Right now i am having difficulty finding the best motherboard for my build PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/s3rjkL Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/s3rjkL/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($400.98 @ Newegg Canada) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.05 @ Vuugo) Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Memory Express) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.98 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Seagate Surveillance HDD 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.85 @ DirectCanada) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($398.00 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Memory Express) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC) Total: $1520.73 I currently am looking at the Asus 797-Pro but i am not sure if it is price effectice for this system all and any advice or tips is welcome thanks
Planning to overclock processor? If not, consider Xeon 1231v3. Then cheaper motherboard is OK. And HDD is slow. Where is SSD?
Do you have a price point you're trying to hit with this build? Additionally, what features do you need on a motherboard? For example, if you don't plan on using the Wi-Fi, do you really need the PRO model. Asus has quite a few Z97 models if you prefer to stick with them. The Z97 platform is pretty solid, so it comes down to features and price. Do you plan on running an SLI'd 970 down the line? If so, the power supply might want to go up to 650W or so.
