- Jul 14, 2014
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I'm looking to upgrade the system I originally built in 2010.
Here are my current specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb Quad-Core 3.4GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA-UD5
Video Card: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100352VXSR Radeon HD 7950 3GB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (x2 for 8gb total)
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
SSD: Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
I've made up my mind on a new processor:
Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150
I'm still debating on which motherboard to get. I like the features of the ASUS Z97-PRO. But there is thread after thread of people praising the ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO.
I am upgrading for better gaming performance so that is my first priority. I do plan on keeping the ram I already have until I upgrade it in the future if need be. The Asus Pro has SATA Express where the Hero does not, and DIGI+ 12-phase where the Hero has DIGI+ 8+2-phase. I'm not sure I'll ever have a SATA Express SSD but should I be concerned about it for future proofing? The Pro also has 5-way Optimization where the Hero does not. Since I already have a dedicated sound card I don't care about the Supreme FX on the Hero. All these comparisons would make me buy the Pro but I see so many people praise the Hero and recommend it over other Z97 boards. What makes it so special? I'm not an extreme overclocker by any means but I would like the ability to do so for future-proofing. I do assume both boards support 4th and 5th gen I7s.
Here are my current specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb Quad-Core 3.4GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA-UD5
Video Card: SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100352VXSR Radeon HD 7950 3GB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (x2 for 8gb total)
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
SSD: Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
I've made up my mind on a new processor:
Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150
I'm still debating on which motherboard to get. I like the features of the ASUS Z97-PRO. But there is thread after thread of people praising the ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO.
I am upgrading for better gaming performance so that is my first priority. I do plan on keeping the ram I already have until I upgrade it in the future if need be. The Asus Pro has SATA Express where the Hero does not, and DIGI+ 12-phase where the Hero has DIGI+ 8+2-phase. I'm not sure I'll ever have a SATA Express SSD but should I be concerned about it for future proofing? The Pro also has 5-way Optimization where the Hero does not. Since I already have a dedicated sound card I don't care about the Supreme FX on the Hero. All these comparisons would make me buy the Pro but I see so many people praise the Hero and recommend it over other Z97 boards. What makes it so special? I'm not an extreme overclocker by any means but I would like the ability to do so for future-proofing. I do assume both boards support 4th and 5th gen I7s.
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