Motherboard Help

[Christian_Bell6]

I'm pretty close to building my first computer and I wanted to overclock, would this motherboard be good for what I want? ( http://bit.ly/1mXM7vO) or should I get something better? I'm getting a budget system and looking for a mobo from $100 - $160. Any feedback would be appreciated. Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dF74hM

[abefroman]

How about this ASUS board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851 - it's about the same price. Otherwise, I'd recommend this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877 for a little more.

 

Giga-byte is okay, but UD3 boards leave much to be desired. 

 

Good luck!

 

-Abe

[dark_globe]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $757.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 14:41 EDT-0400

[abefroman]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $757.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 14:41 EDT-0400

Agreed.  This build is a better value.  The only concern I have is the AsRock motherboard.. they never work out for me.  However, there is enough margin built in (compared to OP's first build) that a substitute could easily be found w/in budget.

[Bussinateur]

Yeah I agree with the posts above me, go for intel

[dark_globe]

 

The only concern I have is the AsRock motherboard.. they never work out for me.  However, there is enough margin built in (compared to OP's first build) that a substitute could easily be found w/in budget.

i have quite the opposite experience with them .

now i have third asrock board in the row

(first was AM3 , then 1155 low end board and now Z97 anniversary)

and they have never let me down so far .

although of course he can easily get more "shiny" motherboard within his budget :

for example H97 asus pro gamer , or even MSI Z97 krait (possibility of future upgrade to "K" cpu and overclocking) for like a 105 bucks

[Christian_Bell6]

Wouldn't the ppp be better with the 8320? given that its around $40 cheaper, has more cores, higher clock speed and overclockable

[dark_globe]

i5 4460 + stock cooler + cheap H97 or even more expensive H97/Z97 motherboard has actually same or lower price ,
consumes less power and it will give you better performance in gaming and most other tasks .

number of cores and clock speeds are meaningless in this case .