Difference between Gigabyte H81 , H87 and B85

[kanishmarsh]

What is the difference between Gigabyte B85M-D3H, GA-H81.Amp-UP and GA-H87-D3H Motherboards ???

 

[jimthenagual]

The basic differences:

Z87 is to top end chipset. Great for overclocking and SLI and other chipset features.
H87 basically the same as Z87 minus the overclocking abilities, and doesn't support triple SLI
H81 budget level, no overclocking, no sli, limited sata 6gb/s, limited usb 3.0

The B85 you mention is a business focused chipset, and it is the budget level with limited options of the other business chipsets.

 

[kanishmarsh]

If I'm going with low end i3-4130 and don't wanna overclock..So what is the mobo u recommended for low budget ??? H81 or B75 ?? Is H81 chipset enough If I replace the processor in the future with Core i5 or i7 ???

 

[jimthenagual]

If you have no intention of overclocking, don`t need multiple graphics cards and only a few sata 6gb/s ports, there is nothing wrong with the H81/B85 chipsets at all. They would do very well for future upgrades as well. It all depends on the maker of the motherboard. Asus is my personal favorite.

Or this is a solid motherboard from a quality maker at a good price point.
$59.99 Asrock H81M
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81m

 

[kanishmarsh]

Thanx for your reply..In Sri Lanka Asrock motherboards are not available..Only available Gigabyte H81 and B85 and Asus H81 and B85 boards..but Due to the marketing problem in Sri Lanka NO WARRENTY for ASUS products and no one here to take responsibility of ASUS products..on the other hand Gigabyte ok with that problem & no issue with claiming warranty..So are you sure about ASUS H81 and B85 products ??? or best option is going with Gigabyte ??? Which motherboard is more advanced ???

 

[jimthenagual]

Gigabyte is also one of the more reliable makers. I prefer Asus but if there is no warranty that is too risky. I'd go with Gigabyte if I were in your situation.

 

[kanishmarsh]

So Which motherboard comes with more advanced features ??? ASUS or Giga

 

[jimthenagual]

Both Asus and Gigabyte have excellent products in my opinion. As I said, my preference is Asus, but there are also builders who swear by Gigabyte. You really can't go wrong with either. I'm just saying, for you, since Asus doesn't come with a warranty in your country, you probably should pick Gigabyte.

 

[kanishmarsh]

Thanx for your reply 👍

 

[lkjlgll]

Asrock BTC Pro are also pretty good, 1 PCI-E 16x and 5 PCI-E 1x with two extra power supply sockets on the board for molexs!