Asus Z97-A Vs Asus z97 VII Hero

[Ali977]

Tiny voices said i can go with which ever but VII is way overkill and wont be worth it, i trust him but wanted more opinions tbh before i compelte the order

 

[alexoiu]

What are the prices?

 

[bignastyid]

Are you a big overclocker? If yes get the hero if not get the A.

 

[Ali977]

Are you a big overclocker? If yes get the hero if not get the A.

i might oc but not 100% sure as i have never done it before

 

[Ali977]

Are you a big overclocker? If yes get the hero if not get the A.

i might oc but not 100% sure as i have never done it before

 

[Ali977]

What are the prices?

2200 egp (307$) for hero

1400 (195$) egp for asus A

 

[alexoiu]

Here's a review that might help you decide:
http://www.eteknix.com/asus-z97-a-lga-1150-motherboard-review/14/
Look for a similar one with the Hero board.

 

[Ali977]

Here's a review that might help you decide:
http://www.eteknix.com/asus-z97-a-lga-1150-motherboard-review/14/
Look for a similar one with the Hero board.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/14.html


haha at the end of that day they are both good, but still cant decide.

 

[alexoiu]

Decide according to the budget.

 

[Ali977]

Here's a review that might help you decide:
http://www.eteknix.com/asus-z97-a-lga-1150-motherboard-review/14/
Look for a similar one with the Hero board.

there is the vII ranger which is in the middle of both?

 

[alexoiu]

What is the price of a MSI Z97 Gaming 7?

 

[Ali977]

What is the price of a MSI Z97 Gaming 7?

those are the available motherboards here

http://maximumhardware.net/product-category/motherboards/intel-motherboards/


i can get msi z97 gaming from amazon which will be same price as the Hero including shipping and duties

 

[alexoiu]

I see. Again, if the budget allows it, then go with the Hero.

 

[Ali977]

I see. Again, if the budget allows it, then go with the Hero.

I can get the gaming 7 from amazon, same price as hero, so hero vs gaming 7, which one haha?

 

[alexoiu]

Pretty much similar performance:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2014/05/15/asus-maximus-vii-hero-review/4

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The Ranger is almost identical to the HERO.

 

[Ali977]

The Ranger is almost identical to the HERO.

well, only 400 egp difference which is 55$, which would you go for?

it has no sata express connectors btw

 

[Ali977]

??

 

[nitroman]

there is a board from asus called 'Asus z97 Pro Gamer' it suppose to be a budget board but with a good amount of features from hero . You have to think about all those features if you are really will use them or not .

 

[stormflakes]

hey,

i had the same problem a few weeks back when i was getting my build together.

I thought about: z97-a, hero, UD3H, UD5h, Z97-sli, UD7H, extreme4, extreme6, extreme9, x99-boards and so on.

In the end i opted for the hero because it doenst have things i dont need ( wifi a second ethernet, etc. ) so i'm not throwing away money.
Instead it used the money to get me premium components for the things i do need (onboard audio, etc ).
And yes, you pay some money for the brand, which is not a bad thing per se.

Thing is, this board has premium components, really good software ( if i ever wanna oc i know i'm golden with this board ) and it's very popular with enthousiast gamers, so i know i will find a lot of forums and help if i ever need it.

So like they stated above, if you get the cash, then by all means, splash. hero will not dissapoint you

 

[Ali977]

hey,

i had the same problem a few weeks back when i was getting my build together.

I thought about: z97-a, hero, UD3H, UD5h, Z97-sli, UD7H, extreme4, extreme6, extreme9, x99-boards and so on.

In the end i opted for the hero because it doenst have things i dont need ( wifi a second ethernet, etc. ) so i'm not throwing away money.
Instead it used the money to get me premium components for the things i do need (onboard audio, etc ).
And yes, you pay some money for the brand, which is not a bad thing per se.

Thing is, this board has premium components, really good software ( if i ever wanna oc i know i'm golden with this board ) and it's very popular with enthousiast gamers, so i know i will find a lot of forums and help if i ever need it.

So like they stated above, if you get the cash, then by all means, splash. hero will not disappoint you

I was going for hero, then ranger then im going for z97-a, i wont be OC so whats the point really?

 

[stormflakes]

i said the same thing first.
I won't overclock, but after a lot of research i changed my mind.

I might oc in the future because it offers a loooot of added FPS for a little extra money.
I also like to have the very best components just to make sure my mobo won't die on me in 3 years.
The really good onboard audio from the hero convinced me in the end.

So i decided to spend a little more to avoid frustrations that might appear in a year or 2.

Do you really need the hero, most likely not, but if you change your mind in a year about oc you will be happy with the better mobo.

It's up to you

 

[Ali977]

i said the same thing first.
I won't overclock, but after a lot of research i changed my mind.

I might oc in the future because it offers a loooot of added FPS for a little extra money.
I also like to have the very best components just to make sure my mobo won't die on me in 3 years.
The really good onboard audio from the hero convinced me in the end.

So i decided to spend a little more to avoid frustrations that might appear in a year or 2.

Do you really need the hero, most likely not, but if you change your mind in a year about oc you will be happy with the better mobo.

It's up to you

thanks a lot man

 

[tiny voices]

i said the same thing first.
I won't overclock, but after a lot of research i changed my mind.

I might oc in the future because it offers a loooot of added FPS for a little extra money.
I also like to have the very best components just to make sure my mobo won't die on me in 3 years.
The really good onboard audio from the hero convinced me in the end.

So i decided to spend a little more to avoid frustrations that might appear in a year or 2.

Do you really need the hero, most likely not, but if you change your mind in a year about oc you will be happy with the better mobo.

It's up to you

Claiming that CPU overclocking ads ALOT of FPS is a bit of a stretch. In a lot of years it can add some performance, but nothing huge. It is more for a hobby than it is for a real tangible performance gain. For example, my i5 3570k is overclocked from 3.4 to 4.5 and I have seen no difference in anything, including benchmarks. 1-3fps at best.

Unless he is doing custom water loop maximum overclocking, the Z97-A will overclock the same as the Hero for all intents and purposes.

 

[stormflakes]

hey, i was talking about overclocking in general. oc the cpu and gpu and memory will add a fair amount of fps. and, this is personal, i like to oc and keep some headroom so i know im on the very safe side. hero will always be more stable and therefore safer then the -A. at least i hope so, otherwise ive wasted some money