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Hello, I am building a Pentium G3250 (not G3258) based PC. I have to now buy a motherboard. What one should I go with out of these three? In the future I will be upgrading to an i5 4460 or an i5 4690 so please keep that in mind. Also, please don't mention any other boards unless they're under $85 (Australian Dollars) and MSY stocks them.
Asus H81M-C: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/1243--asus-h81m-c-intel-h81-s1150-2xddr3-sata3-usb3-dvi-d-sub-com-parallel-port-microatx-motherboard.html
ASRock H81 PRO BTC: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/home/13280-asrock-h81-pro-btc-bitcoin-intel-h81-s1150-1xpcie-20-x16-5xpcie-20x1-atx-motherboard.html
ASRock B85M-PRO3: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/14549-asrock-b85m-pro3-intel-b85m-s1150-4xddr3-sata3-usb3-hdmi-dvi-d-sub-gblan-microatx-motherboard.html
I am leaning towards the ASRock H81 PRO BTC as it is the cheapest out of the three, isn't Micro ATX and it has many more PCI-e x1 slots for Capture Devices and WiFi cards. It's a "BitCoin" motherboard though. Would that make any difference?
I also like the ASRock B85M-PRO3 as it has more SATA ports and two more RAM slots and it is a B85 board. Unfortunately it is the most expensive out of the three. It does have a reputation for two of the RAM slots being DOA though. It also has a PCI Express 3.0 Slot as it's a B85 board.
I have then chosen the Asus H81M-C as it is Asus (used in the past and never had issues). I tend to think Asus might be the better of the two but that means I can't have extra PCI-e slots. I also need fan headers as I don't want Molex to 3 Pin Adapters in my case. It'd also be silly putting a Micro ATX board in an ATX case.
Asus H81M-C: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/1243--asus-h81m-c-intel-h81-s1150-2xddr3-sata3-usb3-dvi-d-sub-com-parallel-port-microatx-motherboard.html
ASRock H81 PRO BTC: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/home/13280-asrock-h81-pro-btc-bitcoin-intel-h81-s1150-1xpcie-20-x16-5xpcie-20x1-atx-motherboard.html
ASRock B85M-PRO3: http://www.msy.com.au/saonline/pc-components/14549-asrock-b85m-pro3-intel-b85m-s1150-4xddr3-sata3-usb3-hdmi-dvi-d-sub-gblan-microatx-motherboard.html
I am leaning towards the ASRock H81 PRO BTC as it is the cheapest out of the three, isn't Micro ATX and it has many more PCI-e x1 slots for Capture Devices and WiFi cards. It's a "BitCoin" motherboard though. Would that make any difference?
I also like the ASRock B85M-PRO3 as it has more SATA ports and two more RAM slots and it is a B85 board. Unfortunately it is the most expensive out of the three. It does have a reputation for two of the RAM slots being DOA though. It also has a PCI Express 3.0 Slot as it's a B85 board.
I have then chosen the Asus H81M-C as it is Asus (used in the past and never had issues). I tend to think Asus might be the better of the two but that means I can't have extra PCI-e slots. I also need fan headers as I don't want Molex to 3 Pin Adapters in my case. It'd also be silly putting a Micro ATX board in an ATX case.
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