What do more expensive motherboards actually offer?

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JackST

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This is probably a stupid question but other than the ability to overclock your CPU, support for crossfire/SLI and additional inputs and outputs on the back, what do the really high end motherboards actually offer compared with a lower end motherboard?
Just a list of things would be helpful.
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jaquith
Chipsets make a sizable impact and the overall reliability from robust components and cooling. Even if you don't OC the third-party chipsets, NIC and phase design only add to the overall stability and life of your system. IF you do decide to OC and at some point those with an unlocked CPU 'will OC' then at that point you'll find that MOBO temps (Chipset, VRM, etc) make a huge impact and proper power delivery all keep your system stable.

To a degree you get what you've paid for, but to purchase a 4-WAY SLI/CF + LN2 controls for the vast majority is a waste of money not to mention that some games out of the gate won't even properly support multi-GPU's.

What's your USE is 90% of the decision before considering an 'over-kill' +10% MOBO...
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EdwardElric

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Onboard USB 3.0 Headers,
the newest hardware ( more sata 6GB/s and less 3GB/s)
CrossFire Support and up to 4way SLI Support (although Mid-high mobo offer this to)
Higher memory types (RAM 1033/low 2133/high
more slots for memory
Would have built in network
Can't think of anything else lol
 
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mohit9206

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To be honest there isn't much point in buying super expensive motherboards other than to just brag about it.Mid range boards like Z87 Extreme 4,Z87 D3H,Z87 GD45 etc are more than anyone would need.Most extra features in super expensive boards are useless to most users.
 
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jaquith

jaquith

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Chipsets make a sizable impact and the overall reliability from robust components and cooling. Even if you don't OC the third-party chipsets, NIC and phase design only add to the overall stability and life of your system. IF you do decide to OC and at some point those with an unlocked CPU 'will OC' then at that point you'll find that MOBO temps (Chipset, VRM, etc) make a huge impact and proper power delivery all keep your system stable.

To a degree you get what you've paid for, but to purchase a 4-WAY SLI/CF + LN2 controls for the vast majority is a waste of money not to mention that some games out of the gate won't even properly support multi-GPU's.

What's your USE is 90% of the decision before considering an 'over-kill' +10% MOBO and/or components.
 
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