motherboard help MSI GD65 Vs Asus Hero

[Pjoubert]

Afternoon,

I'm sure this has been asked and i just can't find it due to lack of sleep, but i need help deciding between an msi Z87-GD65 or an Asus Maximus Vi Hero. Im a first time PC builder long time PC users and i do intend to over clock as time goes by and my understanding of everything improves. Just as an fyi i can get the MSI on Amazon atm at $187 and the Hero is at $199.


Thanks for any help that can be provided and I'm looking forward to posting some photos at my first attempt at a kick ass rig.

 

[carcrazy11]

Im an Asus Fan so im gonna say the hero, could be one of my choices...

 

[Snortan]

Overclocking/performance wise you are gonna achieve about the same on both boards due to haswell overclocking being more CPU(silicon lottery) dependent than motherboard dependent.
It's a battle between looks and features. I would go for VI Hero only because I prefer the Intel NIC and I think it looks somewhat better than GD65.
Otherwise same nr of sata ports, same nr of usb ports, hero has 1 less PCI-Ex1. Glance once over the feature list and see if there is a feature that you need and only one of the boards has it.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/#specifications
https://uk.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-GD65-GAMING.html#specification

 

[Pjoubert]

Thanks Snortan

 

[Excalabur50]

I'd say the GD65

 

[NeverBackDown]

I would get whatever looks best with the system color theme i am aiming for.

 

[Pjoubert]

Thanks that good to know, I think I'm going to go with the Asus just because i can get it now and not have to wait for 2 weeks plus i think i kinda like the looks more.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Not a bad mobo so no harm in getting it