Best Z87 Motherboard

pattym · Oct 19, 2013

Hi.
I am planning on doing a haswell build and was wondering which of these 3 motherboards where the best in terms of performance and their Bios.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=23721
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=23627
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=25213
I am planning on doing mostly gaming and some light overclocking.
Thanks for your help.

rolli59 · Oct 19, 2013

I would have a hard time choosing between those but the Asrock killer looks promising.

Tradesman1 · Oct 19, 2013

I'd look at the Asus Z87-Plus or Gryphon, won't touch MSI due to poor QC, of the Rock mobos, look at the Killer

pattym · Oct 19, 2013

Tradesman1 :

Would you say that the Killer would be better than the Extreme 4 then? Do the Asus boards have some features that neither of the boards I were looking at have, or are a better quality?

Thanks for your help .

rolli59 · Oct 19, 2013

Asus is the number 1 motherboard maker. First in quantity second to none in quality.

Tradesman1 · Oct 19, 2013

From the builds I've done on the Z87, Asus seems to have the best handle on the Z87/Haswell, the BIOS's are better tuned, handle DRAM well, run cool, and tend to OC better using less voltage

pattym · Oct 19, 2013

Tradesman1 :

Where I am in Australia, the Asus Z87 Plus is about $45 more than the boards I were looking at and on par price wise with the Gigabyte UD3H and Asrock Extreme 6. Do you think that the $45 premium is worth the benefits that the Asus board gives?
Thanks again.

rolli59 · Oct 19, 2013

pattym :

Tradesman1 :

Where I am in Australia, the Asus Z87 Plus is about $45 more than the boards I were looking at and on par price wise with the Gigabyte UD3H and Asrock Extreme 6. Do you think that the $45 premium is worth the benefits that the Asus board gives?
Thanks again.

To me it would not be worth the extra money.

Akashdeep · Oct 19, 2013

pattym :

pattym, Go pick the ASUS MAXIMUS VI Hero.
Price is near to your choice. But performance is far better.

Also, as you are from Australia, you might think having one of the following 2 SSD for your better peromance:

Samsung 840 500GB SSD worth $433.99

or

Samsung M.2 PCIe Solid State Drives (price is available on request, don't know why they don't made the price visible to public view.(confusing!)

Tradesman1 · Oct 19, 2013

Have a feeling the Hero will be far higher there, might look at the Asus Z87-A, it's less than the Plus

Akashdeep · Oct 19, 2013

Tradesman1, I would like to suggest the same as you have the Hero.

Tradesman1 · Oct 20, 2013

As mentioned, in Australia things are just ungodly high priced

Akashdeep · Oct 20, 2013

Tradesman1, rich country, so their prices are.

Tradesman1 · Oct 20, 2013

To pricy for my blood

Akashdeep · Oct 20, 2013

Tradesman1, actually it shouldn't be, as Australia gets the components from the nearby countries who manfactures. Say, from Thailand(HDD from Bangkok mostly), SSD & RAM stick from Taiwan, Boards from Malaysia, few others from China.

Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and China are the major manufacturer countries for the components. And Australia isn't that much far from those.

Tradesman1 · Oct 20, 2013

Yep, mentioned that numerous times, cost much more to ship all those to the States or the EU

pattym · Oct 20, 2013

Akashdeep :

Thankyou for you contribution to answering my question Akashdeep. How ever in Australia, the price of the Asus Maximus VI Hero is actually more than 100$ more than my original options. Product pricing here is extremely inflated particularly for the Processor, Graphics card and Motherboard which can be up to $100 more than in the US.

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