Motherboard chipsets

[Ponge]

Hello.

I'm planning to buy a new motherboard, and I don't know what is the difference between the chipsets. For example:

http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/msi_z87_g43/464974
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/msi_h87_g43/499955
http://ipon.hu/webshop/product/msi_b85_g43/464904

Please disregard the Hungarian language; my question is: I only see difference in the chipsets between these motherboards (except a small difference between the number of certain connectors). Could someone tell me what is the significance of which chipset I choose? Is there any real difference?

Thanks in advance.

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[WesternPeregrine]

My initial prognosis is that it might only affect what type of processors (cpu) are compatible with each motherboard.
Might be the same model, sold by different brand lineups.

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[dirmaster0]

Get Haswell CPU & Mobo
Also this
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1...swell.html

[Ponge]

Thanks, but I still don't really get it. I thought only the socketing maters (LGA-1150), so those motherboards can take any CPU with LGA-1150 socket.
This is the CPU I plan to buy:
http://ark.intel.com/products/80816/Inte...o-3_70-GHz
(just realized the Hungarian pages have reference to the manufacturer's product page)

Which motherboard would go well with it from the above three? If none, which chipset should I look for?

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[Chuba]

get all 3

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[WesternPeregrine]

After a little more research, I went to the MSI site and put the 3 products in comparison.

Seems the name variation of the motherboards refer to the integrated chipsets that handle the motherboard operations. This are minor components, and any of them should work well, not being fundamental to the selection of the motherboard.

in the comparison, both B85 and H87 handle DDR3 at 1066/1333/1600 MHz memory, while the Z87 can handle up to DDR3 2800 or 3000 (overclocked) MHz memories. None of them have DDR4 ram capability.

Z87 and H87 have 6 Sata III slots for drives and such, while B85 has only 4 Sata III and 2 Sata II.

B85 only has 2 front usb ports, while the other 2 mb have 4. Other ports composition is similar in all mb.

B85 doesn't have RAID system, according to the website.

Other than that, they are completely similar.

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[aakopa]

Chipset matters if you try to use new CPU with old board, like Haswell Refresh (Devils Canyon) CPU with older 1150 boards, those CPUs can work sometimes example with z87 board because boards are developed normally over minimum specs, but Intel had to still make new standard (z97) just to make sure that there is boards designed for new CPUs.

P.S: Get Z87 board.

Edit: Also, some CPUs need specific chipset (like x99 CPUs)

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[Ponge]

I see, so Z87, thanks.

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[KaiserDietz]

I know you asked about chipsets, but I recently did a mobo upgrade on my computer. Be aware that if you use windows, that your product is tied to your motherboard, so make sure you contact them to let them know what you're up to.

Most of my experience is in AMD chipsets, so I can't help you with intel.

[Ponge]

Ok, thanks for the info.

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