What motherboard should i use?

[ftaylorr1997]

Hi, i have a promising looking build at the moment, but i dont know which motherboard i should use, the one below is just there for the sake of a placeholder:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/FTaylorr/saved/sjzp99


Needs to be under £100 and have room for upgrading.
Also, say i changed to a Nvidia GPU later on, would i need to change the MOBO?
Thanks in advance.

 

[zeyuanfu]

I would:
1, Get a 4690K
2, Get a 9-series board
3, Get G.SKILL RAM (it's cheaper)
4, Get a 970
5, Get a different PSU
Otherwise, your build looks good!

 

[tambeshakunt]

Tbh what you have chosen isn't a half bad board. However here are a few alternatives:

Cheaper option - not intended for Overclocking or sli.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £685.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:19 GMT+0000




A more premium option that will allow for sli and decent overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £711.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:23 GMT+0000




I would suggest buying the first one if you are only planning to get one GPU. Bear in mind, with your current PSU (CX500) you cannot overclock. It is simply not good enough. Therefore, it doesn't make sense to go for the premium board if you aren't overclocking.


P.S you don't need a different board for Nvidia GPUs.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Actually, this is what I'd get for ~800 pounds:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card (£264.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.68 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£73.00 @ More Computers)
Total: £795.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:25 GMT+0000

 

[ftaylorr1997]

I would:
1, Get a 4690K
2, Get a 9-series board
3, Get G.SKILL RAM (it's cheaper)
4, Get a 970
5, Get a different PSU
Otherwise, your build looks good!

Could you specify and actual motherboard please? Literally have no knowledge of them.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Z97-A.

 

[ftaylorr1997]

Tbh what you have chosen isn't a half bad board. However here are a few alternatives:

Cheaper option - not intended for Overclocking or sli.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £685.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:19 GMT+0000




A more premium option that will allow for sli and decent overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £711.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:23 GMT+0000




I would suggest buying the first one if you are only planning to get one GPU. Bear in mind, with your current PSU (CX500) you cannot overclock. It is simply not good enough. Therefore, it doesn't make sense to go for the premium board if you aren't overclocking.


P.S you don't need a different board for Nvidia GPUs.

Thanks for the reply.
I think i will go for the second option, as i might downgrade the GPU a bit and upgrade it in the future.
Looking at the second build still, what would you recommend i change the PSU to?

 

[ftaylorr1997]

Z97-A.

Thanks for the advice, i appreciate it.

 

[ftaylorr1997]

Actually, this is what I'd get for ~800 pounds:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card (£264.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.68 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£73.00 @ More Computers)
Total: £795.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 17:25 GMT+0000

Simply put, i do not have the money for that. £700 is already pushing my limit. Thanks anyway.

 

[tambeshakunt]

You are welcome! For a good PSU have a look at this http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html.
If you want to save some money and are on a budget for a tier 2 class B.

Remember...the CX500 is fine if you aren't overclocking but if you are then you will need something better.

 

[ftaylorr1997]

Thanks again, appreciate it.

 

[tambeshakunt]

Glad I could help!