Which mobo would be better.

[prothales]

So there are a lot of motherboards out there but which one of these would be the best for their price. There is a gigabyte Z97M-DS3H available fo 75$ the rest is around a 120$, these are: Z97X Gaming 3, Z97M-Plus, Z97-C, Z97-K,  Z97 Gaming 3 or a Z97-G43 Gaming. In list comparisson the z97x gaming 3 came out as the best.

[Jobbe03]

Well the first one is Matx, the others aren't.

[prothales]

Well the first one is Matx, the others aren't.

The size doesn't rerally matter.

[Jobbe03]

The size doesn't rerally matter.

What does the rest of your system look like? 

[Rheinwasser]

i'd buy the z97m-plus.

[prothales]

What does the rest of your system look like?

I'm still deciding on a graphixcard. Got a g3258 for verry cheap just a 8gig stick of ram, if more needed i'll get that. and a 1TB harddrive combined with a 40 gig ssd for linux. I'll buy a good psu after i found a good graphixcard. My case supports from matx to eatx

[Jobbe03]

I'm still deciding on a graphixcard. Got a g3258 for verry cheap just a 8gig stick of ram, if more needed i'll get that. and a 1TB harddrive combined with a 40 gig ssd for linux. I'll buy a good psu after i found a good graphixcard. My case supports from matx to eatx

Sounds like an Matx board would be fine then!

[prothales]

i'd buy the z97m-plus.

Isn't that a lower-end lan than the z97x gaming 3?

[Rheinwasser]

Isn't that a lower-end lan than the gaming III?

what is the definition of 'lower-end'?

then buy the gaming 3, i'd buy the asus one.

[prothales]

what is the definition of 'lower-end'?

then buy the gaming 3, i'd buy the asus one.

Just tought so from some of the reviews but it looks like its just a different schipset.

[warmmilk]

Since you're getting the G3258, I'm assuming you're planning on overclocking.  While all of these boards will overclock, I'd get one of the $120ish as they have better power delivery.  It'll make for a more stable system.  But if money is really tight the $75 one should be ok.

[prothales]

Since you're getting the G3258, I'm assuming you're planning on overclocking.  While all of these boards will overclock, I'd get one of the $120ish as they have better power delivery.  It'll make for a more stable system.  But if money is really tight the $75 one should be ok.

I can buy one of the more expensive ones but I was wondering if they where worth it, so they are I asume.

[warmmilk]

I can buy one of the more expensive ones but I was wondering if they where worth it, so they are I asume.

 

In my opinion, yes

[Rheinwasser]

Just tought so from some of the reviews but it looks like its just a different schipset.

its the same chipset, its z97.

[prothales]

its the same chipset, its z97.

One has killer lan and the other has Intel® I218V

[dragoon20005]

One has killer lan and the other has Intel® I218V

not sure why but a lot of the tech forum hates the Killer LAN and will prefer to use Intel LAN

[prothales]

not sure why but a lot of the tech forum hates the Killer LAN and will prefer to use Intel LAN

Is this because of reliabillity?

[dragoon20005]

Is this because of reliabillity?

yea sort of

 

many stories of Killer dropping connections and such

[prothales]

And what's the difference between Realtek ALC1150 and ALC887 for soundquallity. Which would be better? Is it the higher the number the better the quality

[dragoon20005]

And what's the difference between Realtek ALC1150 and ALC887 for soundquallity. Which would be better?

the 1150 has 7.1+2 Channel HD Audio Codec with Content Protection

 

the 887 is just 7.1

[Rheinwasser]

One has killer lan and the other has Intel® I218V

thats true.