need motherboard upgrade

Jose Cespedes · Feb 14, 2014

LOOKING FOR A LOW BUDGET MOTHERBOARD, AROUND $100-$120 THE MOST. I CHECKED OUT GIGABYTE BRAND, SEEMS LIKE A SMART CHOICE. IT SHOULD BE A mATX SINCE THE DEIMENSIONS ARE: 9.6" X 9.6". LOOKING FOR 3.0 USB, AMD FOR MY VIDEO CONVERTERS,
QUALITY OVERALL.

bigshootr8 · Feb 14, 2014

Firstly in order to present a recommendation motherboard wise. We need to know what CPU you are currently using.

rolli59 · Feb 14, 2014

And stop yelling (all caps!)!

Jose Cespedes · Feb 14, 2014

bigshootr8 :

Jose Cespedes · Feb 14, 2014

Intel

rolli59 · Feb 14, 2014

which Intel?

bigshootr8 · Feb 15, 2014

yea which pentium 1, 2, 3, 4, Celeron D, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core i5 +socket, i7+socket

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

rolli59 :

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

ASUS PTGD1-LA, HP/COMPAQ PUFFER M-UL8E, SOCKET LGA 775, Intel Pentium 4HT PROCESSORS, N. BRIDGE: i 915P graphics and memory hub, S.BRIDGE ICH6 Intel I/O controller hub. Bios= 4Mb FWH EEPROM, HP BIOS WITH ENHANCED ACPI, DMI, GREEN AND PnP features plus. Micro ATX, 184pin DDR DIMM, PC3200/2700(400MHZ OR 333MHZ) 4GB MAX. 3 PCI,1PCIe x 16

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

Nothing available with USB3 for that CPU and ram but you can simply put in a card like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158359 and better if you have a PCIe X1 slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815276034

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

rolli59 :

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

I intend to purchase the best so that I can use my new motherboard that has what I need. Thank you though.

rolli59 · Feb 15, 2014

So if you are buying new board you need a new CPU since your current one will not fit anything modern! So basically which CPU are you going with so we can recommend a board?

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

rolli59 :

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

AMD. For my video converters

Jose Cespedes · Feb 15, 2014

I need more reliability, Gigabyte has features I need. My budget is about$100-$120 the most, I will get it soon.

bigshootr8 · Feb 15, 2014

I'm not sure you can hit the 100-120 mark without living near a micro center. Essentially what you are looking to do is upgrade your motherboard and take advantage of something from AMD I take it perhaps a card from them. What you may want to do if you aren't really gaming and are just looking for a general solution with a decent graphics solution you may want to look towards a APU+MOBO. Mainly because you will spend 100 on the motherboard and you would spend about a 100-200 on a CPU. So if you don't live near a micro center you may want to wait or even see if you can possibly pick up a decent setup on ebay or something at your own risk.

http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

Jose Cespedes · Feb 21, 2014

rolli59 :

That's my intention, to get everything all together the 3.0, hdmi (if possible), and a durable motherboard. Perhaps I should get a mobo+cpu (apu) bundle at micro center. Either one is virtually free...not much to think about? right
Any insight?

bigshootr8 · Feb 21, 2014

Jose Cespedes :

If you live near a micro center then certainly. Micro Center deals only apply to in store purchases not online purchases so you would need to walk in to do it or order online to pick up in store. If all you are doing is changing CPU/MOBO a APU could be the way to go unless you are looking to purchase a Graphics Card in the future.

A10 7850K Black Edition Boxed Processor+A55BM-E Socket FM2+ A55 mATX
834622 = 129 dollars best deal you will find ANYWHERE
http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4670K 3.4GHz LGA 1150 Processor+Z87-G41 PC Mate LGA 1150 ATX=219 dollars good if you are not caring about gaming and want the most or if you intend to purchase a graphics card in the end.
http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

Jose Cespedes · Oct 8, 2018

I had a mATX motherboard DDR3... now I have a DDR4 motherboard, Ryzen cpu, better cards... a full tower because it gives you options and more room and ease of use, thus providing you with more possibilities instead of limited ones... First figure out what you'll be doing with or intend to do... there's a variety of upgrade choices because you know if you have something recent you are investing in value that you solely researched by looking at the components as if it were a bundle... sometimes the option is not your top pick, just keep looking.... pcpartpicker is a website that can help you with compatibility. It is worth it... just don't rush look out for deals... SSD's are hot now, that doesn't mean HDD's aren't... price and capacity matter... I found an external hard drive with 4TB under $100...

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