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This is a top-end board...$250+. You can get the same hardware at a much lower price point - $125+. It won't have the giant dust shield, extra power phases, or
by AmVess 10y ago
This is a top-end board...$250+. You can get the same hardware at a much lower price point - $125+.
It won't have the giant dust shield, extra power phases, or gamer LAN, or access points on the board for voltage testers, or no thunderbolt, but it'll have quality components and an Intel LAN and a good sound chip. If you aren't overclocking, they are functionally identical.
- Alupis 10y ago> You can get the same hardware at a much lower price point Sometimes yes. A lot of times though, the chipset will be different on the "lower-end" boards, ie. 990FX vs 990 chipset, etc. Just be careful when selecting your board, as it does often determine the maximum performance of your system - and you don't want it to be a bottleneck to your other expensive components.