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1349150 2013-07-17 01:59:00 Hi all,
I'm looking to buy a (z78) motherboard. Which is the best budget one in terms of features, stability etc? Preferably sub $200.
Thanks,

Nerdtastic
Nerdtastic (16693)
1349151 2013-07-17 02:08:00 There's a few on the computerlounge site. Search for Z87 Speedy Gonzales (78)
1349152 2013-07-17 02:09:00 Any specific recommendations? Nerdtastic (16693)
1349153 2013-07-17 02:11:00 Depends what you want, like HDMI/Displayport.DVI,VGA etc. What features do you want? And what brand do you prefer? Asus or GB? Speedy Gonzales (78)
1349154 2013-07-17 02:14:00 If you want mATX, I'd go for ASUS Z87M-PLUS. If you want full ATX you're probably going to have to stretch your budget a little, GIGABYTE GA-Z87-HD3 is probably the cheapest good full ATX Z87 board, or Asus Z87-C. inphinity (7274)
1349155 2013-07-17 02:28:00 If you want mATX, I'd go for ASUS Z87M-PLUS. If you want full ATX you're probably going to have to stretch your budget a little, GIGABYTE GA-Z87-HD3 is probably the cheapest good full ATX Z87 board, or Asus Z87-C.

How good is the 'HD3?
Costs $200.63 :)
Nerdtastic (16693)
1349156 2013-07-17 02:33:00 I don't think it's easily answered, we don't know your requirements or preferences between models. Like speedy said.
However I can recommend brands,
Asus
Gigabyte
Asrock
Are the 3 most popular and reliable brands. Have a look and compare them based on price & features yourself. Asrock typically give you more features for the same money but not always.
dugimodo (138)
1349157 2013-07-17 02:50:00 How good is the 'HD3?
Costs $200.63 :)

Not sure you could really complain too much about anything on it... it has all the standard features these days - USB3, SATA 6G etc. It doesn't have eSATA or any of the less mainstream connections like firewire and thunderbolt if that matters to you. It's just a good gigabyte board. What specific features do you need?
inphinity (7274)
1349158 2013-07-17 05:05:00 For $200 I'd have one of these two.

www.computerlounge.co.nz

www.computerlounge.co.nz

Done a couple of builds with the Gigabyte Z87 boards and been extremely impressed with them.
wratterus (105)
1349159 2013-07-17 05:59:00 I'm building a standard desktop PC. Nothing too fancy, i5, ssd/hdd, etc. It's for general use and moderate gaming.

I probably will go for the HD3.
Thanks for the response!
Nerdtastic (16693)
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