If you buy a $150 deck, you won't get much overclocking out of it, due to cheap components(capacitors), cheap 6 phase VRM, etc. Then their's the longevity part of it, cheap boards last 2-3 years on heavy gaming, don't cheap out, buy at least a $200 board with a minimum of 5 yr warranty. Asus is the best brand when it comes to boards. I use the Sabertooth Mark 2 Z97 and absolutely love this deck.