budget mobo for gaming?

jay628

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Hi guys, I am choosing between Asus h97 pro gamer and MSI b85-g43 gaming. They are about the same price , which one would u guys recommend? Or are there better choices in the same price range? Thanks !
 
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The B85 is an original Haswell board iirc. That means if you plan on purchasing a Haswell Refresh CPU, it might need a bios update before it will work with the CPU.

Other than that the H97 chipset should offer some more features, such as more Sata III or USB3 ports, maybe a better PCI slot layout. I'd say look for that. The quality difference will be negligible and a performance difference is non-existent.

Or get the one with the colour scheme that you like best/ best suits your other components.
 
I can attest to the H97 Pro Gamer it's a quality board, nice looks, plenty of SATA III and SATA Express, M.2 Slot, great audio and OC functionality. Of the 2 it's the one I go with.
 
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