My motherboard and processor both decided to die on me at pretty much the same time so I've had the replace both of them. Thankfully I had a full warranty on both of them. For the processor the store just swapped it for a 4790k which was great. For the motherboard I get to decide what I want since they'll just be giving me in store credit. Currently I'm trying to decide between the Asus z98 Sabertooth Mark 1, ROG Maximus VII Hero, and the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H. My priorities are cooling and storage though I like the Dual Ethernet ports on the Asus and Gigabyte ones. I would like to keep it under $220, but can spend more if it's worth it. Any thoughts on motherboard choice, I need it to be z97 or at least Devils Canyon compatible which most of the z87 ones aren't out of the box.
The specs on the rest of the build is:
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card
Video Card: XFX 280x Black Edition Double Dissipation
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Case Fan: Prolimatech PRO-USV14 98.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-9000BR Wired Standard Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech M325 Wireless Optical Mouse
Other: 320gb 5400RPM laptop harddrive
Other: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Other: Aperture M 5.25" Card Reader
The specs on the rest of the build is:
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card
Video Card: XFX 280x Black Edition Double Dissipation
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Monitor: Hannspree HE245DPB 60Hz 23.6" Monitor
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Case Fan: Prolimatech PRO-USV14 98.0 CFM 140mm Fan
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-9000BR Wired Standard Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech M325 Wireless Optical Mouse
Other: 320gb 5400RPM laptop harddrive
Other: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Other: Aperture M 5.25" Card Reader