Best everyday use motherboard

[newbie 51]

Hello,
Im a newbie to building computers but trying to but one together. trying to figure out if the msi mpower z77 or the asus maximus V formula is best any help would be great thx

 

[rolli59]

Either one both are great but expensive boards. For everyday normal use there is no need to spend over $150 for a board.

 

[newbie 51]

thanks for the reply. What would you choose

 

[hammereditor]

Hello,
Im a newbie to building computers but trying to but one together. trying to figure out if the msi mpower z77 or the asus maximus V formula is best any help would be great thx

It depends if you plan to overclock or not. Both of these builds are the most price-efficient among other m-boards with the same chipsets. They also are good for CrossfireX/SLI.
Overclock-friendly board: MSI Z77MA-G45 : $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647
(Unlocked Z77 chipset, more expansion slots)

Non-overclocking board: MSI ZH77A-G43 : $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130674
(Cheaper, as good SLI/CFX as the other board, but locked H77 chipset)

These are lower-cost, higher-value boards in their chipset range. These don't include fancy dual PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots or gold-plated components or fans, but they are optimized for dual-card use. Both support ivy bridge without needing a painful BIOS update.

(I'm also new to building comps, but I spent hours and hours looking at benchmarks, reviews, and forum topics).

 

[newbie 51]

thx for the reply. Will check both of them out .

 

[rolli59]

Here are 4 boards I would choose between if you want option of CF/SLI in the future. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600093976%20600315497%20600311010&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280%7C13-157-293%5E13-157-293-TS%2C13-131-837%5E13-131-837-02%23%2C13-130-644%5E13-130-644-TS%2C13-128-544%5E13-128-544-TS

 

[newbie 51]

thx I am going to go with the ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA that you posted and will go from there