So many motherboards

Zombie615 · Apr 28, 2014

I'm still fairly new on motherboards & chipsets but I can make compatible choices when choosing a CPU an Motherboard an all that. My question here is with so many out there it gets confusing which one to choose for the best performance based on manufacturer to manufacturer.

Do they all have the same build underneath all the extras like USB ports etc etc....? or does one with the same chipset perform differently than the other?

Similar to how graphics cards are where manufacturer's just add their own cooling components, ports, an overclocking?

lucasburns · Apr 28, 2014

with a motherboard shorten your search by just going with ones compatible with whichever cpu you're getting (if your geting an amd cpu get a amd compatible mobo and vise versa with intel). with a motherboard just get what you need. if you need allot of pci express x16 slots for graphics cards than get one with lots of pci express x16 slots. if you need allot of usb ports get one with allot of usb ports. generally most manufacturers will be evenly matched but always make sure to look at reviews. try newegg.com

Zombie615 · Apr 28, 2014

Thanks! I was wondering if there were really any benefits like faster bus speeds between two alike boards or if those are generally identical. I just read a thread where someone was talking about certain boards handle cpu overclocking better than others. Also, the word "Power Phase" was mentioned which I've never heard about either.

rolli59 · Apr 28, 2014

OC potential differs because boards vary in power design, basically the more power phases the more control you have over individual voltages making it a better OC board in theory. Today pretty much all boards in the modern lineups have the same bus speeds.

lucasburns · Apr 28, 2014

Zombie615 :

if you're looking for transfer speeds then look at the Gb/s (gigabytes per seconds) he average is usually around 6Gb/s

Cons29 · Apr 28, 2014

yes some boards are better at overclocking, but you can generally see those on reviews (more expensive ones tend to have more reviews, unlike cheap ones).
but just remember that even if you have identical setup, your final result will vary

f-14 · Apr 28, 2014

intel chips now come with integrated memory controller which has given them a huge edge over amd, like back around 15 years ago when amd had double the front side bus of intel. amd is about 5 years behind currently unless they come up with their own form of on chip memory controller or just simply up the on chip level 1 and level 2 data caches in a fast useable manner to compensate as most cores are data starved with out alot of memory and most programs are still not written to utilize more than 1 cpu core anyways so the cpu is the bottleneck regardless the amd 4-6-8 cores are better than all the i-3's

if you do go intel the Z series in mother boards is for overclocking, if you don't over clock you don't need a z series. the H or B series will be fine.

rolli59 · Apr 28, 2014

f-14 :

AMD has had the memory controller on the CPU much longer than Intel! But agree that Intel is ahead but it is not because of the memory controller but more efficient IPC!

Eggz · Apr 28, 2014

I mostly know Intel in detail, so I'll just make it short on that front

Workstation? If so, Socket LGA2011. For OC ability, X79 chipset.

Non-workstation with performance? If so, Socket LGA1150. For OC ability, Z87 chipset.

Business use oriented? If so, Socket LGA1150 with Q87 chipset for most performance, Q85 for decent performance, and B85 for budget performance.

Standard computer? If so, Socket LGA1150. Still have decent motherboard options, Hxx shipset.

If you're trying to go with gaming performance and good overclock ability, then the current standard is Z87 for high-end consumer use.

For selecting yours, use NewEgg's filter. It's great! I've pasted one below showing only Socket LGA1105 with the Z87 chipset. All you'll have to do it select the size you want, which has been standard forever: EATX (extra large), XL-ATX (large), ATX (regular), mATX/uATX (small), Mini ITX (smaller), Thin Mini ITX (extra small).

Once you have a size, socket, and chipset, you'll be able to narrow down by price and then by the bells and whistles it has (e.g. WiFi, Blue tooth, extra USB 3.0, eSATA plugs, Thunderbolt, etc.).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438202%20600009016&IsNodeId=1&Pagesize=100

Zombie615 · Apr 28, 2014

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