Do I need a good motherboard?

[Raskolnikow]

I am not going to lie, I never really cared much about motherboards. However, planning to build a new pc, I wonder how much to spend on a board. The system I have in mind consists of an I7 4790k, a 980ti, 16GB of RAM, and possibly a solid-state drive. Now, would I benefit from a more expensive motherboard (for exmaple from the Z97 Gaming family) or should I just go ahead and buy a cheap one like the ASRock H81M-HDS?

Thanks for the help

 

[Gam3r01]

I would not skimp on the motherboard.
Since you have a K series processor listed, I would get a solid Z97 motherboard. They have some extra features over the h81 boards, they also support SLI and overclocking. Do you have a budget for the motherboard?

 

[boosted1g]

Since you are getting a K series then I assume you want to overclock. An h81 motherboard, while it can do some overclocking, lacks the higher end VRMs and heat shielding to enable it to do a higher more stable overclock. To try to overclock an i7 with an h81 motherboard is just a waste of money buying the K series.

Now you don't need to go out and buy the Hero or any other $200 motherboard.

I would suggest a GIGABYTE GAMING 5 or ASUS Z97 A board for your needs.

The gaming boards have better audio, more slots, gaming enhanced nic cards and other features that will be nice to have.

 

[Raskolnikow]

I would not skimp on the motherboard.
Since you have a K series processor listed, I would get a solid Z97 motherboard. They have some extra features over the h81 boards, they also support SLI and overclocking. Do you have a budget for the motherboard?

So it's only about overclocking? Beause I didn't really have that in mind when picking the cpu. I only chose the I7 4790k due to its similar price.

 

[Cazauxx]

I would not skimp on the motherboard.
Since you have a K series processor listed, I would get a solid Z97 motherboard. They have some extra features over the h81 boards, they also support SLI and overclocking. Do you have a budget for the motherboard?

So it's only about overclocking? Beause I didn't really have that in mind when picking the cpu. I only chose the I7 4790k due to its similar price.

If your not going to overclock purchase the non k processor. I would still get a solid z97 motherboard as the GPU may rely on it. But if you want to overclock feel free to purchase the k version.
I recommend the MSI Z97 GAMING 3, 5, 7 or 9 series motherboard. (I use the gaming 3)
Hope this helps