mATX budget motherboards

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i just built a computer with the ASUS Z97M-Plus running the i7-4790 (locked) cpu and it's been flawless

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97MPLUS/

about $102 on amazon http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Micro-DDR3-Motherboards-H97M-PLUS/dp/B00K2R6BQS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424571189&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+z97m-plus

plus i can speak pretty highly of the asus customer svc - their center is in indiana, so the crew's native tongue is english (made a big difference) - had two problems (both ended being driver issues) and both times, total time lost on the calls into the center was about 30-35 minutes. They were so professional, i ended up writing an email to the manager praising both of the techs

that level of support alone was worth the...
i just built a computer with the ASUS Z97M-Plus running the i7-4790 (locked) cpu and it's been flawless

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97MPLUS/

about $102 on amazon http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Micro-DDR3-Motherboards-H97M-PLUS/dp/B00K2R6BQS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424571189&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+z97m-plus

plus i can speak pretty highly of the asus customer svc - their center is in indiana, so the crew's native tongue is english (made a big difference) - had two problems (both ended being driver issues) and both times, total time lost on the calls into the center was about 30-35 minutes. They were so professional, i ended up writing an email to the manager praising both of the techs

that level of support alone was worth the price of admission
 
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