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I wouldn't exactly say yes, 5k caps and 4+1 hybrid/ digital power phases are usually good for quite a long time. If your system is overclocked, to a serious level, then the high quality components may help ensuring stable power. I can compare them to CPU coolers, the stock cooler is generally...

In terms of gaming, i3 + GTX 960 will produce better results.

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No one can guarantee what core speeds you'd get as they're majorly dependent on silicon lottery, but in terms of MoBo, you won't be held back, in reasonable terms.

RLCCM, Thanks! Asus is quite well known for solid motherboards, thus satisfying the 'durable and stable' criteria. Unless you're an audiophile, the integrated sound will not make any difference either. Both are great for OCing, you just get a couple ROG tweaks with the Pro gamer, but that...

There sadly is a big world outside the DIY market. Having used a now-secondary C2D build for 7 years, with a stock cooler which never was cleaned, for hours (or days at stretch), without any issues, I'm quite sure the performance doesn't degrade. How do you push a system to it's limits...

The Motherboard features a PCIe x16 slot and that's all it takes for the GPU to be compatible. It'll work just fine.

Your board is compatible only with select Intel processor (4th gen i core to be precise), and not with any of the AMD chips.

The UEFI BIOS features a "Non-Z OC" section which'll help in OCing.

gigabyte z97mx-gaming is a good board nonetheless. kingcarlos89, as indicated in the list, you're not likely to obtain any considerably higher OC from any one, compared to other one. Usually the chip maxes out (or the cooling solution) before the Tier 1 boards do.

Yes your motherboard supports your GPU.

Your system should support the card without issues, or any performance drops.

It mostly depends on new arrivals from the same brand or from rivals, which shoot the prices down. R9 290X for eg was $550+ for most part of 2014 (that is, it remained pretty constant), but Maxwell's arrival made it plummet to the $350 range. Age definitely plays a factor but it's more in the...

According to a reliable source (HERE), it does support OCing for Pentium.

The PSU will do perfectly fine, the card will take the power from PCIe slot. Go ahead with the purchase.

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The Overclocking can not make up for the absence of core/ threads in a CPU, it can only enhance the existing ones. GTX 960 will be a good choice, and as i7 said, 4GB version only if you wish to SLI later down the road.

I wouldn't go higher than the GTX 960 or R9 280 with that CPU. It may be great for OCing but 2 threads do limit the amount of info the CPU can process and forward to GPUs for rendering (the scenes).

Z97-A/AR does not have Dual BIOS. And they're both technically the same boards, with different color schemes. More info here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2401566/asus-z97-series-motherboard-megathread-links-faq.html

You'd need to look on the board's product page you're considering, GB and ASROCK usually ship with Dual BIOS. BIOS is not a criteria for tiering in this list though. The VRM list is one of the most important info that has been used for tiering in this list. The main article accredits it as well...

8GB is just fine for the tasks you wish to do. GPU is not bound to system RAM in any way.

You do need graphics (integrated or dedicated) to drive your monitor, or anything which's capable of displaying something. Intel HD integrated graphics are embedded in the CPU and you can do without a dedicated graphics card.

Both the idle and load temps are completely fine, no issues.

It's absolutely possible, no issues. The PCIe lanes are divided in SLI to x8/x8 config (which also happens in any SLI capable board, yours included), which's true for all LGA1150 CPUs. Some boards can even do 4 way SLI (using PLX bridging chips) with 16 PCIe lanes CPU on board. You're all good...

Major Update: New sub-tiers have been created in Tier 2, namely Class A and B. The major reason for the sub tiers is to differentiate between mainstream performance oriented boards, that is, boards with SLI ability and good OCing ability at a 'sweet' price point, from boards which have been...

Many, many OEM users are very serious about their work and want stability more than anything else (for prolonged hours of work without unwanted crashes). Even stress testing doesn't make temps go crazy with stock cooler. Again, af coolers do lower temps, and maybe the noise, but this: "you can...

No worries.

Overclocking CPU has no effect on GPU Overclocking, it will in no way increase / decrease the OCing potential of GPU.

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The 100 Million edition features a backplate and fancy color scheme, the core clock is lower than the Gaming 4G, though.

The link is broken: 404 not found. And your system will support any current GPU.

It's a good board, for mATX form factor.

I see, hopeful that it makes the cut next month!

Yes.

It's just a few Mhz increments in core clock, nothing new in tech, it's the same 22nm Haswell die.