Which Motherboard works best?

[DiahreabetesMan]

I am getting an Intel i5-4690k and wanted to get a good motherboard with it. I have found three motherboards that look relatively the same but I would like to know pros/cons on them.
-ASUS Maximus VII Hero
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8992461&CatId=8586
-MSI z97 Gaming 5
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8992475&csid=_61
-MSI Z97 G45
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8992476&csid=_61

To my knowledge ASUS is supposedly the better motherboard manufacturer? I also see the Maximus has 3200MHz speed and the others are slower, I don't really know if that is a huge factor in gaming. Price isn't the big deal at the moment, I'd be willing to spend the 229 dollars for the Maximus as long as it really is a good board. Thanks, also if there IS a cheaper place to get one of these other than Tiger would be great too.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

ASUS Maximus VII Hero , one of the best Z97's on the market.

I own it.

 

[DiahreabetesMan]

ASUS Maximus VII Hero , one of the best Z97's on the market.

I own it.

Do you think It will drop price on Cyber Monday?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I doubt it the price has been pretty steady.

 

[DiahreabetesMan]

I doubt it the price has been pretty steady.

Ok, In the event that I can't get that, which of the other two motherboards is better? Or a better motherboard over all than the other two?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I don't touch MSI boards , poor QC.

 

[DiahreabetesMan]

I don't touch MSI boards , poor QC.

Well thanks for the quick reply, helps out a lot!

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd go the Hero also, if price too high look at the Asus Z97-A, and I'm with SR-71, I won't touch MSI mobos due to their poor QC, I get more trouble calls on their mobos than any two other manufacturers put together

 

[PIEapple]

I would go MSI z97 Gaming 5 ,I have that board with i5-4690k,Is great now,don't have any problem.

About QC I would say,MSI is good now.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2373562/share-2014-motherboard-rma-rate.html

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/927-2/cartes-meres.html

2014 Motherboard RMA Rate

- Gigabyte 2.51% (against 2.02%)
- MSI 2.65% (against 2.60%)
- ASUS 2.86% (against 2.31%)
- ASRock 2.99% (against 2.27%)


Intel the largest failure rate is logically the chipset the more upscale, which allows overclocking. The rates obtained by the manufacturer on Z87:
- Gigabyte 2.18%
- MSI 3.22%
- ASUS 3.67%
- ASRock 4.25%

 

[klrman]

I don't touch MSI boards , poor QC.

I have three boards now, two MSI and one ASUS and the ASUS is amazing.