Please help me choose my next motherboard!

[HelpMeImmaNoob]

Hey guys i just want to get opinions from the pro's. I want to buy a new motherboard but I am having trouble choosing which is better. Im still using an I7 2600k which is overclocked at 4.8 ghz( my geek friend from hawaii did it for me)8 months old so i dont want to upgrade to the 4th gen yet.
So which one should i get this( http://goo.gl/7cGEfs ) or this ( http://goo.gl/UszMc5 ) . i want to get your clear and honest answer pls.

 

[patrick47018]

Why do you want to buy a new motherboard? Is yours broken? Out of the 2 I would go with the ASRock as I have had the best experiences with them as far as mobos go.

 

[geofelt]

No reason to change out your current motherboard, whatever it is.

If you are thinking about adding sli capability, I suggest you upgrade graphics by replacing with a great single Graphics card instead.

 

[HelpMeImmaNoob]

Why do you want to buy a new motherboard? Is yours broken? Out of the 2 I would go with the ASRock as I have had the best experiences with them as far as mobos go.

No my current one is only a micro atx board and my girlfriend bought me a full tower case(nzxt h440) and i tried to put it in the new case but its kinda ugly so i was thinking to get a new board to make it look better.

 

[HelpMeImmaNoob]

No reason to change out your current motherboard, whatever it is.

If you are thinking about adding sli capability, I suggest you upgrade graphics by replacing with a great single Graphics card instead.

Im also thinking to do crossfire with 2 r9 280x

 

[geofelt]

No reason to change out your current motherboard, whatever it is.

If you are thinking about adding sli capability, I suggest you upgrade graphics by replacing with a great single Graphics card instead.

Im also thinking to do crossfire with 2 r9 280x

Here is my canned rant on planning for dual cards:
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Dual graphics cards vs. a good single card.

a) How good do you really need to be?
A single GTX650/ti or 7770 can give you good performance at 1920 x 1200 in most games.

A single GTX660 or 7850 will give you excellent performance at 1920 x 1200 in most games.
Even 2560 x 1600 will be good with lowered detail.
A single gtx690,7990, GTX780ti or R9-290X is about as good as it gets for a single card.

Only if you are looking at triple monitor gaming, or a 4k monitor, might sli/cf will be needed.
Even that is now changing with triple monitor support on top end cards and stronger single card solutions.

b) The costs for a single card are lower.
You require a less expensive motherboard; no need for sli/cf or multiple pci-e slots.
Even a ITX motherboard will do.

Your psu costs are less.
A GTX660 needs a 430w psu, even a GTX780 only needs a 575w psu.
When you add another card to the mix, plan on adding 200w to your psu requirements.

Even the most power hungry GTX690 only needs 620w, or a 7990 needs 700w.

Case cooling becomes more of an issue with dual cards.
That means a more expensive case with more and stronger fans.
You will also look at more noise.

c) Dual gpu's do not always render their half of the display in sync, causing microstuttering. It is an annoying effect.
The benefit of higher benchmark fps can be offset, particularly with lower tier cards.
Read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,2995.html

d) dual gpu support is dependent on the driver. Not all games can benefit from dual cards.

e) dual cards up front reduces your option to get another card for an upgrade. Not that I suggest you plan for that.
It will often be the case that replacing your current card with a newer gen card will offer a better upgrade path.
The Maxwell and amd 8000 or 9000 series are due next year.
-------------------------------End of rant-----------------------------------------------------------

 

[HelpMeImmaNoob]

No reason to change out your current motherboard, whatever it is.

If you are thinking about adding sli capability, I suggest you upgrade graphics by replacing with a great single Graphics card instead.

Im also thinking to do crossfire with 2 r9 280x

Here is my canned rant on planning for dual cards:
-----------------------------Start of rant----------------------------------------------------
Dual graphics cards vs. a good single card.

a) How good do you really need to be?
A single GTX650/ti or 7770 can give you good performance at 1920 x 1200 in most games.

A single GTX660 or 7850 will give you excellent performance at 1920 x 1200 in most games.
Even 2560 x 1600 will be good with lowered detail.
A single gtx690,7990, GTX780ti or R9-290X is about as good as it gets for a single card.

Only if you are looking at triple monitor gaming, or a 4k monitor, might sli/cf will be needed.
Even that is now changing with triple monitor support on top end cards and stronger single card solutions.

b) The costs for a single card are lower.
You require a less expensive motherboard; no need for sli/cf or multiple pci-e slots.
Even a ITX motherboard will do.

Your psu costs are less.
A GTX660 needs a 430w psu, even a GTX780 only needs a 575w psu.
When you add another card to the mix, plan on adding 200w to your psu requirements.

Even the most power hungry GTX690 only needs 620w, or a 7990 needs 700w.

Case cooling becomes more of an issue with dual cards.
That means a more expensive case with more and stronger fans.
You will also look at more noise.

c) Dual gpu's do not always render their half of the display in sync, causing microstuttering. It is an annoying effect.
The benefit of higher benchmark fps can be offset, particularly with lower tier cards.
Read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,2995.html

d) dual gpu support is dependent on the driver. Not all games can benefit from dual cards.

e) dual cards up front reduces your option to get another card for an upgrade. Not that I suggest you plan for that.
It will often be the case that replacing your current card with a newer gen card will offer a better upgrade path.
The Maxwell and amd 8000 or 9000 series are due next year.
-------------------------------End of rant-----------------------------------------------------------

Wow nice explanation man! now i think i dont want to add 1 more 280x i guess but that is not the problem. My girlfriend bought me a new case (Nzxt h440) and when i tried to put it together my motherboard looks awkward with my new case to I thought of buying a new ATX motherboard. Since my local store only sells 2 types of 1155 motherboard i just want to know which one is better(feautures,perks,etc..) to have that bang for the buck. (Sorry im just a little noob with these kind of stuff)

 

[geofelt]

Both listed motherboards are fine; there is little to pick between them.
Since aesthetics are important to you, do you like blue or black better?

Personally, I would exchange the full ATX case for something smaller.
Really, how many parts aside from a graphics card and a drive or two does it need to hold?