B250/H270 Experience

NumberCruncher · Mar 17, 2017

In your experience what is the most dependable B250/H270 board to use for a non-gaming application? Also, are there any I should just avoid, why? Thanks.

Shou Miko · Mar 18, 2017

I been doing a little research on this for my up-comming build bcs of features and specs I know that I got a "k" cpu but the motherboard I would like to go with a Z270 chipset at micro-atx form factor but MSI only offers B250 or H270 so I was wondering what the differences was myself.

After all this I would say if u need anything like 2xUSB 3.0 internal headers or smth else look at the H270 because it offers more than the B250 chipset when it comes PCI-E lanes which is not used for only running dual gpu configs but also for extra things like M.2. or PCI-E SSD's, Networking and more USB 3.0 ports (At least this matters to me)

NumberCruncher · Mar 18, 2017

puma99dk| said:
I been doing a little research on this for my up-comming build bcs of features and specs I know that I got a "k" cpu but the motherboard I would like to go with a Z270 chipset at micro-atx form factor but MSI only offers B250 or H270 so I was wondering what the differences was myself.

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After all this I would say if u need anything like 2xUSB 3.0 internal headers or smth else look at the H270 because it offers more than the B250 chipset when it comes PCI-E lanes which is not used for only running dual gpu configs but also for extra things like M.2. or PCI-E SSD's, Networking and more USB 3.0 ports (At least this matters to me)

Puma99dk,
Thank you so much. Have you decided on a brand?

Shou Miko · Mar 18, 2017

NumberCruncher said:
Puma99dk,
Thank you so much. Have you decided on a brand?

Anything special u seek? like a design or feature?

NumberCruncher · Mar 18, 2017

puma99dk| said:
Anything special u seek? like a design or feature?

Just dependability.

Shou Miko · Mar 18, 2017

A lot of boards are dependability depending on how they are treated, but there are also failures along the way from bad components you can't make a 110% guarantee that everything lasts forever.

What money are you planning on spending?

Personally I am looking at MSI's H270M Mortar Arctic for a build I would like to do.

Link: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H270M-MORTAR-ARCTIC.html
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H270M-MORTAR-ARCTIC.html
I like the scheme for the board, and I had MSI in the past also Asus but when I buy a board I would never get a cheap board that lacks vrm cooling.

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Processor	Intel i7-7820hq
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Memory	32GB Ballistix DDR4 2400 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Intel 630
Storage	Adata sx8200 Pro 512 GB
Display(s)	14” 1920 x 1080
Case	Dell Latitude 5480
Audio Device(s)	Realtek
Power Supply	Dell
Mouse	MS Wireless
Keyboard	Dell Backlit
Software	Win 10 PRO x64 , Office 2019, SPSS, Minitab
Benchmark Scores	Home work machine, makes Excel 2019 scream!

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
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Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2 \| WD SN700 1TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
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Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Portable Rocket
Processor	Intel i7-7820hq
Motherboard	Dell
Cooling	Dell
Memory	32GB Ballistix DDR4 2400 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Intel 630
Storage	Adata sx8200 Pro 512 GB
Display(s)	14” 1920 x 1080
Case	Dell Latitude 5480
Audio Device(s)	Realtek
Power Supply	Dell
Mouse	MS Wireless
Keyboard	Dell Backlit
Software	Win 10 PRO x64 , Office 2019, SPSS, Minitab
Benchmark Scores	Home work machine, makes Excel 2019 scream!

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2 \| WD SN700 1TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	Portable Rocket
Processor	Intel i7-7820hq
Motherboard	Dell
Cooling	Dell
Memory	32GB Ballistix DDR4 2400 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Intel 630
Storage	Adata sx8200 Pro 512 GB
Display(s)	14” 1920 x 1080
Case	Dell Latitude 5480
Audio Device(s)	Realtek
Power Supply	Dell
Mouse	MS Wireless
Keyboard	Dell Backlit
Software	Win 10 PRO x64 , Office 2019, SPSS, Minitab
Benchmark Scores	Home work machine, makes Excel 2019 scream!

B250/H270 Experience

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