A Good Motherboard That Supports This GPU and CPU

[thegamersite1]

I want to know what's a good motherboard that support both this CPU and GPU. Also, it has space two hold 16GB of RAM.

GPU
MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card

CPU
Intel i7 4770 LGA 1150 DDR3

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

 

[thegamersite1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

Do you think that the GPU GTX 970 works with Z87 1150?

 

[jazzy663]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

Do you think that the GPU GTX 970 works with Z87 1150?

Yes, it'll work just fine. Believe me, you can trust what Blackbird says.

EDIT: Whoops, you said Z87, not Z97. I can still say with confidence that the 970 will work on any board with that chipset, though.

 

[thegamersite1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

Do you think that the GPU GTX 970 works with Z87 1150?

Yes, it'll work just fine. Believe me, you can trust what Blackbird says.

EDIT: Whoops, you said Z87, not Z97. I can still say with confidence that the 970 will work on any board with that chipset, though.

So, there will not be any problem if I install the GPU on the Z87? I just want to be sure if the Mobo has everything to support the GTX 970, and if it fits well (not too big).

 

[jazzy663]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

Do you think that the GPU GTX 970 works with Z87 1150?

Yes, it'll work just fine. Believe me, you can trust what Blackbird says.

EDIT: Whoops, you said Z87, not Z97. I can still say with confidence that the 970 will work on any board with that chipset, though.

So, there will not be any problem if I install the GPU on the Z87? I just want to be sure if the Mobo has everything to support the GTX 970, and if it fits well (not too big).

Well, here's the thing...

You say "Z87", but, I can't really give you the answer to that question because that's not enough information. "Intel Z87" is a chipset, not an exact motherboard model. There are lots of motherboards with that chipset. The only reason I said what I did is because most modern motherboards include at least one PCI-E x16 slot, which GTX 970 uses.

Here's an *example* of a motherboard that would work with your 4770 and GTX 970.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/Z87%20Extreme4/

As far as clearance issues (physical size of the card) what you should be worrying about more is the size of the case you'll be putting everything in rather than the size of the motherboard. I looked up the exact model 970 you've picked out and determined that it's 275mm long. It is, thus, bigger than my card, and my card is pretty dang big...

So, don't worry about the motherboard, believe me the 970 will fit just fine in both of them. Just make sure you get a case large enough where your GPU will fit in it. I don't know how that card will stack up against mid-tower ATX since I'd have to see it in person to know that. If you're really unsure about clearance issues, getting a full-size ATX would probably be fine.

One more thing - I'd go with Blackbird's suggestion for a motherboard, since you can find it cheaper than the one I listed. It also has the new Z97 chipset, which there are a few nice perks to getting.

All the best.

 

[thegamersite1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 00:12 EST-0500

Do you think that the GPU GTX 970 works with Z87 1150?

Yes, it'll work just fine. Believe me, you can trust what Blackbird says.

EDIT: Whoops, you said Z87, not Z97. I can still say with confidence that the 970 will work on any board with that chipset, though.

So, there will not be any problem if I install the GPU on the Z87? I just want to be sure if the Mobo has everything to support the GTX 970, and if it fits well (not too big).

Well, here's the thing...

You say "Z87", but, I can't really give you the answer to that question because that's not enough information. "Intel Z87" is a chipset, not an exact motherboard model. There are lots of motherboards with that chipset. The only reason I said what I did is because most modern motherboards include at least one PCI-E x16 slot, which GTX 970 uses.

Here's an *example* of a motherboard that would work with your 4770 and GTX 970.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/Z87%20Extreme4/

As far as clearance issues (physical size of the card) what you should be worrying about more is the size of the case you'll be putting everything in rather than the size of the motherboard. I looked up the exact model 970 you've picked out and determined that it's 275mm long. It is, thus, bigger than my card, and my card is pretty dang big...

So, don't worry about the motherboard, believe me the 970 will fit just fine in both of them. Just make sure you get a case large enough where your GPU will fit in it. I don't know how that card will stack up against mid-tower ATX since I'd have to see it in person to know that. If you're really unsure about clearance issues, getting a full-size ATX would probably be fine.

One more thing - I'd go with Blackbird's suggestion for a motherboard, since you can find it cheaper than the one I listed. It also has the new Z97 chipset, which there are a few nice perks to getting.

All the best.

Can you tell me which one is bigger because I been looking for the sizes of them, but can't find them.
MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127742
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833

I want to know because I remember when I was installing the GTX 770, it was really tight and it didn't wanted to fit with the case. So I hope that the GTX 970 is smaller.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

MSI 970 =10.83"
770 = 11.02"

 

[thegamersite1]

MSI 970 =10.83"
770 = 11.02"

Thanks! Hey, I just notice that there are two GTX 970. They aren't really different but have some different features. Which one do you recomd me the most?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-833-_-Product

It seems that the blue one has better rating. But I saw that the red one has some 3D feature.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product

Get this one , It's the one I have , overclocks great on stock voltage.

 

[thegamersite1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product

Get this one , It's the one I have , overclocks great on stock voltage.

OK. Thanks for your help. I will buy that one and later when I want to have a more powerful PC, I will buy a second one.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

2 - 970'S CAN'T HURT!!!!! 😀

 

[thegamersite1]

2 - 970'S CAN'T HURT!!!!! 😀

Overclocking a GPU or CPU increase what? Also, does it increase the temp? I have never overclock anything, so I don't have any idea of what can happen.