Building a new PC soon which motherboard should I buy?

Eighth_Dimension · Dec 9, 2015

Which motherboard would suit my build better?

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MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://goo.gl/rNHypX

MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://goo.gl/RTvqkw

PTOWN GAMER · Dec 9, 2015

The second one is good, cause you can have upto a total of 3 Graphics cards running at the same time. And its just a stronger build. It has lots of fan connectors incase you want to put in fans, good usb ports.

Overall the second one is better, and i see you have the 4670k, which is good for overclocking. So your better off with the second one.

McDuncun · Dec 9, 2015

Dude both are good mobos, but I think the Gaming 5 will suite you better than the other MSI, that is just my opinion.

azaran · Dec 9, 2015

Of those two boards, the MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 would be my pick. Off the cuff I can see it'll give you better audio, a better NIC, allows for SLI and more USB's on the back I/O.

I'm assuming since you went with a K model chip and Zseries board that you're looking to go with overclocking. If you are, then I'd recommend going with a better heatsink. The Cryorig M9i is slightly better cooling (according to reviews) but has a much better mounting system and is about the same price as the Hyper 212 Evo. The H7 would cool a bit better and has a better RAM clearance (as in no overhang at all). The H5 universal would be a good step up from there while still keeping to the same general price as the H7. Pricing, mounting systems and performance had made the Cyrorig series kind of a darling on the forum of late but they seem to be doing a good job if it all. Having gotten to finally play with their mounting systems I found I much preferred them to the Evo (that nut and bolt system has me nervous).

TheloniousBreskin · Dec 9, 2015

I'd go for the MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5. I know that their gaming series mobos are great and offer good coolers for the chipset and power supply components. It's also designed for gaming, so It'll have stronger PCI-e connectors and other gaming armour.

Eighth_Dimension · Dec 10, 2015

azaran :

Of those two boards, the MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 would be my pick. Off the cuff I can see it'll give you better audio, a better NIC, allows for SLI and more USB's on the back I/O.

I'm assuming since you went with a K model chip and Zseries board that you're looking to go with overclocking. If you are, then I'd recommend going with a better heatsink. The Cryorig M9i is slightly better cooling (according to reviews) but has a much better mounting system and is about the same price as the Hyper 212 Evo. The H7 would cool a bit better and has a better RAM clearance (as in no overhang at all). The H5 universal would be a good step up from there while still keeping to the same general price as the H7. Pricing, mounting systems and performance had made the Cyrorig series kind of a darling on the forum of late but they seem to be doing a good job if it all. Having gotten to finally play with their mounting systems I found I much preferred them to the Evo (that nut and bolt system has me nervous).

Thanks for your help!

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