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Hi guys from LTT forum, im new here (greetings from Argentina) i need your help to choose betwenn these two motherboards... they have a very similar price and i dont want to pay much more for a motherboard.

 

here they are:       Mother Msi Z170a Gaming M3 Lga1151 Usb 3.1 Atx Ddr4 Box         OR/VS           Motherboard Intel (1151) Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Ddr4     .

 

Thanks a lot for the help!!!  

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the cheaper one

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main differences will be the colour scheme (similar), the nic and audio implementation. if you like the killer e2400 nic then go for the msi board as it has it but if you prefer intel nics then go for the asus. the audio should be better on the asus. see which features are more important to you and go for that. also the msi board does not support sli which is something to point out. overclocking should be similar on both. both have fan curve control in the bios.

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Asus has better VRM's, so if you're going for extreme overclocking, that'd be the choice.

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I'd get the Z170A Gaming M3, mainly because it's cheaper.

Unless you actually NEED the features of the Z170A Gaming Pro, such as LED control and SLI support.

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asus bios is better (subjectively), if you like fancy RGB leds and such paying like 15 bucks more will get you an aura version which fits with lots of themes. the asus one has some extra led control thingies.

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honestly i just want a mother without old specs, like PS/2 connectors, Basic Audio 3 Channel. I want some expandeable features like crossfire capability USB C etc...

the diference between these two is 20$ (dollars) (sorry for bad english, working on that)

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i just used a b150 gaming m3 in a build and was very satisfied with it. no complaints. no comment on the long term stability of it but im sure it will last in the long run. both the bios should be very mature and overclock just fine.

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Just now, the crunchiumo said:

i just used a b150 gaming m3 in a build and was very satisfied with it. no complaints. no comment on the long term stability of it but im sure it will last in the long run. both the bios should be very mature and overclock just fine.

I actually like your MB but here in this shitty country we dont have so much to choose, so these two are the only options :/, that B150 should be fine for me....

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2 minutes ago, owlhd said:

I actually like your MB but here in this shitty country we dont have so much to choose, so these two are the only options :/, that B150 should be fine for me....

what cpu are you using? a lot of folks go with the b150 gaming m3 as it is a nice atx board for the price and comes with a lot of features if you dont need z170/h170.

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1 minute ago, the crunchiumo said:

what cpu are you using? a lot of folks go with the b150 gaming m3 as it is a nice atx board for the price and comes with a lot of features if you dont need z170/h170.

im using a 1155 Intel Core i5 3340 with a mini-itx Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3-B3. Like i told you i cant buy that MB cause is not in argentina, we get a little part of all the motherboards in the market. Yeah ive seen some h170/b150 but i dont like their features PS2 connectors / 3way audio...2 usb3.0 no USB-C...... old stuff

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57 minutes ago, owlhd said:

honestly i just want a mother without old specs, like PS/2 connectors, Basic Audio 3 Channel. I want some expandeable features like crossfire capability USB C etc...

the diference between these two is 20$ (dollars) (sorry for bad english, working on that)

you will be glad it has ps/2 connector.

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25 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

you will be glad it has ps/2 connector.

why?? nowadays every mouse/keyboard is USB... dont tell me there is a Corsair mechanical keyboard w/ RGB lighting with PS/2 ?????

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5 minutes ago, owlhd said:

why?? nowadays every mouse/keyboard is USB... dont tell me there is a Corsair mechanical keyboard w/ RGB lighting with PS/2 ?????

Do some research on it.

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