Asus Z97-P - is it a good motherboard?

[Woody1999]

Hi all. I'm looking for a super budget orientated motherboard with support for an M2 SSD.

My budget is around £70, so instantly the Asus Z97-P became a good contender. I've not worked much with Asus before, but I've heard they are a high quality motherboard manufacturer. Is this motherboard, the cheapest in their Z97 range, any good?

I don't need SLI/Crossfire support, don't need millions of SATA ports, don't really need good looks, just a cheap Z97 board with M2 support and decent overclocking for the Pentium G3258. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

Woody

 

[Andrew Murdoch]

For the cpu you plan on oc'ing the Asus is a good choice, they tout the quality of their VRMs which is very important and often overlooked.

 

[Woody1999]

Sounds good. I will probably upgrade to a 4690K when I have the money in the distant future, how well would this board do with that?

Woody

 

[Andrew Murdoch]

check out the reviews on scan.co.uk, there's a guy there who built an i7 rig with it!

 

[Woody1999]

Okay. Do you recommend any other boards for around this price?

Woody

 

[Andrew Murdoch]

the MSI G43 looks quite good but I think I prefer the Asus.