Chipsets from Intel -- Best one for Graphics/Audio

sgdeepu

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I am trying to select a motherboard for building a PC. Confused with the different Intel chip sets(h97,Z97)... which one would be good for Graphics / Audio quality.

Planning on a Intel i5 processor. Budget around 350 (Mobo +Processor +Ram)
 

viewtyjoe

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Here is how to decide which chipset you should get.

1. Are you getting a Haswell refresh processor? You should probably get a x97 board.
2. Are you overclocking? You should probably get a zXX board.

Follow these two steps, and you'll be golden.
 

viewtyjoe

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To be fair, most people literally can't tell the difference between audio chips and such, and nine times out of ten, the best improvement to audio quality is investing in some solid speakers/headphones. IIRC in one test, two supposedly discerning individuals literally couldn't tell which was a dedicated high-end audio card and which was a Realtek on the mobo.