Are they really that big of a difference?

[Zizzlez]

So, I'm look at Mobo's, but don't really understand how big of a difference chipsets make. I mean should i spend $30 more for just a better chipset and a couple more usb3.0s. I just dont see the point.

The more expensive, apparently better one

The Cheaper, yet perfectly fine, and meets my needs.
It will go back down to $65 in a couple more days. Is it worth spending the extra $30, and why? Please some explain to me if its really worth it.

 

[Burpo]

$88 after rebate..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-714-_-Product

Of the boards you chose, the more expensive one has Two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, where the cheaper board has 1. Also the more expensive board has an M.2 slot, Digi Power 12 Power Phase design, a Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector, and better audio..

 

[Charlie98]

All boils down to the board features... how many SATA ports do you need? PCIe ports? Are you OC'ing? ...then maybe look at the power phases and the type of caps they use. If you aren't using a GPU, what type display ports does it have; audio ports?

I'm going to guess most people overbuy on their mobo, when a base- or lower-end model of the correct chipset would suffice.

 

[Berliner]

Motherboards drive everything else in your computer.

If you buy one that sucks, you will have a plethora of problems; some sources have been mentioned by charly (caps!) and there might be support and driver issues for low end motherboards.

 

[Zizzlez]

This is my build
If this helps, i just need to know which motherboard is more helpful, and why? Im keeping 1 graphics card, i will not be needing another gpu for atleast 2 years.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Quality is important when building anything especially a pc. Asrock is an asus spinoff but I'm not that familiar with them and I've never used their boards. What I've learned over the years is do not skimp on the quality or you will pay for it when you least expect it. With that said I want asus or gigabyte boards in my builds. Chipsets denote features and capabilities so which one is right for you depends on what you want out of your system. I looked at your list and am wondering why you've got a no name ssd in it. Warranty is also important when something fails and I've had good rma service from corsair and intel and not so good from Samsung when my 840 pro failed. You can get an intel 520 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for a reasonable price.

 

[Charlie98]

This is my build
If this helps, i just need to know which motherboard is more helpful, and why? Im keeping 1 graphics card, i will not be needing another gpu for atleast 2 years.

Of those two boards you listed, I'd pick the Anniversary board simply because I don't need the expansive feature set of the higher board... YMMV.

Quality is important when building anything especially a pc. Asrock is an asus spinoff but I'm not that familiar with them and I've never used their boards. What I've learned over the years is do not skimp on the quality or you will pay for it when you least expect it. With that said I want asus or gigabyte boards in my builds. Chipsets denote features and capabilities so which one is right for you depends on what you want out of your system. I looked at your list and am wondering why you've got a no name ssd in it. Warranty is also important when something fails and I've had good rma service from corsair and intel and not so good from Samsung when my 840 pro failed.

The OP already has the SSD. I would also concur with your experience with Samsung (and the 840Pro, for that matter.)

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or [NOT] made with quality components. I prefer Gigabyte boards, first, but used a low-end ASRock board in a budget build last year... and I liked it; it has proven to be very reliable. Personally, I don't like Asus boards, particularly because of the BIOS and the I/O layout (at least with mine.)

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or made with quality components. I prefer Gigabyte boards, first, but used a low-end ASRock board in a budget build last year... and I liked it; it has proven to be very reliable. Personally, I don't like Asus boards, particularly because of the BIOS and the I/O layout (at least with mine.)

An outfit like ASUS or Gigabyte compete with each other and offer an entire price range broken down into "product-lines" at narrower ranges of price-points.

Take as an example my ASUS P8Z68-V Pro. This is part of a model line that may includes something like a P8Z68-M, P8Z68-V, P8Z68-V-Pro, P8Z68-Deluxe. When Ivy Bridge came along, the chipset was updates to Z77 and the same product line derives replacing "68" with "77." Then, there are the Rampage boards offering a high-end Socket-2011v.3 line of sub-models. The Maximus boards. the Sabertooth boards. These latter are in the high-end price-point range.

You can check certain features, like phase-power-design across these groups, and sometimes find a high-end feature you want on a mid-range board. Otherwise, you can pretty much price out the additional features of a "Deluxe" versus a "V" or "V-Pro."

The low-end range, which would include a Z77-A. H77 and other chipsets, mostly lack some of the overclocking features found in the Z boards and used by the K processors. And there are ranges of varying modesty of features.

This description I've given applies to the Z87 and Z97 motherboards, or other lesser chipsets. And you could parse out the marketed offerings of Gigabyte or EVGA or AsRock, and find similar patterns. Sometimes, an inexpensive line of boards like AsRock can challenge the competition with good overclocking features at a lower price-point. I just sent one back for RMA-Refund because it had bent pins in the socket.

 

[Charlie98]

Take as an example my ASUS P8Z68-V Pro. This is part of a model line that may includes something like a P8Z68-M, P8Z68-V, P8Z68-V-Pro, P8Z68-Deluxe. When Ivy Bridge came along, the chipset was updates to Z77 and the same product line derives replacing "68" with "77." Then, there are the Rampage boards offering a high-end Socket-2011v.3 line of sub-models. The Maximus boards. the Sabertooth boards. These latter are in the high-end price-point range.

Actually, I'm mystified by Asus' mobo board line... I mean, how different can they make a mobo???

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or made with quality components.

...and, there is actually a typo in there... it should read:

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or not made with quality components.

Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my brain.

My point is, and I think that's what you are getting at, is a quality mobo can be had at a lower price point. Personally, I think manufacturers like Asus are just trying to saturate the market and appeal to the high-end buyers with their redundant board lines. They try to make you feel like you are missing something by buying a lower tier board.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Actually, I'm mystified by Asus' mobo board line... I mean, how different can they make a mobo???



...and, there is actually a typo in there... it should read:

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or not made with quality components.

Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my brain.

My point is, and I think that's what you are getting at, is a quality mobo can be had at a lower price point. Personally, I think manufacturers like Asus are just trying to saturate the market and appeal to the high-end buyers with their redundant board lines. They try to make you feel like you are missing something by buying a lower tier board.

Well, I'm still familiarizing myself with a couple samples of the Z77 ASUS model-line(s). What applies for the P8Z77-V Deluxe board versus the -V Pro, also applies to the Z68 models and vice versa.

I had parsed out the difference in what I was getting with the Pro and the Deluxe. You could literally shop around for parts, like their front-panel bay USB3 hub, and get an idea of price as cost. I was able to add up all the extra Deluxe features and account for the price difference between the Pro and Deluxe with remarkable accuracy.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Actually, I'm mystified by Asus' mobo board line... I mean, how different can they make a mobo???



...and, there is actually a typo in there... it should read:

Buying a lower-end board doesn't mean it's not a good board or not made with quality components.

Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my brain.

My point is, and I think that's what you are getting at, is a quality mobo can be had at a lower price point. Personally, I think manufacturers like Asus are just trying to saturate the market and appeal to the high-end buyers with their redundant board lines. They try to make you feel like you are missing something by buying a lower tier board.

"neither . . . nor . . . " also works!! I actually have to try hard not to be a grammar-and-diction-Nazi, but you're the one who brought up the topic, so . . .