best gaming mobo for i5 4690k and gtx 970

[swarnava dey]

hi guys . i am going to build a hardcore gaming pc . my specs
processor - i5 4690k
motherboard - ?
graphics card - asus gtx 970
ram - g.skill or hyper fury x
cabinet - cooler master enforcer
hard disk - wdd 1 tb
optical drive - lg optical drive
psu - seasonic 520c
please help me to find the best ....
some of my choices are
1) asrock z87 fatalty professional
2) asus z97 -a
3) asrock extreme 6 or 4

 

[ThatVietGuy]

A Z87 board shouldn't even be a choice if you're using a Devil's Canyon chip.

Out of the remaining two I would go with the Asus Z97-A.

 

[Andrew Murdoch]

I like the MSI z97 Gaming 7 if you have not yet had a look at it.

 

[koffeeshop77]

1)ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard asus has usb 3.1 and and prolly a better bios for over cloking

2)ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard z87 is also out dated, 97 is good looks good is alaround good overclocker for you all needs

if you are talking about the z87 the just go with the asus you will be happier.

the other are out dated! 3= NO
and use gskill they are always reliable.

 

[koffeeshop77]

you will need a cooler for you cpu, stock dosent cut it when your gaming. itll throtle. and ssd for faster loading and fast boot !!

 

[swarnava dey]

so finall you all are suggesting to go with asus z97-a . now is my build great for gaming for atleast 2-3 years

 

[koffeeshop77]

yes

 

[swarnava dey]

is it best than sabertooth z97 mark 1 and mark 2

 

[koffeeshop77]

it is on paar with them, actually i would trust your board before i trust the sabortooth boards they have been having issues and high return rates!

your board would be like the sabortooth without all the plastic crap on top 😉

 

[swarnava dey]

alright thank you very much. one more thing can i overclock my build with intel overclocking utility softawre ? and is there is any need of ssd and cooler . if yes then suggest the cheap ones . i am from india so please prefer inian wesites