H97 vs Z97

[MichaelTee]

I am getting a new motherboard and CPU and I am considering between these two. I do not plan to overclock. I want to know if I am making a good decision or not with these boards and CPU? or if there is different combo that anyone could recommend ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128712
(GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard )

or

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK (rev. 1.0) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128723

and I am getting this processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372
Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54690K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600


some info about my situation
I have a 650 gold standard power supply
I currently have a fairly new GPU (not even 6 months old) it is a Gforce 760 Superclocked

 

[RazerZ]

If you do not plan to overclock, save your money and buy a locked i5. You are paying more for the unlocked version indicated by the "k" at the end which allows you to overclock. The Z97 chipset's main advantages are sli/crossfire capability and CPU overclocking.

For the money, here's what I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $246.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 12:32 EDT-0400

Also do you know the exact make/model of the PSU you are using?

 

[ShadowSaddle]

As said already, if you don't plan on overclocking, save a few dollars by getting the locked 4690. Also, the main difference between H97 and Z97 is that the Z97 has overclocking abilities while the H97 doesn't.

Edit: Whoops, don't listen to me, I don't know what I'm talking about.

That's not true, ShadowSaddle. Some H97 boards fully support overclocking. ASRock's H97 Anniversary motherboard quickly comes to mind, and there are several others.

Since the OP claims he has no desire to OC, the bottom line is whether or not he needs features available on Z97 (primarily its additional PCIe lanes that allow an M.2 or Sata Express device to operate independently of the x16 GPU slot) that aren't available on H97 (on which the all 16 PCIe lanes are shared across M.2, Sata Express, and the x16 GPU slot).

 

[RazberyBandit]

That's not true, ShadowSaddle. Some H97 boards fully support overclocking. ASRock's H97 Anniversary motherboard quickly comes to mind, and there are several others.

Since the OP claims he has no desire to OC, the bottom line is whether or not he needs features available on Z97 (primarily its additional PCIe lanes that allow an M.2 or Sata Express device to operate independently of the x16 GPU slot) that aren't available on H97 (on which the all 16 PCIe lanes are shared across M.2, Sata Express, and the x16 GPU slot).

 

[RazerZ]

That's not true, ShadowSaddle. Some H97 boards fully support overclocking. ASRock's H97 Anniversary motherboard quickly comes to mind, and there are several others.

Since the OP claims he has no desire to OC, the bottom line is whether or not he needs features available on Z97 (primarily its additional PCIe lanes that allow an M.2 or Sata Express device to operate independently of the x16 GPU slot) that aren't available on H97 (on which the all 16 PCIe lanes are shared across M.2, Sata Express, and the x16 GPU slot).

They have overclocking enabled by exploiting a loophole, officially it isn't supported on the H97 chipset. This feature could be closed off with an update to the chipset code. Also not all H97 boards are capable of handling an overclocked 4670k and above. The Anniversary board you mentioned would be a poor choice to overclock a 4690k since it only has a four phase power design. The main reason manufacturers enabled overclocking support was for the release of the Pentium G3258, a dual core CPU that can overclock well on these boards.

 

[MichaelTee]

This is my power supply .
Rosewill CAPSTONE-650-M 650W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2

 

[MichaelTee]

That's not true, ShadowSaddle. Some H97 boards fully support overclocking. ASRock's H97 Anniversary motherboard quickly comes to mind, and there are several others.

Since the OP claims he has no desire to OC, the bottom line is whether or not he needs features available on Z97 (primarily its additional PCIe lanes that allow an M.2 or Sata Express device to operate independently of the x16 GPU slot) that aren't available on H97 (on which the all 16 PCIe lanes are shared across M.2, Sata Express, and the x16 GPU slot).

They have overclocking enabled by exploiting a loophole, officially it isn't supported on the H97 chipset. This feature could be closed off with an update to the chipset code. Also not all H97 boards are capable of handling an overclocked 4670k and above. The Anniversary board you mentioned would be a poor choice to overclock a 4690k since it only has a four phase power design. The main reason manufacturers enabled overclocking support was for the release of the Pentium G3258, a dual core CPU that can overclock well on these boards.

So what would you recommend then ?

 

[RazerZ]

My recommendation still applies. Your PSU is excellent, some PSUs claim gold efficiency but are complete junk.

 

[MichaelTee]

If you do not plan to overclock, save your money and buy a locked i5. You are paying more for the unlocked version indicated by the "k" at the end which allows you to overclock. The Z97 chipset's main advantages are sli/crossfire capability and CPU overclocking.

For the money, here's what I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $246.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 12:32 EDT-0400

Also do you know the exact make/model of the PSU you are using?

Thank you ! and here is the power supply Rosewill CAPSTONE-650-M 650W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2

 

[RazerZ]

No problem. I saw your earlier reply, the Capstone is a solid PSU. OEM is Superflower and the build quality/ performance is top notch. It will provide more than enough power for your system.