best motherboard for I7-4790 please help

[hazamatical]

So im looking to build a gaming pc and so far ive decided to get an
i7-4790
4G GTX 970 Gigabyte OC
16G Kit 1600 (8Gx2) Kingston Fury
seagate barracuda 1tb
corsair cx600 m
Kingston HyperX Fury 240 gb
so i was wondering what motherboard would work best for this set up, and if there are better alternatives for any of the above selected hardware please feel free to make recommendations

 

[sadams04]

CPU & MB - The i7-4790 (non-k version) should be paired with an H97 motherboard (non overclocking setup). Look toward one of the boards in the link below. Since you aren't overclocking, look toward teh Xeon 1231 v3 instead of the 4790. You will get i7 performance from the Xeon with hyperthreading enabled.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary%2Casrock-motherboard-h97pro4%2Cgigabyte-motherboard-gah97md3h/
MEM - 16GB is a lot. Consider 8GB for now with the option to add more later.
SSD - Fine and all, but the better values are with the Samsung 850 Evo or Crucial MX100 / BX100 / MX200
PSU - No! Nothing from Corsair that starts with C or Builder as the have cheap capacitors. Look toward XFX or Seasonic. You get what you pay for in this space so don't cheap out!



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($331.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $997.26

 

[yeskay]

So im looking to build a gaming pc and so far ive decided to get an
i7-4790
4G GTX 970 Gigabyte OC
16G Kit 1600 (8Gx2) Kingston Fury
seagate barracuda 1tb
corsair cx600 m
Kingston HyperX Fury 240 gb
so i was wondering what motherboard would work best for this set up, and if there are better alternatives for any of the above selected hardware please feel free to make recommendations

Get this stable, durable and performance oriented motherboard that do not break your bank:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $88.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 09:52 EDT-0400

If at all any changes has to be made in above part list, I would suggest these changes:

- MSI R9 390 instead of the Gigabyte GTX 970.
- Antec High Current Gamer 620W instead of Corsair CX600.
- Samsung 850 EVO 250GB instead of Kingston 240GB.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $501.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 10:16 EDT-0400

I suggest you get the MSI R9 390 8GB Gaming instead of GTX 970, as its price & performance are almost the same or even better, has extra 4GB VRAM, which would be really handy in modern games like the GTA V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Assassin's Creed: Unity, Far Cry 4 etc that appreciate more VRAM.
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The R9 390 requires a quality 600W PSU that can deliver 29Amps or more on its +12V rail. The Corsair CX600 is a decent PSU, but it comes with cheap capacitors (not Japanese). So its longevity is questionable. Hence added the Antec HCG 620W, a quality PSU that can deliver 48Amps on its +12V rail, which is more than enough to power this rig.

Why Samsung EVO 250GB?
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2691511/ssd-gaming-240-250-256gb.html

Why Gigabyte Motherboard and MSI Graphics Cards?

Because they make stable, durable and performance oriented products with lowest RMAs. See the images below:

What is RMA?

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is a part of the process of returning a product in order to receive a refund, replacement, or repair during the product's warranty period.

Gigabyte with least RMA percentage over the past two years

Major Motherboard and Graphics Card Manufacturers RMA Ratings

Read the full article here - Reliability report: Gigabyte top for motherboards, MSI for graphics cards

Other parts are fine. Stick with them.

Update:

Get these parts and your setup would handle the photoshop, unreal engine 4, and unity with ease.

No need for overclock processor. The non-overclock i7 will do the job an awesome job with the default CPU cooler that comes with it. No need for third part cooling solution.

Cheers!

 

[hazamatical]

thanks heaps for the help, how would the set up handle gaming? and also programs like photoshop, unreal engine 4, and unity?