Whats the difference between these mobos?

[donboki]

number 1:

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-H97M-G43-LGA1150-Motherboard-USB3-0/dp/B00K8KLEEI/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1424379423&sr=1-4&keywords=msi+h97

 

number 3:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-H97-GUARD-PRO-LGA1150-Motherboard/dp/B00K8KKEDA/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1424379423&sr=1-3&keywords=msi+h97

 

number 2: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-H97-PC-Mate-Motherboard/dp/B00K8KC8AM/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1424379423&sr=1-2&keywords=msi+h97

 

and last one (not that important)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-H97-Gaming-LGA1150-Motherboard/dp/B00K8K7DDO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1424379423&sr=1-1&keywords=msi+h97

[Virgule]

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/#?category=Socket1150&category_no=1062

 

Select all 4 motherboards to compare.

[Virgule]

Guard pro has 1 pcie 16x lane instead of 2 for all the others

Guard pro has 4 pcie 1x lane instead of 2 for all the others

Gaming 3 has 3 pci lanes instead of 0 for all the others

Mate doesn't have M.2 support

Mate has 2 USB3 rear ports instead of 4 for all the others but has 2 more USB2 rear ports than the other

Guard pro doesn't have onboard HDMI connector

G43 is mATX format

Gaming looks better

[donboki]

Guard pro has 1 pcie 16x lane instead of 2 for all the others

Guard pro has 4 pcie 1x lane instead of 2 for all the others

Gaming 3 has 3 pci lanes instead of 0 for all the others

Mate doesn't have M.2 support

Mate has 2 USB3 rear ports instead of 4 for all the others but has 2 more USB2 rear ports than the other

Guard pro doesn't have onboard HDMI connector

G43 is mATX format

Gaming looks better

thanks man bit hard to explain but what one is the best comparing like the cheapest one i can get that iwll support everything that i need?

[Virgule]

What do you need ?

 

What CPU are you interested in ?

Do you want to overclock ?

What GPU are you interested in ?

Do you plan on crossfiring/SLIing ?

Do you need M.2 ?

What is your budget ?

Do you need a mATX board ?

Will you make a RAID array ?

....

[donboki]

What do you need ?

 

What CPU are you interested in ?

Do you want to overclock ?

What GPU are you interested in ?

Do you plan on crossfiring/SLIing ?

Do you need M.2 ?

What is your budget ?

Do you need a mATX board ?

Will you make a RAID array ?

....

Well this is my build:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£205.80 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair spec 01

Motherboard: ????

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£56.09 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£146.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.68 @ Amazon UK)

SSD: intel 230 ssd 40gb

 

 

I just want the motherboard to be decent so i can use hdmi wifi and the basic stuff no im not overclocking and what is m.2 and what is matx? and what is raid array lol?

[Virgule]

Well this is my build:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£205.80 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair spec 01

Motherboard: ????

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£56.09 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£146.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.68 @ Amazon UK)

SSD: intel 230 ssd 40gb

 

 

I just want the motherboard to be decent so i can use hdmi wifi and the basic stuff no im not overclocking and what is m.2 and what is matx? and what is raid array lol?

 

 

1- You won't use onboard HDMI if you have a GPU. Onboard means on the motherboard. You'll use your GPU's HDMI connector. Onboard graphics are processed by the CPU and are much less powerful than GPU graphics. It's the whole reason why you are buying a GPU. So the HDMI connector on the motherboard is not needed.

 

2-None of these boards have integrated wifi. You'll have to use a USB wifi adapter or a PCIE wifi card.

 

3- As for the CPU, I really am not knowledgeable of XEON CPUs (server CPUs). Why are you getting this CPU in the first place ? I would choose a i5 K CPU to have the possibility to overclock if I were you. I would also get a Z97 chipset board instead of a H97 (for overclocking).

 

4- The RAM you've selected isn't supported by the motherboards because of its speed.

 

5- M.2 is the newest standard for SSDs that supports up to 10GB/s. SATA3 is limited to 6 GB/s which is plenty for 95% of cases (including your own).

 

6- A RAID array is when you connect multiple drives to act as one, whether to have more speed or data redundancy or both.

 

7- mATX is a certain board size which is pretty small. If you chose a small case, you probably need one. 

 

I STRONGLY SUGGEST you make a thread in the New Builds and Planning section after carefully reading the sticky thread (that mention READ BEFORE POSTING).

[donboki]

1- You won't use onboard HDMI if you have a GPU. Onboard means on the motherboard. You'll use your GPU's HDMI connector. Onboard graphics are processed by the CPU and are much less powerful than GPU graphics. It's the whole reason why you are buying a GPU. So the HDMI connector on the motherboard is not needed.

 

2-None of these boards have integrated wifi. You'll have to use a USB wifi adapter or a PCIE wifi card.

 

3- As for the CPU, I really am not knowledgeable of XEON CPUs (server CPUs). Why are you getting this CPU in the first place ? I would choose a i5 K CPU to have the possibility to overclock if I were you. I would also get a Z97 chipset board instead of a H97 (for overclocking).

 

4- The RAM you've selected isn't supported by the motherboards because of its speed.

 

5- M.2 is the newest standard for SSDs that supports up to 10GB/s. SATA3 is limited to 6 GB/s which is plenty for 95% of cases (including your own).

 

6- A RAID array is when you connect multiple drives to act as one, whether to have more speed or data redundancy or both.

 

7- mATX is a certain board size which is pretty small. If you chose a small case, you probably need one. 

 

I STRONGLY SUGGEST you make a thread in the New Builds and Planning section after carefully reading the sticky thread (that mention READ BEFORE POSTING).

because one of my firends that works in a massive it building company told me its good for me and my streaming as well as gaming its like a intel i7 basically

[donboki]

1- You won't use onboard HDMI if you have a GPU. Onboard means on the motherboard. You'll use your GPU's HDMI connector. Onboard graphics are processed by the CPU and are much less powerful than GPU graphics. It's the whole reason why you are buying a GPU. So the HDMI connector on the motherboard is not needed.

 

2-None of these boards have integrated wifi. You'll have to use a USB wifi adapter or a PCIE wifi card.

 

3- As for the CPU, I really am not knowledgeable of XEON CPUs (server CPUs). Why are you getting this CPU in the first place ? I would choose a i5 K CPU to have the possibility to overclock if I were you. I would also get a Z97 chipset board instead of a H97 (for overclocking).

 

4- The RAM you've selected isn't supported by the motherboards because of its speed.

 

5- M.2 is the newest standard for SSDs that supports up to 10GB/s. SATA3 is limited to 6 GB/s which is plenty for 95% of cases (including your own).

 

6- A RAID array is when you connect multiple drives to act as one, whether to have more speed or data redundancy or both.

 

7- mATX is a certain board size which is pretty small. If you chose a small case, you probably need one. 

 

I STRONGLY SUGGEST you make a thread in the New Builds and Planning section after carefully reading the sticky thread (that mention READ BEFORE POSTING).

and why doesnt the ram support my motherboard is it too fast or too slow?