I'm planning to do my first build with Athlon X4 860K but can't decide which motherboard to pair it with. If it helps here's my planned build:
Basically the rest of the other components leaves me with only around $70 for motherboard.
From what I can see they're all basically come with the same features and have no game changing differences whatsoever so I lean more towards ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ or ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+. My concerns are these (in fact all the listed boards below) motherboard doesn't come with VRM heatsink and the lower price compared to other boards that leads to the perceived/rumored low quality build of ASRock boards. I really can't go over $70 unless that is absolutely needed (quality issues).
Here is the list of some boards that within my tight budget (local price converted to USD):
Which board would you suggest?
I may have missed some key features when comparing those boards so please kindly state any points I may have missed.
VRM info source:
http://www.amdusers.com/forum/showthread.php/9671-FM2-mobos-compared-part-3-full-size-ATX
http://www.overclock.net/t/1398175/kaveri-apu-amd-socket-fm2-guide-and-discussion
Athlon X4 860k
XFX R7 360
Seasonic G550
Raijintek Pallas CPU Cooler
etc.
Basically the rest of the other components leaves me with only around $70 for motherboard.
From what I can see they're all basically come with the same features and have no game changing differences whatsoever so I lean more towards ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ or ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+. My concerns are these (in fact all the listed boards below) motherboard doesn't come with VRM heatsink and the lower price compared to other boards that leads to the perceived/rumored low quality build of ASRock boards. I really can't go over $70 unless that is absolutely needed (quality issues).
Here is the list of some boards that within my tight budget (local price converted to USD):
ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ $68 MATX Unknown Powerphase VRM (no heatsink)
MSI A88XM-P33 V2 $84 MATX Unknown Powerphase VRM (no heatsink)
ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ $87 ATX 8+2 Powerphase VRM (no heatsink)
Asus A88XM-A $92 MATX 3+2 Powerphase VRM (no heatsink)
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 $96 MATX 4+2 Powerphase VRM (no heatsink)
Which board would you suggest?
I may have missed some key features when comparing those boards so please kindly state any points I may have missed.
VRM info source:
http://www.amdusers.com/forum/showthread.php/9671-FM2-mobos-compared-part-3-full-size-ATX
http://www.overclock.net/t/1398175/kaveri-apu-amd-socket-fm2-guide-and-discussion