[us.hardware.info] H81 8 mobo megatest

[escrow4]

http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5949/intel-h81-chipset-motherboards-test-8-budget-motherboards-put-to-the-test

Basically there are a couple differences but they are all pretty good (though some stand out). Why is H81 and the low end so neglected in the major sites? We don't all want 5960Xs and X99 Deluxe's with 43 phases and crypton VRMs. :sneaky:

Onboard audio for dirt cheap is also pretty good.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Thanks, interesting.

 

[i7Baby]

Most sites eg Tom's focus on the overclocking boards. And that's mainly z97. For non overclocking CPUs usually H97 is recommended. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1150.
Gaming on non overclocking CPUs is usually with i7's or i5's eg i7 4790 or i5 4460.

If you wanted a non gaming PC then I'd recommend i3's on a H81 board. H81 has been summarised in http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383252/motherboard-tier-list-h81-chipset.html