No difference in testing mobo for OC on Haswell

Kalmado · Oct 1, 2013

While youtube isn't the gold standard for facts it's hard to debate this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeuJAOVRoA0

I just can't decide on what board to get. It's going to be a combo deal from Microcenter with the Intel I5-4670k.

MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate - $265

Asrock Extreme 4 - $315

Asus Z87-A - $320

Out of those three, which is the best value?

DiaSin · Oct 1, 2013

I would go with the Asrock Extreme 4, it is what is on my parts list. It looks like a fantastic motherboard.

Tradesman1 · Oct 1, 2013

Right off the bat I'd drop the MSI, won't use them at all for client builds, assuming these are bundle deals, so while I prefer Asus for the Z87s, the best deal here is the ASRock Z87 Extreme 4, it's a great mobo and retails (singularly for about $20-$25 more than the Asus A so you're actually saving about $30 with that combo

Kalmado · Oct 1, 2013

Intel Bundles - http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

Heading to Microcenter on Sunday. They are about an hour away from home, but on the way to the mother in law's house(visiting). The Asus concerns me as well because I've already purchased Corsair Vengeance LP 1866 and it does not appear to be on their qualified vendors list.

DiaSin · Oct 1, 2013

Personally I have heard horror stories about MSI customer service, as well as hearing ALOT of reports of dead MSI mobos, so I would eliminate that from the list immediately, that leaves the Asrock and the Asus, and the Asrock has far more feature than the Asus. In fact the very reason I have the Asrock Extreme 4 on my list is that its features list is something you usually only see on much more expensive boards. In fact, It has received the Tom's Hardware Smart Buy award.

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