Asus Vs. Asus

[itrue21]

So I love Asus all around but I am trying to stick with the cheaper side of the motherboard for my PC build. I do not plan on doing SLI so I am looking for a motherboard that is still sturdy and very good. I am looking at these 2 motherboards atm

 

ASUS H87-PLUS -LGA1150 Intel H87 Chipset HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard

 

and 

 

Asus Z87-A DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboard

 

which one would be better for more of a casual gamer like myself, wont be playing Crysis 3 or anything like that, more of League of legends and Tera and some other MMOs.

 

And also will these both work perfectly fine with 

 

Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ 6 MB Cache - BX80646I54670K

[TheSLSAMG]

Z87-A so you could overclock.

[naca1227]

Motherboards have almost 0 effect on gaming. That's why MSI G series and ROG boards are a big fat load of bull. 

[Guest]

Motherboards have almost 0 effect on gaming. That's why MSI G series and ROG boards are a big fat load of bull. 

ROG boards would be better for the enthusiast/overclocker.

[Sarcasm]

Motherboards have almost 0 effect on gaming. That's why MSI G series and ROG boards are a big fat load of bull. 

No they aren't. Past chipsets and form factor, higher end motherboards have a hella lot more features.

[naca1227]

No they aren't. Past chipsets and form factor, higher end motherboards have a hella lot more features.

I never said they were bad. But the whole "GAMING" mobo isn't a thing.. 

[Ryan Leech]

Always go for the best chipset.

[needmorewood]

well check to see if you want any of the features it has to provide. if not the H87 one is fine (assuming you never want to overclock)

[ReillyP]

 I suggest asus. 

[itrue21]

well check to see if you want any of the features it has to provide. if not the H87 one is fine (assuming you never want to overclock)

Tyvm I didn't plan on OC at all, never did it before and don't plan on now thank you for the insight. 

[Bonsai99]

Tyvm I didn't plan on OC at all, never did it before and don't plan on now thank you for the insight. 

Then you will want to go with a locked processor.

[itrue21]

Then you will want to go with a locked processor.

Ok so an i5 without the k right?

[brob]

So long as SLI & overclocking are not requirements the lowest cost option would be one of the B85 motherboards, e.g. B85M-E. Otherwise it's a toss up between the Z87-K and Z87-A.

 

The i5-4670K works with all these motherboards. But if one is not overclocking then check pricing on the i5-4670 before buying the K version.

[Bonsai99]

Ok so an i5 without the k right?

Yup.

[ZerueLX11]

Motherboards have almost 0 effect on gaming. That's why MSI G series and ROG boards are a big fat load of bull. 

 

1. Better Audio 2. Lots more features 3. Better for overclocking 4. Sex appeal

[naca1227]

1. Better Audio 2. Lots more features 3. Better for overclocking 4. Sex appeal

But that doesn't make it a gaming mobo. That's just a better mobo than others. Again I didn't mean ROG has bad mobos.