Solved Motherboard Comparison, what do you think?

[Tonsgaard]

For a gaming computer:

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Review » Page 5 - MSI Z87-G45 Specifications & Features - Overclockers Club
vs.
ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Motherboard | Hardware Secrets
vs.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4518#sp

All very equally priced, which one would you choose?

 

[kbrady1979]

Those are socket 1150 motherboards, are you planning a Haswell build?

 

[Tonsgaard]

Here is what I've been looking at:

GPU: eVGA GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler (2 GB) - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
CPU: Core i5 I5-4670K 6 MB (Intel Boxed) - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
MOBO: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
MOBO: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
MOBO: http://www.edbpriser.dk/bundkort/gigabyte-ga-z87x-d3h-rev-10-id-7368188.aspx
RAM: Corsair Value Select 1 x 8 GB - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
HDD: Not sure yet
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-7TE120 120 GB - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 (Sort) - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
PSU: Sea Sonic S12II-520Bronze - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
PSU: XFX Core Edition PRO550W - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
PSU: Getting a free 500w one with the Antec P180, but have no idea what brand/model it is
Case: Getting a free Antec P180

And no, I don't need 4 PSU's, those are just what I have been looking at and comparing.

 

[Tonsgaard]

Took a lot of information from this guide:
http://www.logicalincrements.com/

 

[Tonsgaard]

The MSI card looks cooler, but is also a tiny bit more expensive. People say that all 3 cards are nearly identical performance-wise. I think I'll go with the MSI one.

EDIT: found an awesome review of Z87 mobos
changed my mind and buying the ASRock.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-express-motherboard-review,3582.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-express-motherboard-review,3582-26.html

 

[paulpicks21]

I had, well actually still have an Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 motherboard, it's not a bad board, the only things I didn't like about it was the fact it wasn't actually a full size ATX board (which I found out after I had bought it) and the fact that it would not run my 2400mhz ram at full speed. Apart from that its a pretty good board for the money. Boot times are very fast and I managed a 5.4GHz OC on it recently.
I know you will be getting the Z87 version, but I imagine it is similar. I ended up replacing it with an Asus Sabertooth, now that is a nice board. I swear by Asus boards now, it runs my ram at full speed, I have not had a single issue with it.
Have you looked at any Asus boards?

The rest of your list looks pretty good, but you do know that by just buying 1 stick of Ram that you will not be running Dual channel mode and will lose out on some performance. Personally I would go with either 2x4GB or 2X8GB if you can afford it then you will get the best performance. Also I would look at a higher quality of Ram, value ram might not be the best for a Gaming rig.

For the PSU Seasonic looks good.

Paul.

 

[N00berG00ber]

i would get the asrock mobo and corsair psu. you may need a 600 or 750W psu however

 

[Tonsgaard]

I checked the watt requirements and it recommended like 517w and minimum 485w or something.

As for the RAM I will definitely get 2x 4mb or 2x 8mb as you say, thanks for that info.

@N00berG00ber, the Corsair is the cheapest one, and the one with the least watt supply. I also found out it doesn't have the bronze mark which kinda sucks, but it is really good for the price nevertheless, but yeah I might need a better PSU after all.

 

[N00berG00ber]

you want a good amount of head room on PSUs so they run at most efficient, and comply for capacitor aging. i would say 600W then.

CORSAIR CX500M 500W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

 

[Tonsgaard]

Capacitor aging was taken in moderation when I calculated the watt requirements.

I used this calculator: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

 

[Tonsgaard]

I think I might buy this PSU instead, it has 650W which will be more than enough.
XFX ProSeries P1-650X-XXB9 - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
635 kr. = 115$

 

[N00berG00ber]

thats a good psu

 

[Tonsgaard]

Yeah it is mentioned in the guide I linked previously aswell, and they have indeed done their research.
This PSU might even be good enough if I decide to run SLI later.

 

[Tonsgaard]

Changed my choice of ram to 2x 4gb aswell, and found some cheap quality Corsair Dominator RAM.
Corsair Dominator 2 x 4 GB - Find den billigst på EDBpriser
458 kr. = 83$

 

[N00berG00ber]

much better ram choice!

 

[Tonsgaard]

Yeah I'm actually getting somewhere now. Will do some final research and buy all the components soon.

 

[N00berG00ber]

Yeah I'm actually getting somewhere now. Will do some final research and buy all the components soon.

awesome! good luck!

 

[Tonsgaard]

Thank you, and thanks for the input!