Which motherboard is better?

noahdutch

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Which motherboard is better? I am building a Mini-Itx gaming computer, these are the parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/17GIA

I will be playing games like Skyrim, Tera, and Tomb Raider. I don't know if I should keep my motherboard, the Asus P8H77-I Mini ITX LGA1155, or if I should change it to the GIGABYTE GA-H77N-WIFI LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0, located here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128567&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I mean, I will be playing some MMOs, so I need a good wireless internet card thingy, and I trust an internal wireless card rather than a flash drive. What should I do?
 
Solution
Rosewill RNX-N250PCe (RNWD-11005) Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express 300/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate 2T2R 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES WPA, WPA2

+ $7 off w/ promo code EMCXPWM63, ends 6/24

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073


$17.99 after instant rebate

Dark Lord of Tech

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Rosewill RNX-N250PCe (RNWD-11005) Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express 300/300Mbps Transfer/Receive Rate 2T2R 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES WPA, WPA2

+ $7 off w/ promo code EMCXPWM63, ends 6/24

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166073


$17.99 after instant rebate
 
Solution
Don't get a PCI-E WIFI module. ITX boards only has 1 PCI-E slot, putting that wifi module in means playing games with IGP only. I prefer the Gigabyte board more due to better board layout ( sata ports placement on P8H77-I is pure crisis ), plus it's cheaper than the P8H77 I at the moment. Those and the integrated wifi module with long antennas make it the clear winner.