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MOtherboard Choices

RedReap
Level 7
Hello Roggers,

My friend wants me to build a computer but he gave me 2 choices:

MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING

Asus Z87 Maximus 6 Hero

Asus Z87 Sabertooth

I know i know I said 2 but the Asus Maximus 6 is what I think would be better for him but just wanted to confirm with you guys.


CPU: i5 4670K
Powersupply: Seasonic SS-750AM2 M12II
PLease let me know which would be the best in terms of gaming.

THank you
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Poco_OM
Level 10
Maximus then Sabretooth imho.
The MSI does not come into it for me, a devout Asus loyalist.

EnthusiastBuild
Level 12
I would go for the Asus Z87 Maximus 6 Hero.
CORSAIR 900D
ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA
INTEL I7 4770K @ 4.5 GHZ
CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM 16GB @ 2400MHZ
SLI EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX
SSD SYSTEM: CORSAIR FORCE GT 120GB
SSD APPS: CORSAIR FORCE GT 240 GB
HDD STORAGE: WD BLACK 2TB
CORSAIR AX860I PSU
CORSAIR H100I 4 x SP120 HP

EnthusiastBuild wrote:
I would go for the Asus Z87 Maximus 6 Hero.


+1.

kkn
Level 14
what other parts do he have or going on it??
would go for the hero my self.
if i dont remember wrong they uped sound and power o n the card wvit 600ohm??.

Zka17
Level 16
In order to figure our the power needs, you have to post the whole hardware list... graphics cards are very important to know...

Also, double-check the mobo you will choose and make sure that the PSU has all the connectors needed...

HiVizMan
Level 40
The Hero is a lovely board that does everything that a gamer needs. It would be my first choice and not just because I post here.
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.

RedReap
Level 7
His going for a SSD 250 samsung EVO, GTX770 GPU (dont know yet which GTX 770 as his buying it) i suggested the MSI GTX 770 4GB if he really wants Nvidia and G-Skill ares 8 gig.

I dont know if his going to have other HDD's and if his getting an optical drive, but i think the 750w seasonic should be enough to power his pc even if he adds 1/2 HDDs in the build.

His case is either a trooper or a cosmos SE (he dont know what he wants as yet but I told him to take the trooper).

I kinda know that I am building the pc blind here but im waiting for him to decide what he wants and then i can get the motherboard and cpu and psu... cause he wont need anything higher than the 4670k as his just gaming, the mother board ill tell him to take the Hero but the decision is still his but thanks for the help guys

for the msi gtx 770 4gb is a waste of money.It is no better tha the 2gb.

Source:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/01/14/asus_geforce_gtx_670_directcu_ii_4gb_sli_review/9#.UcNVEPl...

Actual review and testing, not "spec information"

Their conclusion is, there is not enough GPU power on these cards to make use of the 4GB of VRAM. Their feelings are, that in order for 4GB of VRAM to become useful at higher resolutions you would need at least three or four of them in SLI. They suggest that with a 680 you might only need three of them in SLI to make use of the extra VRAM and since the 770's are basically 680's. There's my point. To properly utilize the extra VRAM you need the GPU power to do so - because having the extra VRAM still doesn't enable you to turn up the extra eye candy because there is just not enough GPU power backing the cards to begin with. Which is why you will run out of GPU power way before VRAM. Basically, it's pretty simple, the 256-bit bus is not really a large enough bandwidth for 4GB of VRAM on the GK104 cards. See a card with 4GB of memory won't actually improve your frame rates over the regular 2GB models, this is because games mostly will use under 2GB VRAM. However, if you do exceed 2GB VRAM, then a 4GB card becomes a necessity because then the game will begin to crash, stutter, or run at around 3-6 FPS. What this review shows is that even at ridiculously high resolutions (5760x1200). You are still not going over 2GB of VRAM and basically, only when the GPU is fast enough, does more VRAM actually help out in games.

Retired
Not applicable
My vote..

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