budget gaming rig which haswell mother board ?

[Sam Varney]

hey guys im building my first rig and im still learning about everything, im trying to build a decent gaming rig for 300 pounds in total, so my question is what would be the best mother board for 50-100 depending on what on offer. id prefer to keep the budget low but if there's a substantial difference in performance i can always stretch.

would it be better money wise to get this:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-b85-g43-gaming-intel-b85-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

or this cause its z87

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z87-g41-pc-mate-intel-z87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-(vga)-dvi-d-h


in conclusion im buy parts as i go and the cheaper the better. i wish to play dayz/arma 3 on high setting, with a core i5 (later to be named) and i am going to get a nividia card (cause i am familiar/confertable with them) and finally this system is NOT going to be overclocked

 

[Sam Varney]

would it be best to get a MATX since i dont plan to have dual gpu's

 

[Genzo]

For the board. Z87 Boards are good for overclocking. and since you dont plan on any overclocking. an H87 Board will be the best.

From the Boards.

From budget oriented. I would choose an Asrock H87M Board.

Because Asrock boards are feature rich compared to some other brands and their pricing is the best ever.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157384

 

[Sam Varney]

cheers for the answer is there any difference between the motherboard you suggested and the MSI b85?

 

[Genzo]

H87 Boards have better feautures compared to B85 Boards.

They have better reliability and better quality. (Aside from the brand)

 

[Sam Varney]

much appreciated