I'm in the middle of upgrading a old PC. I'm not interested in overclocking as the stock clock in most intel Haswell chips handle games. And seem that they will for some time in the future.
What I'm looking for in this build is a solid productivity machine that can game. I will be reusing a GTX 760 and works fine for me. I am not interested in SLI becuase I'm real sensitive to micro stuttering. And I will always prefer a single card.
I'm using another Xeon E3 in this system with hyper threading. And I don't need a whole lot of extras. My form factor is mATX and I was looking at a Asus TUF Gryphon. I liked the solid build and the 5 year warranty. Did not like the 160 price but understand it. Then I had come across a review on a Russian website of the Asus TUF B85 Vanguard.
From what I could find on it this board seems to be just what I'm looking for and cheap at 90$. However info on this board is hard to find on anything but sites overseas. And I would like to hear the opinion of anyone that has used this motherboard. Also this board comes with the older realtek ALC 887 and wonder how this DAC is? The Motherboard I'm using now is using a ALC 892 and I am fine with it.
I'm also open to other suggestions. Please keep in mind I'm looking for a good solid board for the price. Not just anything cheap. Thanks