Looking for an alternative motherboard

Elemental99

Right off the assembly line
Hi guys,

I have the following components, i would like to have an another motherboard as i await my current motherboard to be RMAed.

Processor: Intel i7 4770k (OCd 4.2Ghz)
RAM: GSkill TridentX 16gb 1866MHz
Power Supply: Corsair TX750V2UK
SSD: 500gb Samsung EVO 840
HDD1: WD Black 1TB
HDD2: WD Green 2TB
Cooler: Corsair H100i
ROM: LG DVD R/W
Case: Corsair Carbide 400R
GPU: Zotac GTX 980 (Reference Model) looking to replace with GTX 980Ti
Case Fans: 2 Corsair AF120mm fans

Current Motherboard is ASRock Z87 Extreme 4

I am looking for a not so expensive backup motherboard which can accommodate the above components. Overclocking is on that motherboard is not necessary as long as i can use the Turbo mode of the processor.
Budget Max 8k INR.

Please provide your suggestions and personal experiences on the same.
 

topgear

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Staff member
You can actually have a very good motherboards if you can spend a little above 8k which absolutely worth it IMO :

You can consider getting these :

~6k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/B85MGAMER/
~8k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/H97PLUS/
~8.5 k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/B85PRO_GAMER/
 
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Elemental99

Right off the assembly line
You can actually have a very good motherboards if you can spend a little above 8k which absolutely worth it IMO :

You can consider getting these :

~6k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/B85MGAMER/
~8k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/H97PLUS/
~8.5 k : *www.asus.com/Motherboards/B85PRO_GAMER/

Thanks TopGear.
Willing to raise the budget to 10k provided it gives me enough room for adding a couple more SSD's & must be SLI compatible.
 

bssunilreddy

Chosen of the Omnissiah
MSI H97 PC Mate -MSI ATX DDR3 2400 LGA 1150 Motherboards H97 PC MATE: Amazon.in: Electronics
Asus B85M Gamer -*www.theitdepot.com/details.php?prod=Asus+B85M-GAMER+32GB+DDR3+Intel+Motherboard&prodid=24137

 

topgear

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Staff member
Thanks TopGear.
Willing to raise the budget to 10k provided it gives me enough room for adding a couple more SSD's & must be SLI compatible.

For SLI compatibility you need to increase the budget by 3 - 4k at-least.
 
Keep in mind that the low cost boards won;t have a Z series chipset. That means you won;t be able to overclock the CPU. Why are you changing the board anyways?
 

SaiyanGoku

kamehameha!!
Thanks TopGear.
Willing to raise the budget to 10k provided it gives me enough room for adding a couple more SSD's & must be SLI compatible.

GTX 980 can run current games at 1440p at ultra and you still want to do SLI? :confused:
What higher resolution are you aiming for?
 
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Elemental99

Right off the assembly line
Keep in mind that the low cost boards won;t have a Z series chipset. That means you won;t be able to overclock the CPU. Why are you changing the board anyways?

I need to have a backup mobo and my ASRock mobo needs to be replaced. I think i might just go with Asus B85M Gamer, won't have SLI & Overclocking ability.

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GTX 980 can run current games at 1440p at ultra and you still want to do SLI? :confused:
What higher resolution are you aiming for?

I am going to give my GTX 980 to my sis. Will be getting a GTX 980Ti soon. Im currently on 1440p, will be getting a 4K monitor/tv in 6 months or so (hoping the prices come down a bit)
 
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