Better motherboard for around the same price?

[Andrew23374]

for this build, is the motherboard decent enough for gaming and such? Of not, what would be a better alternative for around the same price? Thanks!

The mobo: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

The build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FX2Ccf

 

[dark_strike]

Well seeing as you don't have a K rated CPU. That board is fine. Everything on the build looks good as well. Question though. Do you need an SDD? What purpose are you going to need it for?

 

[Andrew23374]

Well seeing as you don't have a K rated CPU. That board is fine. Everything on the build looks good as well. Question though. Do you need an SDD? What purpose are you going to need it for?

Basically because I like the fact that boot up times will be very quick.

 

[dark_strike]

Well seeing as you don't have a K rated CPU. That board is fine. Everything on the build looks good as well. Question though. Do you need an SDD? What purpose are you going to need it for?

Basically because I like the fact that boot up times will be very quick.

Ok. Fair enough. I don't care about that, but if you do all the better. Everything looks good. That is a great board. ASRock is one of the better companies in the motherboard area. Good rig. Nice to see you did not go cheap the PSU. Some people do arrggg....

 

[Bossyfins]

Well seeing as you don't have a K rated CPU. That board is fine. Everything on the build looks good as well. Question though. Do you need an SDD? What purpose are you going to need it for?

Basically because I like the fact that boot up times will be very quick.

Ok. Fair enough. I don't care about that, but if you do all the better. Everything looks good. That is a great board. ASRock is one of the better companies in the motherboard area. Good rig. Nice to see you did not go cheap the PSU. Some people do arrggg....

Did not go cheap on the PSU? That is low quality as well...


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($302.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $835.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-15 19:14 EDT-0400

 

[dark_strike]

Well seeing as you don't have a K rated CPU. That board is fine. Everything on the build looks good as well. Question though. Do you need an SDD? What purpose are you going to need it for?

Basically because I like the fact that boot up times will be very quick.

Ok. Fair enough. I don't care about that, but if you do all the better. Everything looks good. That is a great board. ASRock is one of the better companies in the motherboard area. Good rig. Nice to see you did not go cheap the PSU. Some people do arrggg....

Did not go cheap on the PSU? That is low quality as well...


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($302.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $835.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-15 19:14 EDT-0400

How do you figure. His PSU is made by FSP . FSP has the lowest RMA ratio out of all other companies.

 

[Bossyfins]

RMA Ratio means nothing. You need to understand FSP has a spectrum of PSUs. It is mostly because FSP makes high quality ones, but the NEX is a Tier 3. THat is not high quality. That is like a CX psu. Especially since the price of the B2 is 50$!, there is no reason to do that.

 

[Andrew23374]

RMA Ratio means nothing. You need to understand FSP has a spectrum of PSUs. It is mostly because FSP makes high quality ones, but the NEX is a Tier 3. THat is not high quality. That is like a CX psu. Especially since the price of the B2 is 50$!, there is no reason to do that.

If it is so bad, what would you reccomend for a similar price and same watts?

 

[Bossyfins]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Although it has 750 watts, it cost's 50$ and is made by arguably the best PSU OEM manufacter. SuperFlower!

It is also Semi-Mod in case you wanted something a Little cleaner.

 

[Andrew23374]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Although it has 750 watts, it cost's 50$ and is made by arguably the best PSU OEM manufacter. SuperFlower!

It is also Semi-Mod in case you wanted something a Little cleaner.

How is it better than the one I chose? I'm new to this stuff!

 

[dark_strike]

RMA Ratio means nothing. You need to understand FSP has a spectrum of PSUs. It is mostly because FSP makes high quality ones, but the NEX is a Tier 3. THat is not high quality. That is like a CX psu. Especially since the price of the B2 is 50$!, there is no reason to do that.

"RMA Ratio means nothing." Really. You know what RMA stands for right? Return Merchandise Authorization. How can that mean nothing? If a company has the lowest RMA that means they are doing something right. Also I don't like the one you chose. Have you checked jonney guru. That PSU suffers from soldering related issues and strictly average minor rail regulation. If you are going for top quality you would have to go with the G2

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=...
EVGA B2 750
Performance = 9.0
Functionality = 8.5
Value = 9.0
Build Quality = 9.5
Total Score = 9.0

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=...
EVGA G2 750
Performance = 10.0
Functionality = 10.0
Value = 9.5
Build Quality = 9.5
Total Score = 9.8

Also with the G2 he could switch out his motherboard with this- http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4
Which grants the use of crossfire and later down the road he could put another
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 in his rig for an upgrade.

 

[Bossyfins]

RMA Ratio means nothing. You need to understand FSP has a spectrum of PSUs. It is mostly because FSP makes high quality ones, but the NEX is a Tier 3. THat is not high quality. That is like a CX psu. Especially since the price of the B2 is 50$!, there is no reason to do that.

"RMA Ratio means nothing." Really. You know what RMA stands for right? Return Merchandise Authorization. How can that mean nothing? If a company has the lowest RMA that means they are doing something right. Also I don't like the one you chose. Have you checked jonney guru. That PSU suffers from soldering related issues and strictly average minor rail regulation. If you are going for top quality you would have to go with the G2

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=...
EVGA B2 750
Performance = 9.0
Functionality = 8.5
Value = 9.0
Build Quality = 9.5
Total Score = 9.0

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=...
EVGA G2 750
Performance = 10.0
Functionality = 10.0
Value = 9.5
Build Quality = 9.5
Total Score = 9.8

Also with the G2 he could switch out his motherboard with this- http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4
Which grants the use of crossfire and later down the road he could put another
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 in his rig for an upgrade.

The G2 is almost 60$ more. Also, RMA could be specific to anything. Is the RMA ratio general or specific? Like FSPs Best PSUs or worst ones. No one knows.


But, comparing the B2 to the NEX, you see the point. Also, then instead of paying 100$ for a g2, look for a GS from EVGA.