Difference between this board and the Gaming 5 board?
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The number of SATA 3 ports, number of USB 3 ports, quality of Audio components, quality of solid capacitors used, number of PCI Express V3 ports (1 extra v3 port, x4 channel) Bios switches, CMOS clear switch (vs cmos clear jumper pad), Voltage readout pins (for use in measuring voltages while overclocking), etc..
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It is 1155. They just show other similar boards and even though this is the older socket type it's still compared to the newer 1150
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Im not sure, I bought this motherboard to transform my PC into a gaming PC. I enhanced graphics, sound, power supply and CPU cooling.
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As far as I can tell, that board has DDR3 slots. DDR3 is the key component of your question. Happy building!
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The difference is purely the amount of VRAM it has. Some higher end Games and Programs use more VRAM. The more VRAM the more CPU power can handle other services instead of Video Rendering. I grabbed the 4GB because I plan on playing high end games on my PC. With games like Shadow of Mordor asking for Recommended Specs of: 6GB VRAM on the Video Card. I opted for 4GB over 2GB. I am also running 2 monitors with it flawlessly.
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Not sure, I do know this board has TONS of problems, way beyond Firmware. I have been a huge EVGA fan for many years, but this board changed all that. I would not consider this board at all. I returned the one I ordered and installed after having multiple severe problems. One problem was almost none of the USB ports worked, and the ones that did were flakey. These problems were not minor and if you read through user reviews you will see similar complaints. I ended up ordering and installing this board which has worked flawlessly (see link). I have an Intel i7-3930K with a single GTX690 in it and it's a fantatic gaming rig. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0064L8UJM/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Both boards are awesome, and come from solid manufacturers. RMA policies for both are great (albeit slow sometimes). It really boils down to price and application. The GA board has 6x SATA connectors and WiFi while the Asus has 4x SATA connectors and no WiFi. The Gigabyte also has Dual LAN (one Intel, one Atheros). The Asus supports DDR3 3200 while the Gigabyte only supports DDR3 3100. The Asus appears to have better heatsinks on the power devices which is typically better for overclocking. The Asus also has an M.2 slot, which isn't a big deal unless you really plan on using it. When I built my rig I went with the Gigabyte for its feature-set and price point and couldn't be happier. Both boards are awesome, and come from solid manufacturers. RMA policies for both are great (albeit slow sometimes). It really boils down to price and application. The GA board has 6x SATA connectors and WiFi while the Asus has 4x SATA connectors and no WiFi. The Gigabyte also has Dual LAN (one Intel, one Atheros). The Asus supports DDR3 3200 while the Gigabyte only supports DDR3 3100. The Asus appears to have better heatsinks on the power devices which is typically better for overclocking. The Asus also has an M.2 slot, which isn't a big deal unless you really plan on using it. When I... » Read More Both boards are awesome, and come from solid manufacturers. RMA policies for both are great (albeit slow sometimes). It really boils down to price and application. The GA board has 6x SATA connectors and WiFi while the Asus has 4x SATA connectors and no WiFi. The Gigabyte also has Dual LAN (one Intel, one Atheros). The Asus supports DDR3 3200 while the Gigabyte only supports DDR3 3100. The Asus appears to have better heatsinks on the power devices which is typically better for overclocking. The Asus also has an M.2 slot, which isn't a big deal unless you really plan on using it. When I built my rig I went with the Gigabyte for its feature-set and price point and couldn't be happier. « Show Less
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well.. after you asked.. I looked for one. there isn't one here lol so i'm thinking it is part of the motherboard.. not too good . However my lovely wife uses it for pinterest and fb.. so i'm ok sorry but I have a different computer, I went with the dell xps. it's a little more but i can do the upgrades I needed for gaming. :) If you want to use it internet , the hard drive is pretty fast and the graphics look " ok " for that purpose..but I wouldn't recommend for gaming. You can however simply add a graphics card and turn the one on the mb off
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MSI 970A-G46. It'a a decent and inexpensive board. I'm using it in the same case as we speak. It has overclocking capabilities as well as Crossfire/SLI compatability at full x8 speed whenever you want to upgrade.
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No it doesn't, is just the board and if you get this one take notice is for second/third generation Intel processors (current generation is fourth).I'm assuming you dont have a processor (CPU), so i will advice you to get a current generation board. Depending on your needs you can google stuff like "best budget cpu" or "best cpu for the money".Be careful about processors sockets when choosing a board
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My driver was a mid-range board at low cost and TWO ports for DVI. I can only compare differing NVIDIA products but "better" is in the eye of the beholder. They both use 2GB worth of GDDR5 memory at 128-bit. The tipping point would be which features on each card are triggered by your favorite game(s).
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From what I can see there is no substantial difference between the two series. They look the same and have substantially the same hardware. The M5 listings I have seen seem identical to the V5 I bought. I recommend the V5 so I can imagine the M5 is good too. One note: I got the V5-573PG-9610 which comes with an Nvidia GPU. If you can find this, it is worth it! It makes games and video and graphic programs run much better.
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Sorry, I don't know. This board is an exact replacement for the one I have (a newer version). Good luck...
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That's the setup I use. The ASRock boards are excellent quality. I run Elder Scrolls Online with max graphics and have had zero issues for months. I enjoy the ease of the graphical BIOS that ASRock has been using on these boards also.
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It's an obsolete board, the current version (Z97) is much cheaper. I can's imagine why someone would buy this, but if they had a real gem of an 1155 CPU, maybe it's worth it to the right person?
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To save money, you should go with the M5A97 R2.0. This board has most of the same features as the 99FX. The only real difference between the two boards is that the 99FX as 2 PCIe-x16 2.0 slots both running at the full x16 data bandwidth. The M5A97 R2.0 has one PCIe-x16 2.0 slot running at the full x16 data bandwidth and one x16 slot running at x4 data bandwidth. The purpose of the x4 slot is for other special equipment other than graphics cards (special sound cards, extreme high performance SSDs, etc.).
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Yes. I built with Asus rampage 5. The form factors haven't changed so you shouldn't have issues with any spec board.