- Feb 9, 2016
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First time pc builder here I am confident in most of my components i picked. Now it comes down to my motherboard. id like to stay in the 1k range, I can afford the higher end one but id like to still stay closer to that 1k mark. I am using this for my regular browsing, gaming, livestreaming and graphic design work. I don't know much about overclocking or if I will ever do that. I don't know much about differences in motherboards
Motherboards:
-MSI Computer ATX DDR4 Motherboard Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION $300
-MSI 970 GAMING DDR3 2133 ATX AMD Motherboard $99
The rest of the build:
Case: CM Storm Stryker- Full Tower
PSU: Corsair CX600 600W
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2966-KR
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C11D-16GXL
Hard drive: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
Processor: Intel I7-4790k
Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound TC-GC-03-A
Total Cost with cheaper motherboard: subtotal 1004
Total Cost With the more expensive one subtotal 1205
Motherboards:
-MSI Computer ATX DDR4 Motherboard Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION $300
-MSI 970 GAMING DDR3 2133 ATX AMD Motherboard $99
The rest of the build:
Case: CM Storm Stryker- Full Tower
PSU: Corsair CX600 600W
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2966-KR
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C11D-16GXL
Hard drive: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
Processor: Intel I7-4790k
Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound TC-GC-03-A
Total Cost with cheaper motherboard: subtotal 1004
Total Cost With the more expensive one subtotal 1205
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