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Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,449x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,237x
Core i7-4790Intel  $185Bench 71%, 255,027 samples326x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples177x
Core i5-4690Intel  $107Bench 67%, 73,695 samples137x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples922x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples390x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples313x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples273x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples213x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples312x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples222x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples163x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples123x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 96%, 217,115 samples99x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples269x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples175x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples150x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples113x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples97x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 4,926 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntelBench 79%, 455,746 samples$348
GPU
GTX 970NvidiaBench 49%, 834,238 samples$340
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$70
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $758

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HDD
RAM
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GBR-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3090 Above average UFO - 189 94 159  91  215  171  53  74 $1,308
USA-User, 7 months ago.Core i7-4770K, RTX 3080-Ti Good UFO - 186 96 158  90  214  178  69  80 $1,199
NLD-User, 16 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Excellent UFO - 183 90 153  86  223  118  -  62 $1,362
USA-User, 8 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 167 86 142  79  221  129  104  52 $1,453
USA-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3090 Good UFO - 175 88 142  82  221  167  104  68 $1,183
USA-User, 16 days ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 4070-Ti Above average UFO - 195 90 160  83  243  158  -  70 $1,178
USA-User, 3 months ago.Core i7-4770K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 173 92 142  86  207  152  63  79 $1,199
USA-User, 15 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 168 85 142  80  219  123  -  59 $1,238
GBR-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3090 Above average UFO - 191 93 159  89  222  157  57  73 $1,308
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