Getting an i5-4690 ; Recommend me a motherboard!

Getting an i5-4690 ; Recommend me a motherboard!

• Looking to spend $150 tops
• Prefer BLUE in color, or black. (srsly )
• Please note any extra neat features etc. you like about the motherboard

Processor (Socket LGA1150):
Intel® Core™ i5-4690 Processor

Current Contender(s):
ASRock Z97 Extreme4 ATX Intel Motherboard


Edit:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/h97_guardpro.html
Got that one. GG

 

Id recommend getting i7 instead

 

i7 model what? There's hundreds of different types, and some of them are actually worse than some i5 models.

 

I've read around and concluded that i5 will suffice/i7 is pricier.

Purcahsed:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/h97_guardpro.html

 

Unless you're doing heavy video editing or rendering don't get an i7. There's no point. The z97 is great, I had the z77.

 

I wanted to buy that processor and that motherboard but i went for the i7 2500k and the asus rampage iv.. They're expensive but still kinda good.

 

I spend a bit extra on an i7 in 2010 and it's still going strong today. That could be a reason.

 

There is absolutely -no- advantage of an i7 over an i5 unless you are working with programs that utilize hyperthreading. Again, -no- advantage in speed, integrated graphics, clock (see below), color or smell... unless you are working with 3D rendering or video editing. If you are working with these programs then you should defiantly go with an i7.

Generally on a stock level, though, i7's have a faster clock (3.8 vs 3.9) and larger on board memory (6mb vs 8mb) which makes them faster with repetitive tasks (we're talking fractions of seconds and performance ratings only a few percent higher), but both i7's and i5's have turboboost which can basically make an i5 @4.0 run faster than an i7 stock @3.9... But do you want to pay 100-150$ more for a 2mb cache increase and 0.1 ghz faster stock clock? If you say yes then you have too much money or you're stubborn.

So again, if you need to utilize hyperthreading, go with i7. If not, don't burn your money.

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1k4z95/
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/co...re-i5-vs-core-i7-which-is-best-for-you-906129
http://www.overclock.net/t/1125189/why-are-gamers-choosing-the-i5-over-i7-cpu
http://www.ehow.com/how_7369714_choose-i5-i7-intel-processor.html