Max VII Hero, MSI Z97 Gaming 5, Gigabyte Z97 SOC/ SOC Force

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Alright guys, I'm going to build a new gaming PC with an i7 4790 processor and GTX 970 GPU. Based on this list http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383187/motherboard-tier-list-z97-chipset.html, all of these Tier 1B mobo. Question is, since the price gap between MAX VII Hero and the other 2 is quite big, do the advantages really outweigh the price difference? I'm a bit budget restricted but if it's really worth the money, I'll go for it. Which one do you guys suggest? I might SLI the 970 in the future
 
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The Hero's at the top of the heap, it was the #1 Z87 and continuing with Z97 (and is much better (I have both), the Z97 OCs better, runs cooler, better DRAM handling and the BIOS is improved