Best H97 Motherboard to get?

[Daseark]

Hi, do you recommend any H97 motherboard that I should get? My primary use of my computer is gaming and photo editing. I am not overclocking which is why I've decided to go with a H97 motherboard. However, I might get the Z97 A motherboard if needed.

The few H97 motherboard that I am interested in is the:
ASUS H97-Plus
ASUS H97 PRO GAMER
Asrock H97 Pro4
MSI H97 Guard-Pro
MSI H97 Gaming 3

I don't really know what I am going to need to have in a motherboard, so I would appreciate it if you can tell me that! This is my current idea for what I am going to get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£83.88 @ PC World Business)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.69 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£278.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.13 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£11.89 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £895.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 09:12 GMT+0000

Thanks!

 

[GameOver007]

To be honest, it doesn't really matter which one you choose since you are not going to overclock. Motherboards are not a huge factor in the performance of your machine. In other words, motherboards dont affect performance unless you are going to overclock, which you arent. Just pick the one that you like and has the features you want. But in all honesty, Asus is known for making some really good motherboards and they would technically be better.

 

[Daseark]

To be honest, it doesn't really matter which one you choose since you are not going to overclock. Motherboards are not a huge factor in the performance of your machine. In other words, motherboards dont affect performance unless you are going to overclock, which you arent. Just pick the one that you like and has the features you want. But in all honesty, Asus is known for making some really good motherboards and they would technically be better.

Ok, so now I'll just decide between the ASUS H97-Plus or the Pro Gamer one. Between the two, is the audio different? Or the interent speed?

 

[GameOver007]

The 97 Plus does not have a sata express while the 97 Pro does. Both have an M2 socket. Both have only one 16x PCIe slot and one that runs at only 4x.

I would get the Pro board if you were picking between the two. The sata express might be nice to have for future upgrades when devices soon come out that take advantage of the faster than sata3 speeds.