- Intel H81
- 4th-Gen Intel Core i7 / i5/ i3 (LGA1150)
- DDR3 1600/1333
Pretty good budget board
12/07/2013
This review is from: ASRock H81M-HDS LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Pros:
Nice BIOS, fairly easy to navigate
Very inexpensive, but reasonable features
Cons:
Very low-end audio chipset
Only 4 total SATA plugs, 1 USB3 header, 2 USB2 headers... not really a 'con' but understand that's all you are getting
Funky 24-pin socket (see other thoughts.)
Overall Review:
Bought this for a budget PC build, it's working very well. It did not seem 'flimsy' at all... and believe me, I put it to the test.
Like the other reviewer mentioned... I had problems seating the 24-pin plug on my CX430... it just did not want to go in all the way. I even bought a CX430M, thinking it was a fluke, but it wouldn't seat either. I have it jammed in as far as it'll go, but I can't get the retention clip in place. I have another CX430 in my HTPC plugged into a Gigabyte board with none of those problems. I can't say if it's the mobo or PSU... but they definitely don't play well with each other.
This is my first ASRock motherboard, so far I'm very pleased with it, aside from the pesky pin problem.
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- Dennis L.
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Verified Owner
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Owned For:
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