Gigabyte vs ASRock motherboard for i5 11400f

Gabriel Tidswell · 10 Apr 2021 at 11:29

Hi

Putting together my first rig using an i5 11400f. Would love to know how the Gigabyte Intel B560 DS3H Micro-ATX and ASRock Intel B560M-HDV mATX compare. What is the difference between these boards and what are the options for expansion/wi-fi cards?

Cheers

mickyflinn · 10 Apr 2021 at 15:10

Gigabyte has 2 more ram slots and both will take a wifi card but make sure you get the correct type .

Check the specs for both boards.

GreatAuk · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:09

OP, you might get more useful advice if you just explained what you're looking for instead of posting 5 separate threads about various second hand systems and choosing a ryzen system and now choosing an Intel motherboard, each drip feeding extra information about your use case, budget, and what components you already own.

Journey · 11 Apr 2021 at 14:48

The current best value board (IMO) is the MSI B560M PRO-VDH WIFI you should be able to find it for about £95 at retail. It includes Intel Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5Gb Ethernet and 4 DIMM slots, solid little board in a MATX form factor, with a decent finned VRM heatsink that is easy to pass airflow over. Basically not flashy but performs where it counts.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B560M-PRO-VDH-WIFI

whatalegend123 · 12 Apr 2021 at 11:23

GreatAuk said:
OP, you might get more useful advice if you just explained what you're looking for instead of posting 5 separate threads about various second hand systems and choosing a ryzen system and now choosing an Intel motherboard, each drip feeding extra information about your use case, budget, and what components you already own.

that sounds far too sensible...

Journey said:
The current best value board (IMO) is the MSI B560M PRO-VDH WIFI you should be able to find it for about £95 at retail. It includes Intel Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5Gb Ethernet and 4 DIMM slots, solid little board in a MATX form factor, with a decent finned VRM heatsink that is easy to pass airflow over. Basically not flashy but performs where it counts.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B560M-PRO-VDH-WIFI

cheapest online seems to be around £130 and only on pre order

Journey · 12 Apr 2021 at 11:34

whatalegend123 said:
cheapest online seems to be around £130 and only on pre order

Certainly not worth it at that price, B560 is a hot commodity right now, more stock soon hopefully. Keep your eyes peeled as they say.