Z97 or H97 motherboard?

David Williams

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Hi all,

I am looking at getting a new motherboard for the new release of i5 CPU's (separate thread launched about the CPU).
I am wondering which is the best value for gaming and for NZ$350 or less.
I see some support the 5th gen intel chips that are not out yet and also M.2 and sata express which I would like to have included.
I'm not a big over-clocker so happy to go with other alternatives.
I'm also open to mATX versions if anybody knows if these exist?

Thanks in advance :)
 

Neil Dangat

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the biggest diffrence is that z97 allows overcloking, while h97 does not, so if you are sure you will not overclock in the future, go h97, if you MAY, or are considering it/ perhaps down the road, then go z97, most mobos are mATX or ATX, you wouldnt be able to tell the difference online without looking at specs., aslo can you plase post a link to the cpu thread?
 

David Williams

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But I suppose my main point is that this seems to be the most future proof board in my budget - would you agree?
Like I said I'm not an expert at OC'ing but this board has features to automatically OC if I get the right CPU - right?

Thanks