Which Motherboard should I pick?

i1337bamf

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So I'm tied between two boards, I've looked at comparisons but it's all a different language to me, which one would be better for just general gaming, am I able to have more than one graphics card etc, any help is much appreciated
MSI B85-G41 PC Mate
Intel LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
vs Asrock Z97M Anniversary
Intel LGA 1150 (Socket H3).
Here's the rest of the build: [PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DLnKTW) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DLnKTW/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bxf80646i54690k) | £177.00
**CPU Cooler** | [Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Rev. 2 36.7 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-acalp11pror2) | £7.99 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate) | £51.82
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fk28) | £40.79 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £32.40 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-ax77901gbd5tdhoc) | Purchased For £0.00
**Case** | [Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-for500kkn1) | £49.98
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | Purchased For £0.00
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd) | £12.95 @ CCL Computers
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **£372.93**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-07-27 21:30 BST+0100 |

 
Solution
You chose an overclockable CPU (k-CPU), so there's only one choice which is the Z97 motherboard. Motherboards with a Z97 chipset are for k-CPUs, H97+B85 are for "normal" CPUs.

fliger5

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You chose an overclockable CPU (k-CPU), so there's only one choice which is the Z97 motherboard. Motherboards with a Z97 chipset are for k-CPUs, H97+B85 are for "normal" CPUs.
 
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