Is Asus H81M-Plus good?

[celtic_warrior99]

Hi. I am building a PC and i would like to know what the Asus H81M-Plus is like. I am going to pair it with an i5 4460. I do not plan on overclocking but ill be using it for gaming. Im also getting 8 gigs or RAM for it. What do you think of the motherboard?

 

[smorizio]

for the money it not bad. i would swap it out for asus h97 or asrock h97 mb. the h97 will let you use a brodwell cpu with a bios update the h81 wont.

 

[celtic_warrior99]

thanks but unfortunately, the h81 is the best i can get for my budget. will i need a bios update for the h81 cpu to work with the i5 4460?

 

[smorizio]

asus h81 min boot for your cpu is bios 801. if it has a bios file higher then 801 your fine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157547&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
may be in your price range.
if you have a local micro center the 4590 non k is 160.00.

 

[unreal9400]

Looks good for the price.
Should be enough for gaming.