Help me choose the right motherboard for my Haswell K Core i5.

dazkyl

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Time to upgrade my motherboard to a 1150 socket!! i got these options to choose from so tell me which one and why. I have a coolermaster v6 cpu cooler and have the intention to overclock this Haswell i5 to more than 4.0Ghz.


Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H (156euros)
Asus Z87-K (134euros)
Gigabyte GA-H61M (125euros)
Asus Z87-Plus (189euros)
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 (125euros)
 
Apart from me liking Asus more it is a class above but there is very little difference 2 more SATA ports and often there are quality differences in the PCB when you step up a class, comparable Asus board to the D3H would be the Z87-A which I did not see on your list and is the board I would buy today if upgrading. Both boards have 8 power phases so overclock potential is similar.