I would prefer to pick MSI Z97 gaming 5 ,Tier One-Class B board ,nice quality ,good overclocking performance and good value.
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $146.98
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Motherboard tier list: Z97 chipset
Oscar @MeteorsRaining said:
MSI Gaming 5 uses higher quality components (primarily the capacitors) than Z97-A. That accounts for the higher rank.
Tier One-Class B: Enthusiast Level. Premium featured MoBos with SLI capability, M.2 and enough power to run any current CPUs with very high-extreme OCing capabilities. Just a step lower than Extreme Enthusiast boards, they’re no less than feature laden. Solid quality, shall serve you long.
Z97X-Gaming 5 (not to be confused with MX version)
MSI GAMING 5
EXTREME6 (AC as well)
UD5H (BK as well)
Z97-PRO (AC as well)
MAXIMUS VII HERO/ RANGER/ GENE/ IMPACT/ FORMULA (great boards for OCing)
GA-Z97X-SOC
Z97 FTW
Z97X-Gaming 7
MSI GAMING 7
PROFESSIONAL
MPOWER (MAX AC edition as well)
DELUXE (NFC&WLC edition as well)
Gaming 9 AC (ACK as well)
Z97-GD65 Gaming
OC Formula (mATX version included)
PRO GAMER
Z97X-SOC-FORCE (no M.2, but great for OCing, has SATAe)
Sabertooth Mark1/ Mark 2 (no M.2, great for OCing)
G1 SNIPER (No M.2, but this MoBo hit 5Ghz mark stable in some reviews)
Z97 Gryphon
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Tier Two: High end. Great MoBos, SLI capable with good enough thermals and power to take up any CPU, not the best for extreme OCing but do OC very well. Have many premium features as well. Quality is good, no known persistent issues.
Z97X-SLI
MX-Gaming 5
G55 SLI
G45 Gaming
Z97S SLI Plus
Fatal1ty Z97X Killer (mATX included)
EXTREME4
Z97X-Gaming 3
UD3H (BK as well)
Z97-A
Z97M Gaming
Z97-E
Z97-AR
Z97S SLI Krait Edition
Extreme3 (no M.2)
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