H81, B85, H87 or Z87

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tommellebom

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Hey guys,

I am building a new gaming pc and i can't decide which motherboard to buy. I have chosen an i5 4570 for my CPU, I have one graphics card (HD7870) and two Ram sticks (2x4 1600).

I am trying to decide between an H81, B85, H87 or Z87. As my CPU isn't a K-processor, overclocking is not something I plan to do. Also, I think that when I upgrade, I won't be buying another hd7870 for crossfire, but selling the hd7870 and buying a better one. I'd like to get a motherboard as cheap as I can.

Therefore I think the H81 is the best choice, as it is the cheapest. I can put in everything I have bought, and when upgrading I just sell what I have (RAM, graphics card) and buy new stuff.

However, a friend of mine told me that the motherboard you have is very important for stability of your system, and that I should buy a good (expensive) motherboard.

What is your opinion on this? Thanks in advance for helping me!
 
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geofelt
All of the guts come from the same chipmaker, namely Intel.
For your purposes, I agree that H81 would do the job.
Here is what you get or don't for each 1150 chipset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1150

The only suggestion I might have for stability is to prefer a motherboard that is not newly released.
The initial release of a motherboard will often need some minor BIOS updates to correct minor issues.

Look at M-ATX sized motherboards, they work equally well and are usually a bit cheaper.
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If you want cheap any of the cheaper chipsets achieve your goals H81 B85 H87, with the H87 usually being the best equipped. Your friend is correct but to a point since all these boards are fine for std CPU's the expensive part comes in when user starts overclocking and tweaking.
 
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the quality of the mobo is all that matters. Just do your homework on whichever mobo you think you might want. Search the internet for reviews from bonafide review sites such as here, Anandtech, etc. Since you will not be oc'ing or going crossfire (or SLI) a Z series mobo is not necessary.
 
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I think that you have done your research and have a very good plan.

If your friend can tell you how spending more for a motherboard having features that you won't use will make your system more stable, then hear him out. But I believe you have figured out the answers to your questions already.
 
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All of the guts come from the same chipmaker, namely Intel.
For your purposes, I agree that H81 would do the job.
Here is what you get or don't for each 1150 chipset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1150

The only suggestion I might have for stability is to prefer a motherboard that is not newly released.
The initial release of a motherboard will often need some minor BIOS updates to correct minor issues.

Look at M-ATX sized motherboards, they work equally well and are usually a bit cheaper.
 
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