CPU/Mobo Asus vs Intel vs MSI (H61)

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Nihilanth

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Hi folks,
need to decide on a H61 mobo for the i3 2100. Don't have the dough or would have gone with atleast a H67 chipset. My options are as follows:

Intel DH61WW
MSI MSI H61M-E23
Asus P8H61-M PLUS/P8H61-M LE

Which one of the above is the best board? Is it worth spending the extra couple of hundred bucks on either the Asus or the MSI boards over the Intel one?

Also what is the price difference between the i3 2100 and 2120 and is it worth it?
 
Buy Asus P8H61-M LE or Gigabyte H61M-D2-B3... They both have similar features... The only advantage the Asus board has over Gigabyte H61M-D2 is that the Asus board comes with UEFI BIOS... Apart from that they both have similar specs and both are good boards... But i would advice you to go with the Gigabyte one as Gigabyte After Sales Service is good in India...
 
sunny27 said:
^^ Gigabyte and MSI have the same service centers in India.
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MSI boards are giving so much problem these days that i am thinking to stop recommending MSI boards... :( Just recently one guy built a system for his office and he is facing different different issues...
 
Now only Asus and gigabyte making reliable boards and they are tier-I manufacturers so opt from one of these
 
I purchased Intel DH61WW last week for 3300. it comes with ESET NOD32 smart security with one year License. Performance is okey and not great. I think Intel wants to promote its icore processors. thats why they are giving at low price.
 
my vote go for asus first...second for gigabyte and last msi ...i always have issues even using msi boards or gfx ..:P
 
^^ The problem is A.S.S. which is very well networked in MSi and Gigabyte's case, my MSi HD 5770 which got flamed out was replacced in 2 weeks with a brand new HD 5770 HAWK, so I will put my faith more on Gigabyte OR MSi (more like in Digilink / Accel Services).

Until I hear good A.S.S. feedback for ASUS. Incidentally I own a M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard and I'm all praises for its performance.
 
Hades. said:
Buy Asus P8H61-M LE or Gigabyte H61M-D2-B3... They both have similar features... The only advantage the Asus board has over Gigabyte H61M-D2 is that the Asus board comes with UEFI BIOS....
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The ASUS one comes with a PCI slot, that some users may find useful. (Plus EPU, GPU Boost, ...) :)

UEFI BIOS offers native support for HDD larger than 2.2TB, apart from the ease of mouse controlled graphical interface.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS P8H61-M LE
ALPHA17 said:
Until I hear good A.S.S. feedback for ASUS. Incidentally I own a M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard and I'm all praises for its performance.
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http://www.techenclave.com/cpu-mobo-corner/calling-asus-p8p67-pro-owners-190016.html :)

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/1394040-post44.html
 
Thanks for the replies guys. Since the majority of you are recommending Asus and since my initial inclination was towards the Asus board, i think i will go ahead with it.

I too currently own an Asus board and the only time i have had to send it in for repairs was when my PCI-E slot stopped working. They had to courier it over to Banglore i think since there are no Asus service centers in Pune. I had to wait about 2 weeks but other than that never had any issues with it.

MSI and Gigabyte after sales support better than Asus in our country?

Also i may be way off here but i think the one thing that the MSI and Intel(not sure) boards have that the Asus board doesn't is solid state capacitors. Is it really that big a deal? The Asus P8H61 M plus has "100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors" but its 100-150 bucks cheaper than the above mentioned Asus board. Any reason why? Can someone enlighten me about the necessity of solid state capacitors?
 
The asus one is the best among them regarding the feature set and all but according to some people their after sales service isn't great in India.If you don't care about those hassles much(and the asus boards have very good quality too so wont cause much problem anyway) going for the asus board is a no brainer....
 
Nihilanth said:
Thanks for the replies guys. Since the majority of you are recommending Asus and since my initial inclination was towards the Asus board, i think i will go ahead with it.

I too currently own an Asus board and the only time i have had to send it in for repairs was when my PCI-E slot stopped working. They had to courier it over to Banglore i think since there are no Asus service centers in Pune. I had to wait about 2 weeks but other than that never had any issues with it.

MSI and Gigabyte after sales support better than Asus in our country?

Also i may be way off here but i think the one thing that the MSI and Intel(not sure) boards have that the Asus board doesn't is solid state capacitors. Is it really that big a deal? The Asus P8H61 M plus has "100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors" but its 100-150 bucks cheaper than the above mentioned Asus board. Any reason why? Can someone enlighten me about the necessity of solid state capacitors?
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The ASUS board you've mentioned is slightly cheaper due to the fact that it is based on the H61 chipset, ASUS P8H61, and the prices vary from dealer to dealer, city-city.

The high quality polymer capacitors is just marketing bling for all solid metal capacitors, metal capacitors can withstand heat much better and are also immune to the biggest problem of electrolytic capacitors -- overheat and bulging of the capacitors due to aging and manufacturing defects.

Capacitor plague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hope this helps.
 
ALPHA17 said:
The ASUS board you've mentioned is slightly cheaper due to the fact that it is based on the H61 chipset, ASUS P8H61, and the prices vary from dealer to dealer, city-city.

The high quality polymer capacitors is just marketing bling for all solid metal capacitors, metal capacitors can withstand heat much better and are also immune to the biggest problem of electrolytic capacitors -- overheat and bulging of the capacitors due to aging and manufacturing defects.

Capacitor plague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hope this helps.
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Thanks for explanation

But the other Asus board i am buying is also based on the H61 chipset but doesn't seem to have solid state capacitors so i was wondering why a board with them in it is cheaper than one without it.
 
friends iam planning to buy an asus h61 MB + intel 12400 but my confusion is to go with Asus P8H61-M PLUS B3 or Asus P8H61-M LE...
Do i need to purchase a graphics card if i go with Asus P8H61-M PLUS B3 + Intel 12400 as th MB doesn't come with integrated Graphics
can anyone throw a light on this
 
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