What is the fucking difference?

Motherboards are confusing as fuck. They all look the same. What is actually the difference?

Asus Prime Z370-A
Asus TUF Z370-Pro
Asus ROG Strix Z370-H

Why do they do this? What the fuck does any of that mean?

>they all look the same
Lol are actually judging computer parts by how they look? Look up specs

I thought the color of the plastic was the main indicator of performance? Is this not the case?

U need 12 phases

I'll spoon feed you here the difference is in what types of other parts will correctly connect to it - types of cpus, types of memory, types of expansion cards - and in what kinds of features are built into it so that you don't need to buy them separately - wifi or USB3 or video. Choose carefully because it's the single most important piece you buy, everything else has to be compatible with it.

at least it's not biostar or pcchips

>illiterate shintelfags cannot read
no surprise there

its painful to figure this shit out when you first run into it. mostly its about what support they have for various technologies, each board will have slightly different connectors, features, etc., and you have to read about them all and also read about which boards are actually reliable, since some features they tout are actually borked by design on certain configs, its a big reason why people end up buying prebuilt shit.

They look the same in terms of features.

what kind of system are you intending to build?

>z370
dontcha mean x370?

>They look the same in terms of features.
They have different vrms, and some have shorter traces for ram. That, and different companies have different support/customer service/rma. My 2 cents is get the motherboard with the features you want, from a company that is known to offer after sales support, with a comfortable software suite, and is decent at overclocking if you have an oc-able cpu/ram combo, but stay away from MSI.

I have a 6600k on a Z170-A and the mobo fucked itself. 16 gb DDR4 and a 970. SSD boot and 4 HDDs. Playing games with friends, recording gameplay with Fraps and Bandicam. Editing videos in Premier Pro and dipping my toes in Blender.

>buying intel

fucking kek

Motherboards cannot be any simpler, forgot any and all marketing bullshit, find the chips you want on your motherboard, buy the cheapest motherboard with decent reviews with those chips.

For example my biggest concern is an intel NIC so I will only look for a motherboard with an intel NIC that narrows it down extremely well and gets rid of the overpriced bullshit with those retarded "killer" gaming nics and I continue to narrow down based on other shit I want until I find something within a price range

>stay away from MSI.
why is that?

When buying motherboards, shop for chipsets. Forget about pretty much everything else. Buy the best one you can for your budget.

Prime Z370-A:Low End to Low-Mid Range
TUF Z370-Pro:Low End
ROG Strix Z370-H:Low-Mid Range
For PRIME: Deluxe>Pro>A>P
For STRIX: E>F>G(mATX)>H, I=ITX
For ROG:Extreme>Apex(Less RAM slots)>Formula>Code>Hero>Gene(mATX)>Ranger, Impact=ITX
All TUF boards from now on are low end boards.

$200 is low to low-mid end?

Never get anything that has Broadcom anything.
Those fuckers should be killed.

Yes.
All non Z chipsets are 'value' tier, they are not even low end. High end belongs to the HEDT platforms.

I had a pcchips. Lasted maybe 1 year.

What's used to distinguish low, mid and high end motherboards? Motherboards seem to have a lot of useless bullshit. There aren't any CPUs that have flashy lights, color schemes, "Gamer, Carbon, GOD, Killer" marketing nonsense, or whatever else. If I choose a low end and migh end motherboard, all my shit is still gonna work. What do I get by spending hundreds more that's actually useful?

>STILL buying intel despite what is known now

A most curious type of b8