Higher end Motherboards whats so special?

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whymeeeee97

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I have a asrock H97 pro4 for $70, it has audio chipset and basicly everything a basic consumer needs in a motherboard. What sets this different than from 200 dollar motherboards other than size, (mine is micro ATX) whenever i browse motherboards they seem like they basicly have all the same features, what am i missing? sorry for the grammer, just dont put much time at proof reading.
 
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1. Better chipsets with more features. The z series chipset have overclocking, RAID and SSD caching.
2. Better power phases. More power phases means more stable overclocks
3. Better overall parts. Better capacitors will last longer, Gigabyte boards use thicker pcb.
4. Better BIOS recovery options. Gigabyte boards can have dual BIOS while Asus boards have their EZ flash straight from USB.
5. Fan headers. Extra connectivity, like thunderbolt usb 3.1 and sata express, M.2
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thor220

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The more expensive motherboards are mostly for the glitz. Once you get over $140 you are paying for bragging rights. The features you are looking for in a motherboard are stability and quality. Nothing else should matter as the Intel chipset is already set in stone and thus most motherboards will be very similar. Overclocking is improved by quality components but above the $140 price you will see very little improvement.

 
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Tradesman1

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The form factor (size) plays in, features such as number of ports for SATA, USB, etc. Slots for daughter cards (i.e. PCI-E for SLI or XFire), design of the power phases for delivery smooth clean power to the components, quality of base components like the PCB...even the solder used
 
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the pricier motherboards will have more power regulation, ports, BIOS features, heatsinks, slots and chipset features than a cheaper board that has been built to a budget. higher end boards have slot reinforcements for heavier video cards, better quality and higher numbers of capacitors, Electro Static Discharge protection on more components, more cables and adaptors thrown into the package.
 
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PsyKhiqZero

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1. Better chipsets with more features. The z series chipset have overclocking, RAID and SSD caching.
2. Better power phases. More power phases means more stable overclocks
3. Better overall parts. Better capacitors will last longer, Gigabyte boards use thicker pcb.
4. Better BIOS recovery options. Gigabyte boards can have dual BIOS while Asus boards have their EZ flash straight from USB.
5. Fan headers. Extra connectivity, like thunderbolt usb 3.1 and sata express, M.2
 
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