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H61 or B75 for HTPC, budget gaming?

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/h61-or-b75-for-htpc-budget-gaming.162221/

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damien66 Original post #1
Aug 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM
The H61 based boards were generally being recommended for (intel based) budget gaming systems, & HTPCs. Just wanted to know, generally speaking is the B75 chipset a better fit for that price range in terms of performance & features?
saswat23
Aug 24, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Yes, B75 is better than H61 for it has PCIe 3.0 slot, 1*SATA 6Gbs port and front USB3.0 header too.
For HTPC Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H is a good option for just 4.5k.
d6bmg
d6bmg #3
Aug 26, 2012 at 12:20 PM
^^ 100% agree with.
B75 is the best option for HTPC scenario.
R
Aug 26, 2012 at 2:28 PM
B75 is better. But also it depends on your use.
topgear
topgear #5
Aug 27, 2012 at 5:50 AM
@ OP - what CPU you are going to get ??
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akky89 #6
Aug 27, 2012 at 9:55 PM
B75 is the way to go...