AsRock vs Asus Mobo

EcoMCG

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Hey guys,
My question is fairly simple, which of these two motherboards is the better?

Link for AsRock : http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3%20FX/
Link for Asus : http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/

Here's my build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2o6gV

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Cooler Master i500 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
 
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Neither.. AMD recommends a Mobo with the 970 chipset for its Hecta Core Series .. So go for MSI 970A-G43.. It costs around $59 and is an excellent Mobo !!

Also i would recommend you to change your HDD to 1 TB as the price diff is negligible : Western Digital 1 TB .. $54

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Sameer15557

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The Asus one is better, it has a higher RAM MHz capability which is 2000MHz meanwhile the ASROCK as 1866MHz and also the Asus has upto 32GB but the ASROCK has up to 16GB of ram capability. Also you could overclock more on the Asus one because it supports upto RAM as fast as 2000MHz also in my opinion Asus looks better, go with Asus
 

GamerDrone

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Neither.. AMD recommends a Mobo with the 970 chipset for its Hecta Core Series .. So go for MSI 970A-G43.. It costs around $59 and is an excellent Mobo !!

Also i would recommend you to change your HDD to 1 TB as the price diff is negligible : Western Digital 1 TB .. $54

If you feel this post helped , mark it as the Best Solution !
 
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