Replacement for dying z87 motherboard

Hey folks,

I bought an Asrock z87 Pro4 Motherboard way back in 2015 (with Core i5 4460) and it's been showing signs of dying for almost a year now - managed to patch it up and get it running until yesterday when all efforts have failed. The PC doesn't boot and I've independently verified that the GPU, PSU, RAM & processor work fine. I'm looking to replace this with a motherboard that doesn't exceed 5k INR. I can stretch it up to 7k if really required.

Can you please suggest a H87/Z87 board?

z87 boards are no longer available(unless you manage to find a 2nd hand one for cheap in good condition).

However you can still find h81 chipset based boards these days-a decent one will cost you around 5-6k.

Thanks @quicky008 ! Any suggestions on the h81 chipset? I found one from Biostar, but not sure if it can be trusted.

Biostar used to be ggod, even though their popularity has decreased in recent years.

If you find a new one with warranty then you can get it.Btw what's its model no?

quicky008 said:
Biostar used to be ggod, even though their popularity has decreased in recent years.

If you find a new one with warranty then you can get it.Btw what's its model no?

It's this -- Amazon.in: Buy Biostar H81MHV3 Motherboard Online at Low Prices in India | Biostar Reviews & Ratings

I also found one from Zebronics.. but not sure If I can trust them. There's one from Asrock, but it's unavailable for now

Correction: I found the one from Asrock available for INR 8.5K in Amazon

*www.amazon.in/ASRock-H81-PRO-BTC-R...r+h81&qid=1602487377&s=computers&sr=1-2-fkmr1

This one looks good

*www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00EORHE1S/ref=psdcmw_1375344031_t1_B00YQLKI56

Try your local shops first, you may find it cheaper there.

Thanks! I'll hunt for this.. Do you consider Biostar to be reputable? It looks a tad sweeter deal for my use.

Btw I'll be coupling this with 16GB RAM and a EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GPU

Biostar isn't bad, but there may be issues with warranty.

Gigabyte would have been better in this regard.

You can order this

*www.vedantcomputers.com/index.php?route=product/product&search=H81&product_id=1079&search=H81

At 4500,its quite cheap.

G

*www.amazon.in/MSI-H81M-E33-Socket-...qid=1602509563&sprefix=msi+h81,aps,501&sr=8-1

10 days replacement available

quicky008 said:
Biostar isn't bad, but there may be issues with warranty.

Gigabyte would have been better in this regard.

You can order this

*www.vedantcomputers.com/index.php?route=product/product&search=H81&product_id=1079&search=H81

At 4500,its quite cheap.

Thank you!

EDIT: It's out of stock though

gcbeldar said:
*www.amazon.in/MSI-H81M-E33-Socket-...qid=1602509563&sprefix=msi+h81,aps,501&sr=8-1

10 days replacement available

yeah this one looks good and its also by a reputable seller.

Thaniks @quicky008 @gcbeldar

I think I'll settle for this.

markerOne said:
Thaniks @quicky008 @gcbeldar
I think I'll settle for this.

Buy it directly from sellers website and save 1100 bucks :
MSI H81M-E33 Socket LGA 1150 Motherboard - Kharidiye.com