Great mobo for i7 4770k for OC, gaming, and photo/video editing

[WolfGeezyie]

I have an i7 4770k and I plan on gaming and doing some video/photo editing work and I wanted to know a good motherboard to get

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Gigabyte Z87 UD4H Asus Maximus VI Hero MSI GD65 ASROCK Z87 OC Formula

 

[Tradesman1]

Look to Asus, think they have the best hadle on the Z87/Haswell, not sure of budget but I chose the Hero after about 20 client builds, others in lower price ranges include their Gryphon and Z87- A and the Z87-Plus

 

[TheMohammadmo]

Yeah but if you have a good red and black color scheme, make sure you choose the hero because it really goes well together.

 

[WolfGeezyie]

What's the major difference between the ASUS Hero vs. Z87-A and Z87-Plus? How do they compare to that of the Gigabyte ud4h, the G.1 Sniper5, or the ASRock Fatality Z87 Killer? These seem to be the boards I hear the most about (excluding MSI because I only hear negative things in general about them).

 

[Tradesman1]

Going from the A to the Plus to the Hero you gain primarily various ports and header things like USB, SATA,etc then the Hero also is a little better component wise for OCing and DRAM handling plus has great sound, can compare the three here:

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[WolfGeezyie]

Suppose I don't want to SLI, should I consider a mATX?

 

[Tradesman1]

Could go to a smaller form factor yes, the Gryphon is a great mobo, they also have the Gene and the iMpact on the higher end