Well I got a i7-4770k deal from staples so now I’m looking for a good Z87 board but I’m so confused as there is so many boards… I’ve been running a ASRock Z77 Ext 4 w/3570k and have been very happy with, was able to hit 5.0GHz and ran stable at 4.5-4.8GHz.
Uses:
- mild to moderate overclocking
- no custom H2O loop, cpu on a sealed water cooler
- ability to crossfire
- fullsize atx board prefered
- gaming, htpc, possible file server (many SATA ports is a plus)
Budget: $100-150 after rebate or @ staples up to $225
If possible I’d like to get the motherboard from staples as I have rewards and a gift card and they now have a good price match policy…they seem to have MSI & Gigabyte boards
For example with the current coupons & ink rewards I have I could get…
~$115? - MSI™ Z87 MPOWER
~$135? - GIGABYTE™ GA-Z87X-UD5H Intel® Z87
Other Staples Z87 Motherboards
Newegg:
$139.99 AR – ASRock Z87 Extreme6 Z87
- ASRock Extreme4 Z87 & Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H both seem like good choices but don't have as good a sales right now...
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Feedback on the MSI Z87 MPOWER? Probably overkill for what I need but right in my price range with the current sales...
MSI MPOWER vs. GIGABYTE UD5H?
Uses:
- mild to moderate overclocking
- no custom H2O loop, cpu on a sealed water cooler
- ability to crossfire
- fullsize atx board prefered
- gaming, htpc, possible file server (many SATA ports is a plus)
Budget: $100-150 after rebate or @ staples up to $225
If possible I’d like to get the motherboard from staples as I have rewards and a gift card and they now have a good price match policy…they seem to have MSI & Gigabyte boards
For example with the current coupons & ink rewards I have I could get…
~$115? - MSI™ Z87 MPOWER
~$135? - GIGABYTE™ GA-Z87X-UD5H Intel® Z87
Other Staples Z87 Motherboards
Newegg:
$139.99 AR – ASRock Z87 Extreme6 Z87
- ASRock Extreme4 Z87 & Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H both seem like good choices but don't have as good a sales right now...
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Feedback on the MSI Z87 MPOWER? Probably overkill for what I need but right in my price range with the current sales...
MSI MPOWER vs. GIGABYTE UD5H?
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