need opinions on mobo

[Renegade_09]

I'm having trouble deciding between two motherboards and was wondering if you guys can help me with my decisions. Both boards are around $100.

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO

GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3

I also found some AMD 880G boards for around the $100 price point

ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3

 

[lopri]

Don't ask me why but I like the ASUS one better among the two.

But either way, spending that much for a 785G board doesn't seem right. You should be able to find a 890GX board for that price. If you plan to use IGP, go with mATX. Decent mATX 785G/880G boards go for $70~80. If you need a full ATX size board, go with 890GX/890FX.

 

[o1die]

I'd go for the asus M4A88TD.

 

[hiddensniper11]

Why are you considering the Gigabyte? Budget constraints? I'd go for the Asus too if money is not a concern.

 

[Iron Woode]

I am using that Gigabyte board and it works great.

what is the intended purpose of this board?

 

[perdomot]

I'd go with the 880G mobo simply because it improves on the excellent 785G chipset and has the new tech like USB 3.0 and SATA 6G.

 

[coolVariable]

I would carefully reconsider the use of AMD chipsets if you are planning to use AHCI, e.g. because you want to use an SSD now/in the future.
AMD's AHCI drivers cost you 20-45% in drive performance and the generic MSFT AHCI drivers can cause stuttering issues.