Which is better? MSI Z97 gaming 5 or Asus 5?

[Anthony Reis]

Asus - http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97A/

MSI - http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97_GAMING_5.html#overview

The MSI looks great. I don't know much about the Asus. Which is better? Is it a massive amount better or just minor difference?

 

[maurelie]

Hi,
I think you can find your answer in this article
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,review-32948.html

 

[Anthony Reis]

Hi,
I think you can find your answer in this article
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,review-32948.html

Sorry but I barely understand anything on that site. Can you summarize if it is not to much trouble.?

 

[maurelie]

At the final roundup of the all 5 Z97 Motherboards, the Asrock Z97 Extreme 4 and MSI Z97 Gaming 5 had best performance/cost ratio. In therms of features, all motherboards share the same features more or less. In the overclocking segment, both the Asus and MSI did well, while in the power consumption and heat segment the Asus is better than the MSI.
Me personally would go with the Asus one.

 

[Tradesman1]

I'd go with the Asus, their Z87 mobo were much better overall and the Z97s show improvement over the Z87 (I have the Hero Z87 and just got the Z97 which is great, across the board (all models) the Asus mobos have been improved

 

[MartinNixon0422]

if u r a gamer , I think msi z97 gaming series is good
Killer ethernet is really helpful while gaming

 

[Tradesman1]

That Killer Ethernet is a good example, when they first shipped the Z87 45 and 65 mobo with it - it didn't work, they had to run a quick BIOS fix for the mobos that originally shipped....That's where QC comes in, should have been caught before any mobos even went into boxes, let alone shipped