Is it stupid to cheap out on a mainboard? Want to get a ASRock B85M Pro4 for 61€. If it isn't a good idea to get a cheap mainboard, why exactly?
>>52110636
>ASRock
That's not a good idea.
They're unreliable, even more unreliable if you want to overclock anything
>>52110651
Are cheap boards generally shit? regardless of what brand?
>>52110636
I wanted a new keyboard.
I liked this one
>>52110672
This, never again. Made my 4770k a waste.
>>52110636
>assrock
>>52110672
Not planning to overclock.
>>52110686
Cheap boards usually use lower-end components so if stability is key, don't cheap out on the motherboard.
>>52110636
then I went to order it
>>52110636
asrock build had screen flickering issues. unsure if board or something else
Alright, Alright. Fuck ASRock. What about this? http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Asus-H81M-K--C2--Intel-H81-So-1150-Dual-Channel-DDR3-mATX-Retail_935573.html
>>52110720
kek, Canucks are always getting the short end of the stick when it comes to buying shit online.
>>52110882
no shit, everyone else will probably find them at the dollar store before I can get one for $20
>>52110761
basically any board around 120$ from asus,msi or gigabyte is good
>>52110720
mine
$520
>>52110651
>ASRock is bad
Dead meme senpai. ASRock has been comparable to Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS for going on a couple of years now.
>>52110691
>falling for LED meme
I bought mine in feburay . linux user here, I bought the high end shit only because I wanted to see what compiz looked like. compiz was unsupported 6 month later
>>52110636
Asus X99 or gtfo
>>52110636
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
this is useless for trolling
>>52111574
this, my buttrock has been loyal and stable for almost 5 years now
>>52111574
>but muh /g/ memes are reality!!
>>52110636
As long as:
-it has enough memory slots for your needs
-it can deliver enough power (read up on VRMs)
-it supports the features you need
You're golden.
For instance, right now the best board from a price/performance standpoint in the US is the Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H. 4 phase VRMs, 4 DIMMs, plenty of sata ports, and it's all you need so long as you're not gettinga K series CPU.
