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Thoughts on the Asus Z97-A?

Yatin
By Yatin
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can't go wrong with any of the two. Take a look at the features, then decide which ones suit your needs the best. Color can also be an argument, I've heard people complaining about the black-gold ASUS motherboards.

      

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The Z97-A looks like a very decent Z97 board that's not too expensive. As for ASRock, I have no experience with them, but I've always wondered why they're products always have a lower price, it makes me question their quality, either that or they don't care for profit margins :P 

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Where are you from, what is your budget?

 

What is your headphones, how many fans what fans, what features you need, how much oc?

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The Z97-A looks like a very decent Z97 board that's not too expensive. As for ASRock, I have no experience with them, but I've always wondered why they're products always have a lower price, it makes me question their quality, either that or they don't care for profit margins :P

As an ASRock owner, I can only say that they are, in my experience, just as high quality as any other manufacturer. Dunno how they manage the low prices.

      

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The Z97-A looks like a very decent Z97 board that's not too expensive. As for ASRock, I have no experience with them, but I've always wondered why they're products always have a lower price, it makes me question their quality, either that or they don't care for profit margins :P

I'm of the opinion, it's because their marketing isn't as big time as asus, so it costs them less to actually get you the board :)

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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Where are you from, what is your budget?

 

What is your headphones, how many fans what fans, what features you need, how much oc?

Oh sorry :P

Forgot to mention this

I am from India (Newegg ships to India)

Need a MoBo under 150$

The board should have great audio, should have a lot of features for the price like a good BIOS for newbies. 

I am going to buy a 4690K and will not be doing much OC (upto 4.00 GHz maybe and I will be using the 212 EVO)

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As an ASRock owner, I can only say that they are, in my experience, just as high quality as any other manufacturer. Dunno how they manage the low prices.

Your answer is above this ^^ :D

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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Your answer is above this ^^ :D

right, the marketing, didn't think about that. Good point.

      

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You can mention other motherboards from different companies also (if they as good as these two)

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Oh sorry :P

Forgot to mention this

I am from India (Newegg ships to India)

Need a MoBo under 150$

The board should have great audio, should have a lot of features for the price like a good BIOS for newbies. 

I am going to buy a 4690K and will not be doing much OC (upto 4.00 GHz maybe and I will be using the 212 EVO)

Then get z97a

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You can mention other motherboards from different companies also (if they as good as these two)

gaming series from MSI and Gigabyte

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