Z97 or Z87 ?

dholdi

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Hi, I am looking to change my motherboard to one with better slot spacing for xfire.
Is there a big difference in performance between the two ?
I have a 4770k running in a gigabyte sniper z87 at the moment.
 
If you have no plan for updating to upcoming broadwell or using M.2 & sata express then there is no difference between Z87 and Z97. Personally, if purchasing new, I would go for Z97 motherboard since they have very close price range. A decent Z97 £100 can serve you well.
My suggestion: Asus Z97 AR. Fantastic bios, excellent bios fan control and good 3-4 pin fan headers position.
 
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OLDPHART said:
Get Z97 as its a more up to date mobo using a better CPU.
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Thanks for the input however I am going to be using the same cpu - 4770k

abui1806 said:
If you have no plan for updating to upcoming broadwell or using M.2 & sata express then there is no difference between Z87 and Z97. Personally, if purchasing new, I would go for Z97 motherboard since they have very close price range. A decent Z97 £100 can serve you well.
My suggestion: Asus Z97 AR. Fantastic bios, excellent bios fan control and good 3-4 pin fan headers position.
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Again thanks, however that mb has the same pcie spacing as the board I have now.

Looking at boards with the same spacing as :-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-487-GI
 
troops said:
Z97 for the simple fact its newer plus more native sata 3 ports
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Both have 6 Intel Native Intel 6Gbit/s ports AFAIR, less on Z97 if they use 2 for SATA Express but if you do not use this option you can have those 2 ports back so total of 6 like Z87.
 
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abui1806 said:
How many graphics cards will you run with the board?
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2, my top card runs @15 degrees hotter with 1 slot spacing in my current board.

With the other board layout I would have 2 slot spacing which is the same as the bottom card in my existing setup.
 
dholdi said:
2, my top card runs @15 degrees hotter with 1 slot spacing in my current board.

With the other board layout I would have 2 slot spacing which is the same as the bottom card in my existing setup.
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Here is some motherboards that have the same PCIe layout as your suggestion:

Z97 from OverclockersUK:
1. Gigabyte Z97X-SOC £140
2. Asrock Z97 OC Formula £170
3. Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force £170
4. Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming GT £190
5. Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming G1 £245
6. Asus Z97-WS £255
7. Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming G1-Wifi BK £350

Z87 from OverclockersUK:
1. EVGA Z87 FTW £188
2. Gigabyte Z87X-OC Force £200

Personally I would go with the cheapest. But that is your option. Here is just all the available choices (from OverclockersUK) you can go with. :p
 
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