If we're being picky here, $80 will only get you some of the cheapest boards which are definitely not "high quality" among other mechs. For a silent mech I'd recommend Cherry Reds with silencer O-rings.
Paha, my uncle actually said something like that when talking about the new consoles, saying that there isn't backwards compatibility because- buy moar gaems... When it's actually due to the whole news PC-like architecture.