Asus Maximus VII Hero vs Z97-Pro Wi-Fi

[the_grim_11]

I am building a new PC and I cant decide whether to get the Maximus VII Hero or the Z97-Pro that has built in AC Wi-Fi. They're both great motherboards. But I'm not sure which one would be better in the long run. I know if I don't get the Z97 with Wifi, I'd have to spend more to get a better wifi card than the one i have now. But the goal of my build is gaming and maybe some media creation. And the Maximus VII is geared and marketed towards gamers. So which one should I get? The only differences is the color scheme, one has built in wifi and BT, and one has more SATA 6 Gb/s ports.

 

[Tradesman1]

I went with the Z97Hero, in part after having the Z87 Hero and also building on the Z87 and Z97 Pros, I think the Hero is the better overall mobo, when used with wireless (seldom) I prefer the USB adapters

 

[corndog1836]

I am building a new PC and I cant decide whether to get the Maximus VII Hero or the Z97-Pro that has built in AC Wi-Fi. They're both great motherboards. But I'm not sure which one would be better in the long run. I know if I don't get the Z97 with Wifi, I'd have to spend more to get a better wifi card than the one i have now. But the goal of my build is gaming and maybe some media creation. And the Maximus VII is geared and marketed towards gamers. So which one should I get? The only differences is the color scheme, one has built in wifi and BT, and one has more SATA 6 Gb/s ports.

listen to tradesman. he is right and a ASUS expert. he helped me with my build and I LOVE IT!!!

 

[the_grim_11]

I went with the Z97Hero, in part after having the Z87 Hero and also building on the Z87 and Z97 Pros, I think the Hero is the better overall mobo, when used with wireless (seldom) I prefer the USB adapters

Just got my Hero VII and 4790K today and I love it so much already! Thanks for the advice!

 

[Tradesman1]

No worries, great mobo! Have fun !