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Hello guys, as this is my first post in this great forum, please excuse me if I don't provide many info.
I've been looking the best mobo for my budget (~150Euro), and narrowed down the list to the following ones:
Asrock Z87 Extreme4 - 120
Asrock Z87 Extreme6 - 153
Asus Gryphon - 140 (Don't care that's an m-ATX on a ATX build)
Asus Z87 Plus - 143
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H - 130
Gigabyte G1 Sniper - 145
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming - 145

I'm mainly gaming with the system, I'd like to overclock later to squeeze some performance before upgrading to a more modern system at that day, and I want the best quality I can get for the money - althought I wouldn't care to spend 120 for the extreme4 if the 20-25 more aren't really worth it.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Of the mobos listed, the Gryphon is the best for for your CPU, OCs very well, if you want to save some take a look at the Asus Z87-A, I prefer that over the Z87-Plus, the A is a good solid mobo
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Well my first plan was to spend 150 on mobo, but saving money (even 23 or 15) is still money saved, but if those 15, or whatever the price may be, would save me some headaches RMAing or having a mobo die before I actually have the need to upgrade to newest chipsets ,that may have come, is a low price to pay.
Do you think gryphon would be the best choice if im planning to keep that system for several years? 5Years warranty is wow.
Or do you think that any of these motherboards (even MSI, Asrock) would outlast their 2-3 year warranties without problems? (well, excluding the bad luck of having a bad board at the start)

Thanks for your fast answer.

 
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Normally they do. I have had Asus, MSI, Gigabyte and ECS and cannot say I have had a noteworthy trouble apart from one MSI board coming with dis functional SATA plugs. The general consensus is that Asus is better than the rest that closely follows.
 
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Mhm... I guess I'll go with the Gryphon. 2 Years Warranty more over 10 Euro is a low price to pay I guess.
I'll grab it asap unless there are any better options that any of you guys got to suggest. I guess Asus is still making the most legit boards anyway though.
Thanks for you answers so far, both of you.
 
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If only the Thermal Armor Kit wasn't so expensive in the available retailers in my country, damn I would have already have bought it.
I know it doesn't make THAT much of a difference, but it's so sexier with it. I'll be gonig with a windowed case so... :)
But, I think i'll be able to get myself over it and not waste money for the kit anyways, maybe after the H100i/or any decent air cooler I'll consider one :D

@rolli59
Well, being an m-ATX board doesn't to have any other real world limits either than maybe less inputs like SATA,USB or FAN HEADERS,PCI/PCI-E,DEBUG SCREEN, right?
I consider them "even better" if the state above is correct, since it's pretty much ports that don't seem likely to be used and I have less "ports to fail/provide problems" that "might" affect the whole board.
 
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If say, I get the kit, will I be able to blow most of the dust that might be under it with a blower or will I have to remove it?
I know removing it would be the most optimal, but if I blow it (with the armor on) like once every 2-3 months I don't think that would be a major for me.
 
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Thanks I guess I'll go with the Gryphon then, seems to be a really good quality board with 5year warranty and decent pricing next to the other (atx though) boards that come with features that I won't be using.

I'd like to thank both of you.
 
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