Did i buy the Wrong Board?

Angelz

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So i went and purchased an Asus Z87 Sabertooth i got brand new for $208.00. Then i find out there's an ASRock Z87 Extreme6 which is supposely better and is only $160.00 on Newegg. Should i cancel my order for the Asus and get the Asrock or keep the Asus?
 
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Good price on the ST, I'd stick with it, it's better for handling DRAM, OCing and a better BIOS than the Rock mobo....I've done about 45 Haswell builds and have found the Asus boards to consistently meld with the Haswell CPUs better than the Rock or the GB mobos.

Tradesman1

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Good price on the ST, I'd stick with it, it's better for handling DRAM, OCing and a better BIOS than the Rock mobo....I've done about 45 Haswell builds and have found the Asus boards to consistently meld with the Haswell CPUs better than the Rock or the GB mobos.
 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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Get the HERO.

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Angelz

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The process was already "shipped" on the Asus. If it is truely better then i will just stick by what you guys say and not even bother with the Asrock then. :) I just thought i picked a bad board and the only reason that drove me toward choosing it is for that armor plate look it has lol.
 

Angelz

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Thanks Blackbird, but another reason i choose the Saberooth is because it doesn't have any "red" on it. Since this is going into an almost-all themed White NZXT Phantom 530. :p It's going to look similar to NZXT's phantom 530 prototype.