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BEAST of a motherboard, supports your cpu, AND has 4 PCI E x16 slots. That means if you want 4 GPUS, this makes it possible!

If he's looking for futureproofness, this is a terrible motherboard because it's the z87 chipset, not the z97. z87 will not support anything newer than the current 4th gen core processors, the z97 will support the not yet released 5th generation.

Don't spread false information. The Z87 and Z97 chipset support LGA1150 so will both support the same CPU's. Their are hardly any differences between Z87 and Z97 chipset motherboards so either are fine.

OP-If you're not over-clocking, no need for Z87/Z97 chipset mobo or a K class CPU. I would recommend the newer Intel CPU series. I'd suggest the i5-4590 or the i5-4690K(if over-clocking). No need for an i7 unless you are going to make use of the hyper-threading. If your build is solely for gaming, the i5 will perform better most of the time. The money saved on CPU and mobo could go towards a higher end GPU.

You sir are completely wrong about that, if you read about the Z97 chipset and the next generation chips, you'd know that Devil's Canyon will only be able to be used on the Z97 chipset. And if an i7 is within your budget, then there should be no reason not to get it, it will allow for significantly better everyday performance.

A BIOS update will allow all Haswell refresh CPUs to be used with 8-series boards. Check the manufacturer's site for compatibility.

Lucritius wrote

Sanctorum wrote

Lucritius wrote

TTGxWindows8x wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


BEAST of a motherboard, supports your cpu, AND has 4 PCI E x16 slots. That means if you want 4 GPUS, this makes it possible!

If he's looking for futureproofness, this is a terrible motherboard because it's the z87 chipset, not the z97. z87 will not support anything newer than the current 4th gen core processors, the z97 will support the not yet released 5th generation.

Don't spread false information. The Z87 and Z97 chipset support LGA1150 so will both support the same CPU's. Their are hardly any differences between Z87 and Z97 chipset motherboards so either are fine.

OP-If you're not over-clocking, no need for Z87/Z97 chipset mobo or a K class CPU. I would recommend the newer Intel CPU series. I'd suggest the i5-4590 or the i5-4690K(if over-clocking). No need for an i7 unless you are going to make use of the hyper-threading. If your build is solely for gaming, the i5 will perform better most of the time. The money saved on CPU and mobo could go towards a higher end GPU.

You sir are completely wrong about that, if you read about the Z97 chipset and the next generation chips, you'd know that Devil's Canyon will only be able to be used on the Z97 chipset. And if an i7 is within your budget, then there should be no reason not to get it, it will allow for significantly better everyday performance.

Alexyy and r00t have proven you wrong on the first part. Now on to the second part, an i7 will only be beneficial if the hyper-threading capabilities are being taken advantage of. If not, the i7 would be completely useless. An i5 is going to perform better than an i7 in a lot of current games excluding BF4 and Crysis 3.