So I am comparing a few motherboard for my next build, I plan on using the new Haswell line so I will be looking at a LGA 1150 socket. From what I have read, Asus appears to be the board of choice for myself. Typically I am an EVGA fanboy but since their only option is a mini board...
Regardless, I was looking at different boards and became interested in the Maximus line, but decided it would be worth looking at more of their boards.
Asus Maximus VI Formula ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132038
Asus Sabertooth ($250)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131976
Asus Z87-Pro ($200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979
The only discernable difference in the Newegg stats seems to be....
The Maximus line an extra power connection on the board.
The Maximus line has 4x "ASMedia ASM1061" sata ports where as the other two only have 2x of them.
Also the Sabertooth is lacking built in wifi (almost worth looking at the Maximus over Sabertooth for that reason, I hate taking up space for wifi cards...)
Also, I see that the mobos come with different software fun stuff, but I've always been told to tweak/OC through bios anyway.
The Maximus/Sabertooth have the cheezy armor guard, which I'm actually a little concerned about having on the board. I've heard of the MSI having cheezy guards on their heatsinks and it resulting in boards going up in smoke when they short circuit (one of the reasons I'm not interested in MSI.) Does anyone have any experience with the boards/armor?
Are there any other boards that people have heard of that I should look into?
Thank you for the read ^_^
Regardless, I was looking at different boards and became interested in the Maximus line, but decided it would be worth looking at more of their boards.
Asus Maximus VI Formula ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132038
Asus Sabertooth ($250)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131976
Asus Z87-Pro ($200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979
The only discernable difference in the Newegg stats seems to be....
The Maximus line an extra power connection on the board.
The Maximus line has 4x "ASMedia ASM1061" sata ports where as the other two only have 2x of them.
Also the Sabertooth is lacking built in wifi (almost worth looking at the Maximus over Sabertooth for that reason, I hate taking up space for wifi cards...)
Also, I see that the mobos come with different software fun stuff, but I've always been told to tweak/OC through bios anyway.
The Maximus/Sabertooth have the cheezy armor guard, which I'm actually a little concerned about having on the board. I've heard of the MSI having cheezy guards on their heatsinks and it resulting in boards going up in smoke when they short circuit (one of the reasons I'm not interested in MSI.) Does anyone have any experience with the boards/armor?
Are there any other boards that people have heard of that I should look into?
Thank you for the read ^_^
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