Final Choice For Z97 Motherboard Gigabyte or Asrock?

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Hi guys i am about to order 1 of these motherboards which one whould i get for oc and reliability ?
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-GAMING 3

ASROCK Z97 KILLER

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Those 2 cost 145euros each Gaming 5 costs 180.. it's kinda off the budget .
In the begining i wanted to buy the Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 at 110 euros..
 
In that case probably the gaming 3. Going lower and lower in budget isn't going to help much concerning overclocking and stability as the cheaper the boards, the lower cost of the design. Lower number of power phases, chokes etc. Stable and overclocking are performance features and the more performance or quality parts and design the more it's going to cost. The gaming 3 should still do decent for overclocking.
 

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I will go at 4.2ghz with the G3258 and future upgrade to 4690k or newer...