Best H97 Motherboard

[GonSanzo]

Hi Everyone,

I am building a new build and decided that I will not be overlocking and running SLI/Crossfire at all. So I am currently looking for a solid H97 board. Anyone have any recommendations on a board?

Thanks!

 

[GonSanzo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130790 perfect for what your looking for its a cheap price also

Thanks workmann, but that is not a H97 motherboard.

 

[workmann]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132412 this is more along what you asked lol

 

[Paul NZ]

The H97 I'm using on the other build isnt too bad the H97M-E.

Has SATA ports / USB 3 ports and M.2. And it'll support NVME and the ASUS USB 3.1 card. Once you update the BIOS

 

[GonSanzo]

The H97 I'm using on the other build isnt too bad the H97M-E.

Has SATA ports / USB 3 ports and M.2. And it'll support NVME and the ASUS USB 3.1 card. Once you update the BIOS

Not bad, was thinking of a Full ATX size for H97.

 

[Paul NZ]

The Pro then looks similar to the E but this has SATA express

 

[GonSanzo]

The Pro then looks similar to the E but this has SATA express

Thanks Paul. Looks like I'm not able to get that model here. I am currently looking at these two offerings.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132415&cm_re=h97_asus_pro-_-13-132-415-_-Product

and

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Express-DualBIOS-Motherboard-GA-H97-D3H/dp/B00K7807MQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436060905&sr=8-1&keywords=h97&pebp=1436060893135&perid=0M6QXKR7NR39EE6H13RE

The Gigabyte is a tad bit cheaper, but wondering if the Asus Pro Gamer would be a better quality and reliable motherboard.

 

[Paul NZ]

ASUS mobos are pretty reliable.

I've got 3 ASUS mobos here. The one above and 2 socket 775 mobos. Never had any probs with any of them

I've never used any other brand. But what's good about Gigabyte are their dual bios's

But I like ASUS mobos because theyre easy to update (their BIOS).

And if the BIOS gets bricked, its easy to fix that with crashfree BIOS. A feature that most of the more recent ASUS mobos have

 

[GonSanzo]

ASUS mobos are pretty reliable.

I've got 3 ASUS mobos here. The one above and 2 socket 775 mobos. Never had any probs with any of them

I've never used any other brand. But what's good about Gigabyte are their dual bios's

But I like ASUS mobos because theyre easy to update (their BIOS).

And if the BIOS gets bricked, its easy to fix that with crashfree BIOS. A feature that most of the more recent ASUS mobos have

Thanks Paul

 

[Paul NZ]

No probs