MSI Z77MA-G45 LGA 1155 MATX Motherboard $65 AR

Quote from shoppingfrenzy : That is incorrect. Newegg will refund you the entire purchase price. That's how refuse delivery process works, unless something radical happened within last couple months since I did it.

Perhaps you are simply lucky. The last couple of products, newegg charged me a restocking fee.

Quote from randoark : Picked this up and looking for any kind of deal on an i3-3225. Tigerdirect has them for $140, any way to get that lower? The 3220 is available for $110 which is a great deal, but i'm hoping to get the HD4000 on the 3225.

I got the i3 3225 for ~ 127. It was through tiger direct, using a 10 off coupon. I also used cashback. I just recently enrolled in another 10 off deal from TD, but can't recall the thread. I still have the 10 off deal from that (it is in the form of a link), but if anyone wants it, just let me know, I have no use for it.

Great board, I use this motherboard in my ESXI server at home. Been running 24/7 for about 2+ months now without any issues.

Quote from tp4tissue : very weak power delivery, poor bios support, you tell me Ivy and Sandy overclocks minimum of 40%, if you don't care for 40% of free performance, well, No, this is definitely a budget board as far as "OC" is concerned. Look at the power delivery, and poor bios support.

What is better in this price range?

Quote from tp4tissue : For overclocking, always buy a "time tested" board, that EVERYONE is using. The cost is higher than these budget boards, but the headache saved is well worth it. EVEN if you don't overclock, if you buy a higher tdp chip, get the better board... Namely the Asus z68 pro, z77 pro, Most of the "big" problems have been resolved on those boards, and they've sold enough of them to put "some" credibility on durability. And they have beefier power delivery. If you get a budget chip, like the pentium or i3, then the budget boards will be fine.

u act as if this is a budget board. But there are plenty of budget boards to suit your criticisms. Look it up, before you make conclusions.

I'm curious as to what will fit your needs, and at what price?

Quote from tp4tissue : This is a budget board... My posts are refering to the fact that people are considering Overclocking with this board, and from my experience, these boards are troublesome down the road. Overclocking reliable boards starts at $150 "without" any discounts. BUT, if you're not overclocking, or using a high tdp chip, this board would suit most users. Though I still wouldn't get one myself after being burned so many times by trying to save a few bucks only to later need to replace it at almost the same cost as the first board.

If you think this is a budget board, I am confused. There are many other budget boards, esp those associated with microcenter deals.

"This is a budget board" Well good because I am on a budget .

Quote from tp4tissue : wtf,,, anything under 150$ before discount is a budget board... this hasn't changed since the pentium 3+ days.

Anything under $150 is a budget board? You must have very high standards.

Quote from jstutman : same price on amazon after rebate.

Quote from anywho : It now seems the Amazon rebate has switched to a $10 rebate, making the cost $70 AR. The newegg deal is still in effect.

I just looked at the link for amazon, it's now $95 - $10 mir = $85.

Quote from tp4tissue : -snip- Ivy and Sandy overclocks minimum of 40%, if you don't care for 40% of free performance, well,

it isn't 'free performance' if you're spending an additional $100 or more on a pro series mobo. you could spend the same $100 or so on upgrading from i3 to i5, or i5 to i7, get the same performance bump for the money, and not have to bother with the time/effort/potential instability issues as overclocking the lesser cpu on a higher end board.

Quote from tp4tissue : wtf,,, anything under 150$ before discount is a budget board... this hasn't changed since the pentium 3+ days.

So there is a direct correlation between money spent and performance? How do the mobo's know how much you paid for them? I understand your point, it can be a good rule of thumb, but you're ignoring the reality that once in a while high end mobo's can be had for cheap on a good sd.

Quote from Edxzxz : I just looked at the link for amazon, it's now $95 - $10 mir = $85. it isn't 'free performance' if you're spending an additional $100 or more on a pro series mobo. you could spend the same $100 or so on upgrading from i3 to i5, or i5 to i7, get the same performance bump for the money, and not have to bother with the time/effort/potential instability issues as overclocking the lesser cpu on a higher end board. So there is a direct correlation between money spent and performance? How do the mobo's know how much you paid for them? I understand your point, it can be a good rule of thumb, but you're ignoring the reality that once in a while high end mobo's can be had for cheap on a good sd.

OK then, perhaps Magic Mike can point us to a new thread.

[QUOTE=anywho;53649538]OK then, perhaps Magic Mike can point us to a new thread.[/QUOTE

umm, u a gay mofo. Good night.]

Quote from tp4tissue : Overclocking reliable boards starts at $150 "without" any discounts.

I've OC'd on everything from an IP35-E to an SR-2. You have no idea what you're talking about if you think it takes $150 to buy a reliable OC board.

Rather than paying attention to the flashy stickers on the box and catering your buying to that (and the price tag) I suggest you become a little more open minded otherwise you're going to run out of money real quick buying up all the RoG stuff.