angerthosenear 266 Posted December 14, 2013 Heyo e'erybody. So I'm finally getting around to building a desktop for myself (would be my first desktop @@!). Main issue I'm having is finding a solid mobo.1150 socket.At least 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots.I won't be watercooling (so stuff like the Asus Maximus VI Formula would be overkill).Will be using a white case. So would like colors to match-ishWould like to see solid reviews about it.Would like to see a M.2 port on it but not a requirement (might test eGPU adapters or SSD).Colors:I'd rather not have black and red - aka EdgeMaster2000. Believe it or not, there are other color schemes that look good that aren't black+red....Certainly no black and gold - that's just ugly.Black and blue is okay.Any other schemes you know of?Budget for mobo:$200 I guess, would look at more expensive boards if their features are great. But as always would like to be cheaper Thanks for the input,atn---EDIT: Wow this is pretty slickhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130690Might be going with a MSI MPower board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goodman 12 Posted December 15, 2013 angerthosenear: how would an all black color scheme be? If so I found one for you for $115 its an asrock Z87 Extreme3. Another is a $122 GIGABYTE GA-Z87MX-D3H. A third option would be a $163 ASUS GRYPHON Z87 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zero Cool 10 Posted March 15, 2014 The MSI z87-G45 is a nice board for sub $150. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jchargu3 10 Posted May 27, 2014 I know this is an old thread, but if you havne't built yet. I'm extremely happy with my MSI Mpower Max - it's pretty full featured, and I love the Lucid Virtu MVP for gaming... (uses off chip and on chip vga together) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fabiango86 10 Posted September 10, 2014 MSI and asus have good mobo's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5640 Posted September 10, 2014 Thread necro - closed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites