Best Micro-Atx Motherboard under £85?

carterdarter · Nov 6, 2014

The motherboard will be for this build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JJCdvK

I was originally getting the perfect for me MSI Z87M gaming, but it went up in price.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£111.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £897.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 18:56 GMT+0000

carterdarter · Nov 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£111.49 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £897.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 18:56 GMT+0000

Um that's £30 over budget...

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £863.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 19:01 GMT+0000

carterdarter · Nov 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £863.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 19:01 GMT+0000

Yeah I was thinking about that motherboard. Never liked Gigabyte boards though. Any alternatives?

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 6, 2014

A little out of your budget but a solid board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £879.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 19:06 GMT+0000

carterdarter · Nov 6, 2014

A little out of your budget but a solid board.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£61.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Samsung 16GB Essential Micro SD (£7.48)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 Case (£4.99)
Other: SanDisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 (£11.99)
Other: Motorola Moto G2 (£142.67)
Other: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.00)
Total: £879.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-06 19:06 GMT+0000

Around same price as original board. Guess I will just continue getting the MSI Z87M Gaming then. Damn. Thanks so much for your help anyway.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 6, 2014

Hope I helped , thanks for posting.

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