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Why is this motherboard so cheap?

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by Visirus, Sep 26, 2012.

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  1. Visirus Newcomer, in training

  2. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,275   +289

    That would be the H61 chipset, they have less features than boards with H67, P67, or Z68 chipsets. One of the biggest differences is the single PCIe x16 card slot with only two other card slots. If the board has everything you would need, there is no reason why you wouldn't buy it.
  3. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,082   +192

    The H61 chipset doesn't support baseclock overclocking past the maximum turbo level. That is to say, the highest overclock you could achieve is 3.7GHz.
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  4. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,666   +96

    It's also a micro ATX board so there's not many expansion slots.

    The computer I built for my parents has that exact mobo, it's excellent value for an i3 or locked (I.e. non-K i5). But if you pair it with a K series processor you're not getting the maximum potential out of the CPU.