Asus Z87/H87 Board Choice, Need HELP!!

[simonc]

Hey Guys

I Live in Israel
Need a motherboard for an i5 4570
I do not plan any kind of overclock
Just to run raid 5 with 4 hdd's and enjoy the new cpu

Upgrading from a i5 750 with P7P55-Pro

The Choices and Prices here are quite limited and i've taken them down to 3

1. Asus H87-Pro Price 579Nis
H87
Lan - Realtek
4x Back USB3 port 2x USB2
Looks less impressive in design
Power - 6 Phase digital power design

2. Asus Z87-Plus Price 899 Nis 150% Price of #1
Z87
Lan - Intel
6x Back USB3
8 Phase digital power design

3. Asus Z87-Pro Price 1190NIS (200% Price of #1 H87)
Z87
Lan - Intel
6x USB3 as well
12 Phase Power Design

How much is it worth investing in better models
How much do I benefit from more power phase if i do not overclock?
Is it really worth investing more money?

Would love to hear from you guys

 

[maurelie]

Well you can get z87 if you plan in the future to upgrade to unlocked processor. If not or do not intend to overclock, you can go with H87 or B85 motherboards. There isn't much benefit in power phase if you not overclock. Some H87 or B85 motherboards have the same options as the Z87, except overclocking abilities.

 

[simonc]

I Plan to stay on this CPU, and not to change it
Need the computer, to be as stable as possible,
my PSU is a Corsair CX400

the next upgrade will be a new mobo+cpu in 2 years

 

[maurelie]

Can you write down all the parts you have, because 400w PSU might be not enough.

 

[RealBeast]

Agreed, if you do not overclock get the H87. I've used several and they are very good motherboards at a budget price.

 

[simonc]

400w is more than enough for my needs
in reviews was proven to be able to provide even more

My Components
Are Only 4x Hdds WD Red 3TB
and an Radeon HD 5770
Corsair 8Gb Ram
and the new Cpu i5 4570

That's all
Think i will opt for the H87, although quite annoying that the sata ports are placed on the mobo itself and not on the side like on the z87 asus

 

[maurelie]

Here is good H87 board with side mounted SATA connectors and supports RAID 0/1/5/10

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

 

[simonc]

Not looking for a micro atx board, only full atx
+ not every board model is available here (this one actually is)