Best micro ATX mobo?

tomparker95 · 31 Jan 2013 at 20:13

Hi guys, need a micro atx/itx motherboard, will be using an i3 3220 in it, don't really want to spend much more than £75/80 on it, but can stretch a little bit....any suggestions?

Cheers!

Something Else · 31 Jan 2013 at 20:21

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H77-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Asus P8H77M-LE Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x MSI H77MA-G43 Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard £74.98
Total : £325.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).

any of these will do tbh, choose one that suits the colour scheme or has the looks you like

tomparker95 · 31 Jan 2013 at 20:34

I like the ASRock one, any experience with this company? Never really heard of them much.

the1gooner · 31 Jan 2013 at 20:47

Somthing Else said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H77-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Asus P8H77M-LE Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x MSI H77MA-G43 Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard £74.98
Total : £325.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).

any of these will do tbh, choose one that suits the colour scheme or has the looks you like

That gigabyte board is a full size board not micro atx. The asrock board is out of stock but would be a good choice.

This is the one i would go for:-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Gigabyte Z77 micro atx board and about the budget from original post.

tomparker95 · 1 Feb 2013 at 08:13

Ah okay. Cheers for the suggestion mate, shame about your team. ( Im assuming, by your name that your an ******** fan?)

the1gooner · 1 Feb 2013 at 10:07

No worries and yes you are correct

tomparker95 · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:19

Ah, I can't really talk, im Villa haha

Bane · 30 Mar 2013 at 14:56

A bit of a bump as I'm after recommendations between these two boards. No overclocking and will using an Intel Core i3-3220 or i3-3225 for beefier graphics.

ASRock H77M Intel H77 £63
S-ATA ports location a bit strange, but only need two so not too worried.
All Intel controlled ports. Good.
Read an old customer review it was slow booting, but that might of improved with BIOS updates.

MSI H77MA-G43 Intel H77 £69
Prefer S-ATA port location, and again all Intel controlled with no third party ports.
No HDMI port, for potential future use.

Something Else · 1 Apr 2013 at 23:02

At that price point there isn't anything to worry about between them. your i3 isnt overclockable so either board will perform as you want. As i posted before go for the one that you like the look off and suits the colour scheme you want.

have a look at gigabyte boards too