Hard to choose a mobo, 1000$ build.

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Hey guys. I am hardly deciding on a mobo here. thats my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yGHwQ7
I'm planning a mobo which not higher than 150$.
first i thought about the asrock z97 fatal1ty killer but i realized that the bios is super hard to navigate and im not an expert so i need a better one.
i want a mobo which will be great for gaming with good features, that will be easy oc-fit, z97, and if possible, to look nice, probably red-black, but that's not necessery, just will be more nicer to look beacuse of the windowed case.
I thought about msi gaming-5 but i heard negative about their QC or whatever...
need help guys.
thx.
 
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CTurbo

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The Asus Z97-E is a great board at a great price.




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($230.39 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($26.94 @ B&H)
Total: $1027.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 11:59 EDT-0400
 
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Math Geek

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the asus z97-a is a solid mobo that will do all you want and some.

i personally use an msi gaming 5 with the 4690k and the hyper 212 evo as well and i have never had any issues with it. i love it's looks and the oc software is simple to use. mine is sitting at 4.2 ghz with nothing more than a click of the "give me some safe oc settings" button from the msi software. could not have been any simplier. it has all the advanced settings but i too lazy to play with those.
 
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Tradesman1

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I'd second the Z97-A have done 11 builds on it and all are thrilled with them
 
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