Z87N-WiFi vs MSI Z87I

[SamuelSanchez]

Which would be better for overclocking/gaming.

[calebp123]

Which would be better for overclocking/gaming.

I would say msi but which boards are we comparing?

[LolNope]

I'd actually recommend the Asrock z87e-itx. It has an 8-pin for CPU power and offers a better location with more room for your cooling solution than both the msi and gigabyte boards. If you get one of the two though, I'd go for the Msi.

[OmarCCX]

I'm going to say the Gigabyte because it's compatible with OS X. :P

 

They're probably pretty equal for overclocking.

[DavePC]

I've posted about this before, so: 

 

You have the option of the Gigabyte Z87 board, the ASRock board, or the MSi Z87 board.

 

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The AsRock board supports 6 Sata 6gb/s ports, while MSI and Gigabyte have 4.

Gigabyte and AsRock have Intel NiCs, while MSi has Realtek.

Also, MSi and AsRock seem to have more supported memory speeds, but you'll have to look for their QVLs to find supported ram.

AsRock supports 8pin CPU power, while the rest only have 4pin. 8 pin allows for better OCs. 

MSi has 4 digital phase power, while Gigabyte doesn't list, and AsRock has 6.

 

Its too early to say anything yet, as Asus has not released their iTX boards yet, but I'd say go with AsRock for Overclocking, while Gigabyte/MSi for value.