MSI or Asrock or Asus

[jimmyjammywho]

Some people may already know from other threads that im going to building a new Mitx gaming PC Based around an i3 4130 gtx 750ti and 8gb ram, Originally i was going to go for a msi h81i which at the time looked like a good board, now from reading some reviews of it on newegg there were a few problems such as audio and USB not working after a while also quite a few had to be returned because they were dead when they arrived, so considering this i looked at some alternatives such as the asrock h81m itx which looked good, yet it only has 2 sata ports and i may consider adding a few more hard drives in the future, finally we have the asus h81i plus which seems perfect yet the price has been cut down from 93 pounds to 54 which is worrying since it could rise above my budget of 55 pounds for a motherboard in the future.

 

[Novuake]

Only people with problems report it on Newegg, DO NOT trust those reviews, they are the outlier. EVERY board manufacturer can have issues.

ANY of those 3 boards will serve you well, I do prefer Asus above Asrock and MSI, and Asrock above MSI though.

 

[i7Baby]

I have a preference for ASRock eg H97 Pro 4 $84 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157511

 

[jimmyjammywho]

Another problem i may have is the bitfenix prodigy has 2 3 pin case fans and i also have a 120mm 3 pin led fan im going to use yet all of these boards have a 4 pin connector, and i do have a few 3 pin to molex adapters but i really dont want the fans running at full rpm all the time due to the noise so what would you say i do.

 

[i7Baby]

3 pin fans plug in to 4 pin connectors and work OK.

 

[jimmyjammywho]

Yes but the led fan is very noisy at full rpm so is there a way to slow it down like reducing the voltage etc

 

[jimmyjammywho]

Ok No worrys guys I have decided to get a new 4 pin led front fan anyway since the old one was cheap and noisy, thanks for your help.