Best motherboard for a 980ti build

[RubixPenguin518]

This is the current build idea:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£256.45 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£54.73 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£549.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.95 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1067.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 17:32 BST+0100

I want to game in 4k but will not overclock.

I want 2 RAM channels so I can upgrade from 8->16GB or whatever later.
I do not care about brands or appearance so whoever knows alot about Mboards, I would appreciate any suggestions.

 

[geofelt]

I like your parts list.
How much flexibility do you have for your budget?

To answer your question, any lga1150 motherboard will do what you want.
I would suggest, on a strict budget a H97 based motherboard.
The 4790K has a high base clock rate, so no overclocking is really needed.
Some thoughts:

1. lga1150 motherboards all have two ram channels.
I suggest you buy your 16gb kit up front.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Although, I think the problem has lessened with the newer Intel chipsets. Still,
it is safer to get what you need in one kit.
Also, the 4790K does not benefit from faster ram. Think 1-2%
I suggest a single kit of 2 x 8gb DDR3 1.5v 1866 ram.
2. The corsair builder series are only mediocre quality. 600w is about right, but I suggest you look for Seasonic, xfx, or antec as better tier 1 or 2 units on this list:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
3. The stock Intel cooler can do the job, but will get noisy under load.
Use a simple tower type cooler with a 120mm fan for more quiet.
4. I would look at a smaller M-ATX sized motherboard. With a GTX980ti, you hardly need to plan for sli.
It lets you use a more compact case.
Here is one such motherboard:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4

 

[RubixPenguin518]

I like your parts list.
How much flexibility do you have for your budget?

To answer your question, any lga1150 motherboard will do what you want.
I would suggest, on a strict budget a H97 based motherboard.
The 4790K has a high base clock rate, so no overclocking is really needed.
Some thoughts:

1. lga1150 motherboards all have two ram channels.
I suggest you buy your 16gb kit up front.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Although, I think the problem has lessened with the newer Intel chipsets. Still,
it is safer to get what you need in one kit.
Also, the 4790K does not benefit from faster ram. Think 1-2%
I suggest a single kit of 2 x 8gb DDR3 1.5v 1866 ram.
2. The corsair builder series are only mediocre quality. 600w is about right, but I suggest you look for Seasonic, xfx, or antec as better tier 1 or 2 units on this list:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
3. The stock Intel cooler can do the job, but will get noisy under load.
Use a simple tower type cooler with a 120mm fan for more quiet.
4. I would look at a smaller M-ATX sized motherboard. With a GTX980ti, you hardly need to plan for sli.
It lets you use a more compact case.
Here is one such motherboard:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4

I think I may go for the full 16GB then.

The ASRock H97M PRO4 only supports "DDR3-1066 / 1333 / 1600", not 1866. Is this an issue?

 

[sora]

I would personally go with the ASRock H97M PRO4. It might default 1866MHz RAM to 1600MHz but there is nothing wrong with that in my opinion.

 

[geofelt]

The ram speed supported by the motherboard is the speeds at which ram will natively boot into bios.
All ram will have a default speed such as 1333 which gets you into the bios.
In the bios, you select a xmp setting for the ram which will include 1866 speed.

Not an issue.

 

[UnderAttack]

gaming 3 is ok
but I prefer msi z97 gaming 5 as well!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=msi_z97_gaming_5-_-13-130-770-_-Product