Which MB for Ivy i5 - buying today

[mchljrdn]

Building micro-atx box. 2nd pci 3.0 is nice, but secondary to solid board (OC - minimal if any on cpu, may gpu and will memory). Thanks for the help. If there's another board you feel is superior in the same price range let me know. I had looked at these boards as part of combo's for i5 3.1/3.4


ASRock B75M LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 69.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157313

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157306

MSI Z77MA-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 99.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Building micro-atx box. 2nd pci 3.0 is nice, but secondary to solid board (OC - minimal if any on cpu, may gpu and will memory). Thanks for the help. If there's another board you feel is superior in the same price range let me know. I had looked at these boards as part of combo's for i5 3.1/3.4


ASRock B75M LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 69.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157313

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157306

MSI Z77MA-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 99.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647

The B75 is out since it wont let you overclock the unlocked "K" processors like the Intel® Core i5™ i5-3570K. I think I would go with the MSI Z77MA-G45 or I would go with the Asus P8Z77-M Pro which is a little more costly but is a really nice board.

 

[mchljrdn]

Thanks Christian. What features seperate the Asus board for you?

 

[devilofdeaths]

Thanks Christian. What features seperate the Asus board for you?

for me the asus board seems easier to use and if you need to RMA there service was one of the best that i have had

 

[nikorr]

U can have this one as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157325

 

[nikorr]

That MSI Z77MA-G45 is fine too. Good price.