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Which of these two B250 motherboards?

CrimStar

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I'm building a PC for a friend, with a Pentium G4560. I'm trying to decide between the MSI B250M PRO-VD and the ASRock B250M-HDV.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157733&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130991&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

The ASRock is cheaper, although I have tons of experience with MSI MoBos and trust them.

Please give your thoughts and opinions.
 
Get this, but I highly suggest saving for a 1050Ti for $20 over budget, well worth it.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wrmxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6251-kr

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.48 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $374.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 19:11 EDT-0400
 
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