I'm currently planning on buying one of those motherboards by next month, but I'm a bit curious if there are any major differences between the two. The only main ones I could find is first obviously the looks, and second is that the Gaming 5 has a M.2 port. Looking through each product respective website, I noticed that on the Gaming 5 has some different audio stuff, Guard-Pro and XSplit. Is the audio on the Gaming 5 any better than on the G45? The G45 is quite a bit cheaper on my store, and unless the audio on the Gaming 5 is better, I don't see a reason to pay more for just an M.2 port and a new visual. For reference, I'm going to use a HyperX Cloud with it, not sure if that makes a difference. I just researched a bit and found out that the audio is actually better on motherboards with dedicated amplifiers, and even though both are, I'm not sure if there is actually any difference between them.
Z97-G45 vs Z97 Gaming 5
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Hi,
The difference of sound chip between these is a bit different, but not that much that you would notice it. I suggest you go for what you prefer (g45) as if you dont plan using m.2 then paying extra indeed makes no sense
The difference of sound chip between these is a bit different, but not that much that you would notice it. I suggest you go for what you prefer (g45) as if you dont plan using m.2 then paying extra indeed makes no sense
Nichrome said:
Looking at the page, it did seem like most of it were just some buzzwords being thrown around, but still, I believe you're right, specially for a 'gaming headset', the difference may not be that noticeable. I'm now pretty sure I'm going with the G45, since I actually like its looks a bit better too, and being cheaper helps a lot.
Thanks a bunch for the quick reply!