rebuild this for you for better performance per dollar. a z97 would be the best option for overclocking your cpu. your motherboard will not effect overclocking your gpu.
 
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kinsh2001

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Thx fr d reply.

My budget is about 1000usd and ill probably be using this for gaming (GTA V at 1080p most of the time) and maybe video editing. I also found another mobo- GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI
I dont mind the colors anymore

Please improve my build
 
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this is what i would recommend. the i7 is out of your budget unless you take the extra 100 dollar hit or lower your gpu and lose some gaming quality. i kept a black/white theme (the msi gpu is white/black dont go by pcpartpicker's picture). the nex power power supply is a base model and not so great so i put the gs upgrade. water cooling is unnecessary and should not be added in this price bracket. it can be added later if you really want it. i have my i5 from 3.5ghz to 4.6ghz with an air cooler like the one i selected for you. you are budgeting way too much money into the case for what you are spending. a more functional machine is much more important than the case it is sitting in.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-W 105.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.59 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($321.10 @ Directron)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $995.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 11:51 EDT-0400
 
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