msi gaming motherboard 5 or 7?

BALADU · Jun 12, 2014

now,I will build a new gaming computer,because my brother and I want to play BF4,so now,I have a question,if I brought a cpu is i5-4670,how should i choose between msi gaming motherboard 5 and 7,
and what different about those two motherboard,i only know the price is different.....

Delta6326 · Jun 12, 2014

If it was me I would get the 5. The 7 has more USB 3.0 and can have 8 SATA devices. Most people don't need all these.
If your going with i5-4670 that can't be OC'ed so really you could go with the Gaming 3.
Here TPU review of the 5. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/Z97_GAMING_5/

Whats the rest of the specs?

BALADU · Jun 12, 2014

but i have five 500g WD hard disk and a kingston V300 120G SSD,
well,i am a BIG otaku,.....

Delta6326 · Jun 12, 2014

Then you may want the 7 for more sata ports.

BALADU · Jun 12, 2014

well,i need to build a nas?right XD?

LaytonJnr · Jun 12, 2014

BALADU said:
well,i need to build a nas?right XD?

Why would you need to build/buy a NAS server? While it is a useful device in a home for storing and sharing files between various PCs and devices, you do not require a NAS server in order to do gaming. If you are only gaming on the one PC, you'll be fine with the local storage of the HDD or SSD.

Layton

BALADU · Jun 13, 2014

LaytonJnr said:
Why would you need to build/buy a NAS server? While it is a useful device in a home for storing and sharing files between various PCs and devices, you do not require a NAS server in order to do gaming. If you are only gaming on the one PC, you'll be fine with the local storage of the HDD or SSD.

Layton

but.. i have huge anime,and i will save many anime or free online game every week,
i have a question now,can i use nas to watch anime?
because i have two monitor,if nas can do this,
i will build gaming PC and nas.
CRY~~~ MY MONEY~~~

BertRobinson1982 · Jun 13, 2014

Vote 7

I think 7 is better, too. 7 has more sata ports. It will suit your requirement.

Ethnography · Jun 13, 2014

I also think 7 is more better. If you want to build nas system, you need extra money(that must be more expensive than 7 series mb)

LaytonJnr · Jun 13, 2014

BALADU said:
but.. i have huge anime,and i will save many anime or free online game every week,
i have a question now,can i use nas to watch anime?
because i have two monitor,if nas can do this,

I'd be careful discussing your first comment, as it sounds like you're verging on some dodgy behaviour, which is not accepted on the forums. But you can save those anime and game files on a harddrive, and still be able to access them on both monitors without the need for a NAS. Just go for a gaming build, as I can tell you now that your current suggested usage of the build does not require a NAS.

Layton

BALADU · Jun 25, 2014

LaytonJnr said:
I'd be careful discussing your first comment, as it sounds like you're verging on some dodgy behaviour, which is not accepted on the forums. But you can save those anime and game files on a harddrive, and still be able to access them on both monitors without the need for a NAS. Just go for a gaming build, as I can tell you now that your current suggested usage of the build does not require a NAS.

Layton

thank you!
i already build a gaming pc by gaming 5,WD 2Tx5,that is enough to me.
THX~~~~~~~

MartinNixon0422 · Jun 27, 2014

well..
look like you have some "issue" for anime video saving

anyway, 5 and 7 are good, like LaytonJar said, the different is the number of sata and usb 3.0
for my personal experience, I will vote for gaming 5, because i only get one ssd and one hd
but for your case.....mm....7 is the only option to solve your anime problem

eidairaman1 · Jun 27, 2014

BALADU said:
but.. i have huge anime,and i will save many anime or free online game every week,
i have a question now,can i use nas to watch anime?
because i have two monitor,if nas can do this,
i will build gaming PC and nas.
CRY~~~ MY MONEY~~~

put your games on the local hdd and your movies on nas

TheGoat Eater · Jul 2, 2014

How are you liking the GAMING 5? Looks like a decent board for the price

- Why not use the Plex Media server and have it on the rig and then use a Roku or other device to watch your media. As I do this with mine and have it running on my computer that has all my storage.

OneMoar · Jul 4, 2014

go with the gaming 7 and step up to the 4570k

silapakorn · Jul 4, 2014

Buy a 3TB WD Red and get rid of your five 500gb HDDs.

BALADU · Jul 8, 2014

OneMoar said:
go with the gaming 7 and step up to the 4570k

gaming 7 is better than 5?why?what is "k" means?

BALADU · Jul 8, 2014

silapakorn said:
Buy a 3TB WD Red and get rid of your five 500gb HDDs.

3TB is faster than five 500gb?

Ethnography · Jul 8, 2014

BALADU said:
3TB is faster than five 500gb?

There have no difference of speed between 3TB HDD with 500GB HDD but you can save more data

LaytonJnr · Jul 8, 2014

Ethnography said:
There have no difference of speed between 3TB HDD with 500GB HDD but you can save more data

Unless you do a proper RAID configuration, which can speed up writing. Although I get a feeling from the calibre of the other posts, the OP is unlikely to be doing a RAID array.

Layton

silapakorn · Jul 9, 2014

Ethnography said:
There have no difference of speed between 3TB HDD with 500GB HDD but you can save more data

Don't forget the (physical) space that you will be able to save.

Steff345 · Jul 9, 2014

BALADU said:
what is "k" means?

"K" means the CPU has an unlocked multiplier, which translates to easier overclocking

BALADU · Jul 10, 2014

Ethnography said:
There have no difference of speed between 3TB HDD with 500GB HDD but you can save more data

i buy a new 3TB hdd yesterday.. i can save more data now :peace:

LaytonJnr said:
Unless you do a proper RAID configuration, which can speed up writing. Although I get a feeling from the calibre of the other posts, the OP is unlikely to be doing a RAID array.

Layton

RAID is a good way to prevent data lost....but it look like so hard :banghead:

Steff345 said:
"K" means the CPU has an unlocked multiplier, which translates to easier overclocking

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