I am in the process of finally upgrading from my Q6600 (OC'd to 3.2 GHz since 2007 or so). I have everything pretty much set except for motherboard choice. There are several options in my price range but the newegg reviews for them are very disturbing in terms of percentage of reviews with DOA or dead within a year boards. Please help me choose a board that will last long-term, but also give some decent OC results (stable 4.4-4.6 GHz for years).
System will have:
4790K
2 x 8GB G. Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1866
Old GTX 460 SE PCIe video card to be upgraded in the future
Samsung EVO 250GB SSD (M.2 or SATA doesn't matter)
Phanteks PH-TC14PE air cooler for the CPU
I have been going back and forth between the Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 (not X), Asrock Extreme 4, MSI Gaming 5. My biggest concerns right now are long-term reliability and I have seen several disturbing comments about the Killer LAN drivers. I don't plan to ever run multiple video cards so SLI/Crossfire are not needed. It seems like the MSI Z97 Guard Pro would be perfect, but it's out of stock most places and too expensive at Amazon. I am trying to get a mobo under $125 after rebates, but I will go up to $150 to get the necessary long-term quality, if needed.
Let me know if there are any notable boards I am not considering. It's been a long time since I've built a system so I'm sure you all can help. Thanks!
System will have:
4790K
2 x 8GB G. Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1866
Old GTX 460 SE PCIe video card to be upgraded in the future
Samsung EVO 250GB SSD (M.2 or SATA doesn't matter)
Phanteks PH-TC14PE air cooler for the CPU
I have been going back and forth between the Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 (not X), Asrock Extreme 4, MSI Gaming 5. My biggest concerns right now are long-term reliability and I have seen several disturbing comments about the Killer LAN drivers. I don't plan to ever run multiple video cards so SLI/Crossfire are not needed. It seems like the MSI Z97 Guard Pro would be perfect, but it's out of stock most places and too expensive at Amazon. I am trying to get a mobo under $125 after rebates, but I will go up to $150 to get the necessary long-term quality, if needed.
Let me know if there are any notable boards I am not considering. It's been a long time since I've built a system so I'm sure you all can help. Thanks!
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