i7 4790 compatible motherboards

[shuvonaz]

I will buy i7 4790 in the coming days.
I choose 4 motherboards.
1.Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H -- $85
2.MSI B85-G41 PC Mate -- $95
3.Asus B85M-G --$90
4.Asus B85M Gamer -- $98
Which motherboard should i buy? I am on a budget. Does these motherboards will use the full potential of the processor. Or i should go for an expensive one.

And what should be the ram choice?

 

[Random_tech]

well i have a ASUS B85M-G motherboard, and the only complaints about it is that is only has 2 fan headers. also it doesn't have sufficient cooling for the vrm's.

your best option is proberly the Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H

 

[shuvonaz]

does these motherboards able to use the full potential of the processor or i have to buy a expensive one

 

[Random_tech]

yes, since they can all overclock, which you cant do with your cpu anyway.
the only real advantage of an expensive one (like $350-$500) is that the expensive one will have better cooling for the vrms (which is only requierd if you overclock your cpu a lot), and also some have wifi built in, and other features which aren't really required

 

[dfk]

Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H is a good 8 series matx board. It has 4 DIMM slots, front USB3.0 header, PCIE3.0. Only lacks m.2 slot of 9 series boards and SLI.

One thing though, 4790 is a Haswell Refresh chip which might need a BIOS update depending on what revision the seller has. Most stores that keep newer stocks should have newer BIOS/revision, just keep in mind if you are building the pc yourself.

For RAM, go with any compatible RAM kits that is in the motherboard's supported list. I would look for cl9 1600 Mhz DDR3 sticks.