- Mar 30, 2017
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Hello,
I have been building my own PCs over the years, and the time has come to build my next. I am hoping to go for a i7 this time, and now needing to get the motherboard sorted. I have started looking into the chipset, which I have not really done before. I go for ASUS motherboards, and looked at a couple which use B250 and H270. From my compare I have noticed the following:
1. Onboard graphics - just a few abbreviations and support for 3 monitors - using my own card so not a issue
2. Expansion - similar but 2x PCI vs 2x PCIe - only needing wireless so not an issue I don't suppose. Then again, If I want to install a standard PCI, the H270 might not have any...
3. Storage - no need for raid, and not looking at M.2
4. USB - A bit varied, but I don't use many USB ports, and the ones I do are mouse/keyboard so 2.0 will do. The B250 would give me plenty
5. Ports - A little bit more going on, but the extra chassis fan connector the H270 might sway me!
Now, my question is really, ignoring other things, will the i7 run just as well on the B250 than the H270? Am I comparing the correct things regarding chipset? I don't want to overclock btw, so not mentioned Z270.
I notice the B250 has fewer PCIe lanes than the H270. Does this only make a difference if I'm using dual graphics cards, PCIe SSDs, and lots of PCIe expansion cards for example? The way I am starting to see it, it does... I do appreciate the chipset isn't the only factor regarding extra bits on the MB, I have found another H270 that does have standard PCI slots for example. I am just wondering if I am looking at the correct stuff and the i7 will perform which ever chipset
Many thanks,
Paul
I have been building my own PCs over the years, and the time has come to build my next. I am hoping to go for a i7 this time, and now needing to get the motherboard sorted. I have started looking into the chipset, which I have not really done before. I go for ASUS motherboards, and looked at a couple which use B250 and H270. From my compare I have noticed the following:
1. Onboard graphics - just a few abbreviations and support for 3 monitors - using my own card so not a issue
2. Expansion - similar but 2x PCI vs 2x PCIe - only needing wireless so not an issue I don't suppose. Then again, If I want to install a standard PCI, the H270 might not have any...
3. Storage - no need for raid, and not looking at M.2
4. USB - A bit varied, but I don't use many USB ports, and the ones I do are mouse/keyboard so 2.0 will do. The B250 would give me plenty
5. Ports - A little bit more going on, but the extra chassis fan connector the H270 might sway me!
Now, my question is really, ignoring other things, will the i7 run just as well on the B250 than the H270? Am I comparing the correct things regarding chipset? I don't want to overclock btw, so not mentioned Z270.
I notice the B250 has fewer PCIe lanes than the H270. Does this only make a difference if I'm using dual graphics cards, PCIe SSDs, and lots of PCIe expansion cards for example? The way I am starting to see it, it does... I do appreciate the chipset isn't the only factor regarding extra bits on the MB, I have found another H270 that does have standard PCI slots for example. I am just wondering if I am looking at the correct stuff and the i7 will perform which ever chipset
Many thanks,
Paul
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