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I am about to buy a new motherboard since my z77 broke

and my ONLY options are the following H61 (also since I dont want to OC and want a smaller form factor):
- a new Asrcok H61icafe
- a used Asrock H61m - VS3
- a used MSI H61-P20 (less likely to buy since seller has it as part of a whole pc)

My main points are as follows:
- the 2 used ones have SATA 3Gbps but I was told it doesn't matter in daily use and overall responsiveness.
- the 2 used ones have a mix of solid capacitors and other non-solid caps.
but,
- the 2 used ones are smaller which I prefer (micro atx and the new is atx)

- the new one don't have a great look and is larger (I want to make a custom case with and aesthetic approach)

-  the used ones are cheaper.

So is it risky to buy the used one or should be able to do it's job well ?

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A used one will be fine. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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