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Z97 Motherboards
Being a Intel noob I would like opinions on these these 2 boards. CPU is the new Devils Canyon i7 4790K and it well be underwater.
ASUS Z97-DELUXE
ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark I
Being a Intel noob I would like opinions on these these 2 boards. CPU is the new Devils Canyon i7 4790K and it well be underwater.
ASUS Z97-DELUXE
ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark I
You should also take a look at the Maximus Gene and Hero boards in the ROG series.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813132125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813132136
Last edited by linnemeyerhere; 09 Jun 2014 at 09:34.
Thanks linn, I'm in no hurry, I plan to wait until the new chip has been out for a few weeks and see what the feedback is. What little I have read claims the GA Z97X-Gaming is a very good board with great vrm design and construction.
The one I keep reading great things about that is a good price too is this one - Motherboards - MAXIMUS VII HERO - ASUS
As an owner of a Sabertooth Z87 I can safely say I'd love to upgrade to the Z97 Mk I. It's supposed to be a great board.
Unless you actually need built-in WiFi or NFC I would go with the Sabertooth or one of the ROG models Alan suggests. The Sabertooth line has proven to be a solid performer and I suspect the Z97 version will be the same. I would also recommend using one the Haswell Refresh CPUs too and not the earlier ones.
I'm a supporter of MSI products as well, maybe mainly with local importation and support only an hour away helps? So many great choices along with ASUS, ASRock and others we're lucky to have these options and wished we had more on the processor side.