What motherboard for new gaming pc

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

I'm planning on piecing a new pc together for some light/medium gaming.

Struggling to choose a motherboard although i have 2 in mind currently. Below are the 2 i have in mind and would like some advice on which to get. Im using the corsair 250d case but havent choose any other components.

Asus H81I-Plus s1150 mini ATX Motherboard

Or spend an extra £50 and get the motherboard below

Gigabyte GA-Z97N-GAMING-5 Intel Z97 Socket 1150 Mini-ITX Motherboard

Open to any other suggestions

Thanks

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

I would say the Gaming 5 as
1, It's Z97 and will allow you to upgrade to Broadwell
2, You don't have a voltage restriction if you will OC
If you're on a budget, then the H81 board would be the way to go.

LukaBoki · Sep 13, 2014

What CPU are you using?

Guest · Sep 13, 2014

though i'm using asus h81me i will say not to get 1 h81 board.the main reason is its pcie 2 and when adding gpu it will reduce the performance about 5%.but with the same amount of money u could get a nice b85 board from asrock or msi.

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

LukaBoki :

I was thinking of getting a Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 dual core 3.2 ghz overlock to 4.5 ghz

but open to suggestions, but dont really want to pay for an i5

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

The G3258 is a very good CPU. I would strongly suggest the Gaming 5 as it'll allow you to overclock without ANY voltage limits whatsoever.

LukaBoki · Sep 13, 2014

Then the Z97N would be better,since it allows for more stable overclocks.

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

Heres a link to the site im planning on buying from

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/motherboards-intel/socket-1150-intel-z97-mini-itx

Is there any difference between what board manufacturer i use? id like to save money were possible

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

The board you chose is of very good quality, from Asus. They are the, if not one of the beast motherboard manufacturers.

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

Although the Asus Z97-A would also be a good board because it has more connectors (I think) than the mini ITX board you chose.

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

need to choose between, im very indecisive :S

MSi Z97I GAMING AC mini itx

Asus Z97I-PLUS, Intel Z97, mini itx

i am aiming for a red colour theme

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

Asus all the way, and not just because of preference. Although I like red too, MSI has HORRIBLE QC and customer service. Go for the company that will actually HELP you if the board doesn't work.

LukaBoki · Sep 13, 2014

ASUS Z97I-PLUS is a better motherboard out of those two.
If you're aiming for a black/red motherboard,this is a great one:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97ngaming5

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

LukaBoki :

Nice job ignoring OP'a last post:
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need to choose between, im very indecisive :S

MSi Z97I GAMING AC mini itx

Asus Z97I-PLUS, Intel Z97, mini itx

i am aiming for a red colour theme

Unquote

LukaBoki · Sep 13, 2014

I edited it.

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

I'm going to roll with the asus mobo, i prefer them as a manufacturer in general

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

OK, haha

I would still say Asus though...

Swirley · Sep 13, 2014

Thanks for your help!

LukaBoki · Sep 13, 2014

Go for the ASUS,definitely do.
But I understood that you wanted a black/red theme mobo,so I wondered why a black/gold mobo then.

Make sure to choose a solution.

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

Black-gold looks just as good as black-red, except that it looks a bit less aggressive.

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