ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS or ASRock H61M-DGS?

[ModernKamikaze]

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131793

ASRock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315

Build:

Intel Core i3-2120
1TB WD Blue
G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 DDR3 8GB 2x4GB
Antec VP450
Radeon HD 7750

 

[dd21]

if you are on a budget go with the asrock board (its a good little board i have it)
if not on a budget go with the asus board

 

[Guest]

based on ports and connectivity i would go with the asrock, it has more usb ports and a dvi port

personally i would get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236
it has usb 3.0

 

[nikorr]

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131793

ASRock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315

Build:

Intel Core i3-2120
1TB WD Blue
G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 DDR3 8GB 2x4GB
Antec VP450
Radeon HD 7750

Get the ASRock.

Inexpensive, reliable, solid board.

6 USB ports + Max LAN Speed @ 10/100/1000Mbps

Simple layout with PCI Express 3.0 x16 + PCI Express x1

 

[nikorr]

And, unless u already have the RAM,

u can get newer and faster successor for couple of $$ more: )

I would get it, ... G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
$5 off w/ promo code EMCNCHD46, ends 8/1
In stock. Limit 5 per customer.

$45.99
FREE SHIPPING
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

 

[nikorr]

And if u have some budget left,

get an SSD drive and even with this mobo it would be a speed daemon : )

It leaves the fastest HDD in dust.

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR60GB 2.5" 60GB SATA III

3.5” adapter bracket included

$59.99+FREE SHIPPING
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226247

Sustained Sequential Read
Up to 525MB/s

Sustained Sequential Write
Up to 495MB/s

4KB Random Write
Up to 85,000 IOPS

MTBF
2,000,000 hours