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Which Mobo is better for my build?

So I am making a cheap build for the summer. And I am asking which motherboard is better. It's a comparsion between a Gigabyte MOBO and a Biostar MOBO.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a88xd3h
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/biostar-motherboard-hifia85w

June 12, 2014

5 Comments • Newest first

Liam

[quote=Antisora12]PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A85W ATX FM2 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $467.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 02:20 EDT-0400)[/quote]

The gigabyte

Ideally you'd want an Asus mobo, but the gigabyte does fine

Reply June 12, 2014
Antisora12

[quote=Liam]i don't know what would be better for your build if i don't know what the rest of your build is[/quote]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sFYWBm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A85W ATX FM2 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $467.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 02:20 EDT-0400)

Reply June 12, 2014
Liam

i don't know what would be better for your build if i don't know what the rest of your build is

Reply June 12, 2014
geologyrox

it would help if we knew your other specs, at least what cpu you're planning on getting and what you intend to use the computer for

Reply June 12, 2014
dexslayer

The biostar is cheaper but I hear that gigabyte is a more reliable brand.

Reply June 12, 2014