asus motherboard guid

[zeshan123]

i want to buy asus h97 pro gamer. Is it a good buy. If not tell me any other motherboard in this range>THANKS

 

[Suztera]

What cpu are you using?

 

[zeshan123]

What cpu are you using?

i think i5. Is it good for gaming.

 

[Suztera]

What cpu are you using?

i think i5. Is it good for gaming.

What i5? Model name?

 

[zeshan123]

i5 4690k. Haven't bougth it yet but im thinking of buying it.

 

[RCFProd]

You are not providing enough information. Will you be overclocking? Are you planning to buy a whole system rather than a motherboard? Is it a new i5 processor you're buying? Give us something.

i5 4690k. Haven't bougth it yet but im thinking of buying it.

The i5-4690k is for overclocking so you will need a Z97 motherboard. H97 doesn't support overclocking so a good CPU for that would be the i5-4460 or the i5-4590.

 

[zeshan123]

im planing of building a new pc under 500 to 600 $

 

[Suztera]

i5 4690k. Haven't bougth it yet but im thinking of buying it.

If you plan to overclock an i5 4690k then you should ideally get a Z97 motherboard.
If you do not plan to overclock the cpu, you should get a cheaper non-k i5 and use the H97 motherboard then.

 

[zeshan123]

which processor should i buy if i dont overclock.

 

[Suztera]

which processor should i buy if i dont overclock.

An i5 4460, i5 4590 or i5 4690 is fine.

 

[RCFProd]

You can't afford an i5 processor and a H97 Pro Gamer if your budget is 600 dollars and below. Unless you plan of buying a crappy graphics card.

This will be good for your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $575.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 08:01 EDT-0400

 

[zeshan123]

im serching for z97 but it has many classes(i dont know what im saying) like z97-A, z97-C, z97-K. is there any difference.

 

[zeshan123]

You can't afford an i5 processor and a H97 Pro Gamer if your budget is 600 dollars and below. Unless you plan of buying a crappy graphics card.

This will be good for your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $575.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 08:01 EDT-0400

i already have gtx 960. sorry i didnt mentioned before but i have few things that i can use from my old pc like hard disk graphic card

 

[logainofhades]

For the price of an i5 4690k, and an H97 Pro gamer, you could go with a Xeon 1231v3, and a different H97 board. You get i7 4770 performance, for a more i5 like price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $337.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 08:15 EDT-0400

If you do decide you want an overclocking setup, then this would work, just would need an aftermarket cooler, when the time came to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $345.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 08:17 EDT-0400

 

[RCFProd]

Okay so since you already have a GPU and HDD and you're not looking to overclock it seems like, then this is a list that will complete your setup. It includes an SSD and a pretty sick Corsair case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.37 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $560.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 08:27 EDT-0400