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What do I look for in a motherboard for gaming

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June 5, 2014 9:46:33 AM

hey guys im building a cheap gaming system but i dunno what to look for in a motherboard in relevance to that so any insight would be helpful. im building an AMD athlon system, suggestions are welcome.

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June 5, 2014 10:02:57 AM

Just don't buy a super cheap one and you'll be fine. There isn't much use for an expensive high-end motherboard if you won't be overclocking, but at the same time you want one that is going to last. Which Athlon are you going for? I could suggest motherboards for you if you'd like.
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June 5, 2014 10:04:45 AM

Asus AM1I-A AMD AM1 DDR3 mITX hope this helps......
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June 5, 2014 10:08:30 AM

Blaise170 said:
Just don't buy a super cheap one and you'll be fine. There isn't much use for an expensive high-end motherboard if you won't be overclocking, but at the same time you want one that is going to last. Which Athlon are you going for? I could suggest motherboards for you if you'd like.


i was thinking athlon x4 750k, but im in australia so i'd have to get it imported. so maybe a different one i dunno, any suggestions on that? haha
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June 5, 2014 10:14:51 AM

Gigabyte F2A85XM-HD3 or maybe Asrock fm2a75 pro4-m hope this helps......
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June 5, 2014 10:39:37 AM

The features that are going to help gaming. Gold plated connectors for the gaming port (PS/2 and USB) and another great feature is the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200.
Technical specs you wanna look for is how much MHZ it will support on the RAM, as well as enough SATA III (6Gb/s) to support any SSD HDDs that will be used in gaming.

Don't know the AMD motherboards that well.. but if you wanna come over to the darkside and run intel, I'd suggest a MSI Z77a-G45 Gaming.
http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z77AG45_GAMING.html#overvi...
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June 5, 2014 10:58:07 AM

Not sure what you're budget is, but here is a great CPU and motherboard combo. Prices are in AUD and stores are Australian.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($116.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $255.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 03:57 EST+1000)
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