Which motherboard?

Paytend01 · October 22, 2015

Im looking to get either of these in this build ---> http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Payton_Auth/saved/#view=v8bgXL

And the motherboards are -

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz97killer

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97gaming3

N64CUBE · October 22, 2015

the z97

braneopbru · October 22, 2015

Hmm...A z97 bord for $72 of an H97 board for $109?

Why is this even a question? z97.

Also, I didn't see an SSD in there. Please don't tell me you are planning to boot off of that 1TB spinner.

Paytend01 · October 22, 2015

Hmm...A z97 bord for $72 of an H97 board for $109?

Why is this even a question? z97.

Also, I didn't see an SSD in there. Please don't tell me you are planning to boot off of that 1TB spinner.

I cant fit it in the budget at the moment

FruitBasketSilex · October 22, 2015

Also, I didn't see an SSD in there. Please don't tell me you are planning to boot off of that 1TB spinner.

I boot off a 2tb spinner.

That runs at 5400rpm.

And is meant for a laptop.

But is in my desktop.

Paytend01 · October 22, 2015

I boot off a 2tb spinner.

That runs at 5400rpm.

And is meant for a laptop.

But is in my desktop.

Yah i really dont get why people hate on mechanical hard drives for booting up, yes an ssd is cheaper but i dont have the cash at the moment

braneopbru · October 22, 2015

........ i dont have the cash at the moment

Yet you're debating the possibility of spending an extra $37 on a H97 mobo over a z97 mobo.

If budget is an issue, you could also get a 256GB SSD instead of the platter drive, install your OS to that and later on add the 1TB HDD and just move your files over. You'll benefit from the speed of the SSD right off the bat and when you have money to upgrade, you won't have the hassle of re-installing windows and all your software.