Asus Z97-A vs Asus Z97M-Plus

[NovozPT]

Is there any reason to spend 50 euros more on Z97-A compared to Z97M-Plus? I'm not going for SLI so don't really need that extra PCIe slot. Anything I'm missing out?

Asus Z97-A: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97A/specifications/
Asus Z97M-Plus: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97MPLUS/specifications/

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The Z97M Plus is the way to go if your only running a single card.

 

[spooky2th]

They are both good boards. If you don't plan on using SLI or crossfire with GPU's, save some money.

 

[NovozPT]

Found a few more differences.

Audio:
Z97M-Plus ALC887
Z97-A ALC892

Fan connectors:
Z97M-Plus 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin)
Z97-A 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x 4 -pin)

So the case I have has 5 fans 3 exhaust and 2 intake, I'd probably not use the 2 top exhaust fans and just use 2 intake in the front and 1 exhaust in the back since hot air tends to rise.

But the Z97M-Plus only has 2 fan connectors... so ummm don't know what to do. I guess I'd have to use 1 intake and 1 exhaust unless there is another way to connect the other fans?

 

[prit87]

Is there any reason to spend 50 euros more on Z97-A compared to Z97M-Plus? I'm not going for SLI so don't really need that extra PCIe slot. Anything I'm missing out?

Asus Z97-A: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97A/specifications/
Asus Z97M-Plus: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97MPLUS/specifications/

Both are good boards Z97-A is an ATX board and comes with SLI support where as the Z97M Plus is a micro ATX board and doesn't supports SLI.http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/asus-motherboard-z97a%2Casus-motherboard-z97mplus/
So i would vote for the Z97-A because its ATX board and if you are interested in games and want a SLI/CF in future then Z97-A would be a good choice.

 

[spooky2th]

Found a few more differences.

Audio:
Z97M-Plus ALC887
Z97-A ALC892

Fan connectors:
Z97M-Plus 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin)
Z97-A 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x 4 -pin)

So the case I have has 5 fans 3 exhaust and 2 intake, I'd probably not use the 2 top exhaust fans and just use 2 intake in the front and 1 exhaust in the back since hot air tends to rise.

But the Z97M-Plus only has 2 fan connectors... so ummm don't know what to do. I guess I'd have to use 1 intake and 1 exhaust unless there is another way to connect the other fans?

You can always connect extra fans directly to the PSU if you run out of fan headers.

 

[NovozPT]

Found a few more differences.

Audio:
Z97M-Plus ALC887
Z97-A ALC892

Fan connectors:
Z97M-Plus 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin)
Z97-A 4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 x 4 -pin)

So the case I have has 5 fans 3 exhaust and 2 intake, I'd probably not use the 2 top exhaust fans and just use 2 intake in the front and 1 exhaust in the back since hot air tends to rise.

But the Z97M-Plus only has 2 fan connectors... so ummm don't know what to do. I guess I'd have to use 1 intake and 1 exhaust unless there is another way to connect the other fans?

You can always connect extra fans directly to the PSU if you run out of fan headers.

True! Thanks guys

 

[Toberius]

The Z97-A is built in audio with a concept audiphile:

Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- DTS Ultra PC II
- DTS Connect
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

Regards

 

[Guest]

I am also having the same problem. ALC 887 vs ALC 892? Is this something to worry about?