Looking to buy a new motherboard

[Doomslayer]

Hey all

I'm thinking about ditching this MSI board, i have like 3 choices all 3 are ASUS boards, i don't want a gigabyte their crap and i had too many problems with them, so with the asus boards. and also a CPU.

1. ASUS Maximus VII Ranger $225.00 AUD, Intel Core i5 4670K $269.00 AUD
2. ASUS Maximus VII Hero $289.00 AUD, Intel Core i5 4460 $209.00 AUD
3. ASUS Z97-PRO WiFi/AC $279.00 AUD, Intel Core i5 4460 $209.00 AUD

Yes i'm aware that the 3rd choice is a WS board.

 

[Feronix]

Errrhh, no point in spending nearly $300 on a motherboard and then getting a locked CPU cause you ran out of money so...

Option 1?



What MSI board do you have now and why don't you like it?

 

[Doomslayer]

Errrhh, no point in spending nearly $300 on a motherboard and then getting a locked CPU cause you ran out of money so...

Option 1?



What MSI board do you have now and why don't you like it?

Z77A-GD65 BSOD on boot up i have put posts up about it, i will have about $600.00 AUD to spend.

Whats the differences between the hero and ranger i can only really tell with the sata ports 2 extra.

 

[Feronix]

Z77A-GD65 BSOD on boot up i have put posts up about it, i will have about $600.00 AUD to spend.

Whats the differences between the hero and ranger i can only really tell with the sata ports 2 extra.

Fair enough.

If you can't tell the difference, then it's obviously not worth it to go for the more expensive solution, as apparently it doesn't offer any features that you want or need that the cheaper board doesn't have.

 

[Doomslayer]

Fair enough.

If you can't tell the difference, then it's obviously not worth it to go for the more expensive solution, as apparently it doesn't offer any features that you want or need that the cheaper board doesn't have.

Yeah makes sense.

I just want everything to be compatible cause i'm kinda mad that i have to keep buying parts. do you want to know what else i'm running so then you could tell me if its a good combo.

 

[Excalabur50]

Always post as much info as possible as it makes it easier for us to help you also i will get some info for you about trying to get your GD65 sorted just give me a few days

 

[Doomslayer]

Always post as much info as possible as it makes it easier for us to help you also i will get some info for you about trying to get your GD65 sorted just give me a few days

Thanks for that

My current build at 01-06-2014
CPU : Intel i5 3570K
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65
RAM: G.Skill Ares F3-1866C9D-8GAB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked
Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D
Storage: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Western Digital WD Black 2TB
PSU: Corsair RM650
Display(s): ASUS PB248Q 24in IPS & ASUS VE248H
Cooling: Noctua U12S
Keyboard: Ducky DK2108S
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5
Sound: ASUS Xonar U7 Soundcard and Headphone Amplifier