Question recommendation for no frills motherboard for intel CPU

[ak12345]

I'm planning a build using a Intel Core i5-14400F.

I want a quality, reliable motherboard, but am not interested in bells and whistles. I don't need wifi, bluetooth, DDR5, I'm never going to need more than 2 RAM slots, I'll never put in more than 64MB ram, etc.

I'm only worried about price and performance/reliability.

any recommendations?

 

[Eximo]

Pick the cheapest board, those locked CPUs aren't much trouble. Though I don't really think skipping DDR5 is worth it any longer, particularly if you are even considering 64GB. Also not much need for a 14th gen. 13th gen is basically the same thing.

Lately ASRock B760 boards are about $90 and pretty full featured.

 

[ak12345]

Pick the cheapest board, those locked CPUs aren't much trouble. Though I don't really think skipping DDR5 is worth it any longer, particularly if you are even considering 64GB. Also not much need for a 14th gen. 13th gen is basically the same thing.

Lately ASRock B760 boards are about $90 and pretty full featured.

thanks. what do you think about this?

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813162110?Item=N82E16813162110

ASRock B760M-HDV/M.2 LGA 1700 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard

Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel® Core Processors (LGA1700)
Supports DDR4 5333MHz (OC)
Complete with all three types of most used connectors! Packed with a D-Sub + DisplayPort + HDMI combo
The USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C provides a blazing fast data transfer interface with reversible USB Type-C design that fits the connector either way
Supports the next generation PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs, it is capable of perform twice the speed compared to previous 3rd generation
The LAN driver has already prepacked in BIOS ROM, simply rollow the instructions and install all necessary drivers automatically
Besides the onboard LAN port, users may also choose wireless connections by M.2 (Key E) Slot

 

[Eximo]

That will work.

 

[logainofhades]

I would never run a board that lacks VRM heatsinks. Too easy for them to thermal throttle.

 

[35below0]

Quality and reliable does not square with cheap. Buy a quality motherboard, and ignore the bells and whistles you don't need.

Instead of looking for performance, look for quality and durability. multi layer PCB, reinforced slots, heat shielded M.2 slot, VRM, VRM, VRM.

What exactly are your needs? What will you plug into the motherboard? You can eliminate wifi easily but what about SATA devices for example?
As for 2 RAM slots, chances are the motherboard you *do* want will have 4 slots. So just ignore 2 slots like everyone else 😀

Also, forget mATX, and go full size ATX (if you can house it of course) because it's usually better quality and more durable.

Also, also, get DDR5. I swear by the no-frills, no overclock, no low latency Crucial 4800Mhz kit. ymmv. for me low latency plays no role.

 

[Why_Me]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pcZ9TW/asrock-b760-pro-rsd4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-pro-rsd4

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B760 Pro RSD4/index.asp