what is the difference between DH87MC and DH87RL

[adax]

I am planning on buying a new motherboard. The specification of Intel® Desktop Board DH87MC and Intel® Desktop Board DH87RL seems to be the same. But the prices are different. I would greatly appreciate if I could get some advise on which of them is the smart choice.

 

[quilciri]

Not enough information. What is the manufacturer name?

The only thing I can tell you from that is that it looks like they're both H87 chipset boards.

 

[adax]

Not enough information. What is the manufacturer name?

The only thing I can tell you from that is that it looks like they're both H87 chipset boards.

sorry the manufacturer is intel
Intel® Desktop Board DH87MC and Intel® Desktop Board DH87RL

 

[brenogm]

Basically one is MicroATX and the other ATX. http://ark.intel.com/compare/69045,69044

 

[karakal]

And more important:
The MC has PCI slots, more USB2 ports but less USB3 Ports and two PCI3 slots (one with 16x and one with 4x)...

So if you are planning to use two Graphic Cards, take the MC....

 

[jaydeepdey]

I hav a similar but basic question. Currently i m using ATI 6950 graphics card. I wanted to know if DH87RL can support it, or do i hav to buy DH87MC. I hav no intention of using multiple graphics cards in future.

 

[Tobias Claren]

Hi.

Is there a difference in the power consumption?
The c't magazine has build a 10W PC with the DH87RL:

Intel Core i5-4570
Intel DH87RL
8GByte (PC3-12600)
SSD Samsung 840 250 GB
Enermax Triathlor EWL300AWT