MSI Z97 sli plus vs MSI Z97 gaming 3

[08shantanu]

Which of these would be a better choice for either 4790k or 4690k

MSI z97 SLI PLUS
MSI z97 Gaming 3

All help is appreciated

 

[qubits]

gaming 5 all the way

 

[08shantanu]

gaming 5 all the way

Gaming 5 is out of my budget bro
In India it costs $60-$80 more than Gaming 3

 

[qubits]

sli plus is the better board! will support crossfire/sli and overclocking fine.

 

[PIEapple]

MSI z97 SLI PLUS would better than MSI z97 Gaming 3 .like overclock performance and support sli,but if you want to overclocking.

Motherboard tier list: Z97 chipset
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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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Tier Three: Mid range. Crossfire Capable MoBos with SATA III for budget oriented gamers. Power phases and thermals are not awesome, still decent for everyday use and some decent OCing, but not with the highest TDP CPUs. Have all the standard features, M.2 is not a compulsion though. Quality is decent, OCing ability is moderate for most boards.


PC MATE
Z97 GAMING 3
PRO4 (mATX version as well)
Z97 HD3
Z97 D3H (mATX as well)
Z97 G43 (mATX as well)
Z97 Fatal1ty KILLER (Not the ‘Z97X’, which is SLI capable- Both are good at OCing)
Z97-K/CSM
MSI U3 Plus
Guard Pro
Z97-C

Mini ITX Form Factor (Not CFX capable):

Z97I AC
Z97 GAMING AC

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[08shantanu]

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Tier Three: Mid range. Crossfire Capable MoBos with SATA III for budget oriented gamers. Power phases and thermals are not awesome, still decent for everyday use and some decent OCing, but not with the highest TDP CPUs. Have all the standard features, M.2 is not a compulsion though. Quality is decent, OCing ability is moderate for most boards.


PC MATE
Z97 GAMING 3
PRO4 (mATX version as well)
Z97 HD3
Z97 D3H (mATX as well)
Z97 G43 (mATX as well)
Z97 Fatal1ty KILLER (Not the ‘Z97X’, which is SLI capable- Both are good at OCing)
Z97-K/CSM
MSI U3 Plus
Guard Pro
Z97-C

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Thanks for your reply
Clear a lot of things in my head

Out of the tier 3 you mentioned the ones available in India are

Z97 GAMING 3 - $191
Z97 D3H mATX - $155
Z97 D3H - $174
Z97-K - $177
Guard Pro - $142
Z97-C - $189

Which one would you recommend for
-Light Gaming (Fifa 14)
-Light Video Editing
-Google Sketchup
-I might OC, but very moderate OC

The RAM that I will buy is
-G.SKill Tridentx 2x4GB

I have a GT 520 2GB

 

[PIEapple]

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Tier Three: Mid range. Crossfire Capable MoBos with SATA III for budget oriented gamers. Power phases and thermals are not awesome, still decent for everyday use and some decent OCing, but not with the highest TDP CPUs. Have all the standard features, M.2 is not a compulsion though. Quality is decent, OCing ability is moderate for most boards.


PC MATE
Z97 GAMING 3
PRO4 (mATX version as well)
Z97 HD3
Z97 D3H (mATX as well)
Z97 G43 (mATX as well)
Z97 Fatal1ty KILLER (Not the ‘Z97X’, which is SLI capable- Both are good at OCing)
Z97-K/CSM
MSI U3 Plus
Guard Pro
Z97-C

____________________________________________

Thanks for your reply
Clear a lot of things in my head

Out of the tier 3 you mentioned the ones available in India are

Z97 GAMING 3 - $191
Z97 D3H mATX - $155
Z97 D3H - $174
Z97-K - $177
Guard Pro - $142
Z97-C - $189

Which one would you recommend for
-Light Gaming (Fifa 14)
-Light Video Editing
-Google Sketchup
-I might OC, but very moderate OC

The RAM that I will buy is
-G.SKill Tridentx 2x4GB

I have a GT 520 2GB

Pick SLI PLUS(tier two board) have similar price and have better component than tier 3 board


MSI Z97S SLI PLUS Motherboard Rs. 11,900

 

[08shantanu]

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Tier Three: Mid range. Crossfire Capable MoBos with SATA III for budget oriented gamers. Power phases and thermals are not awesome, still decent for everyday use and some decent OCing, but not with the highest TDP CPUs. Have all the standard features, M.2 is not a compulsion though. Quality is decent, OCing ability is moderate for most boards.


PC MATE
Z97 GAMING 3
PRO4 (mATX version as well)
Z97 HD3
Z97 D3H (mATX as well)
Z97 G43 (mATX as well)
Z97 Fatal1ty KILLER (Not the ‘Z97X’, which is SLI capable- Both are good at OCing)
Z97-K/CSM
MSI U3 Plus
Guard Pro
Z97-C

____________________________________________

Thanks for your reply
Clear a lot of things in my head

Out of the tier 3 you mentioned the ones available in India are

Z97 GAMING 3 - $191
Z97 D3H mATX - $155
Z97 D3H - $174
Z97-K - $177
Guard Pro - $142
Z97-C - $189

Which one would you recommend for
-Light Gaming (Fifa 14)
-Light Video Editing
-Google Sketchup
-I might OC, but very moderate OC

The RAM that I will buy is
-G.SKill Tridentx 2x4GB

I have a GT 520 2GB

Pick SLI PLUS(tier two board) have similar price and have better component than tier 3 board


MSI Z97S SLI PLUS Motherboard Rs. 11,900

Thanks a lot
will do that