I'm building my first PC, and I'm about to purchase the MSI Gaming 5 motherboard. I'm interested in gaming on my PC, but it's not exclusively for gaming. I'll be using it to crunch numbers on some massive excel files, programming, and a good bit of multitasking on the internet. Not to mention general personal computer use. Is this motherboard going to limit me in any of those regards because it's specifically a gaming motherboard?
Limitations of a "Gaming" Motherboard?
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Not at all. Most motherboards nowadays perform in quite the same range. The MSI just has features that are more suited for games such as enhanced audio, etc. It will still perform the same for everyday tasks such as browsing, worksheet editing, etc. I would get at least 8 - 16gb of memory if you are wanting to compile code, edit, etc. The board may be missing some PCI expansion slots that other more workstation oriented boards have but that does not seem to be a problem for you.
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended
!
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended
!
kira70591
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Not at all. Most motherboards nowadays perform in quite the same range. The MSI just has features that are more suited for games such as enhanced audio, etc. It will still perform the same for everyday tasks such as browsing, worksheet editing, etc. I would get at least 8 - 16gb of memory if you are wanting to compile code, edit, etc. The board may be missing some PCI expansion slots that other more workstation oriented boards have but that does not seem to be a problem for you.
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended!
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended
!
ak47jar3d
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Motherboard manufactures add features to increase price that some users can benefit from (SLI/Crossfire compatibility, Overclocking, On-board audio, built wireless cards etc..). In short, the motherboard takes a back seat in proirity compared to other parts such as processor, ram, graphic card, and hard drives depending on your needs. There is very little performance gains from buying really expensive motherbaords unless you are doing heavy overclocks are using Multi GPU configs (PCIE 3.0 may come in handy).
Alex Kelly
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kira70591 :
Not at all. Most motherboards nowadays perform in quite the same range. The MSI just has features that are more suited for games such as enhanced audio, etc. It will still perform the same for everyday tasks such as browsing, worksheet editing, etc. I would get at least 8 - 16gb of memory if you are wanting to compile code, edit, etc. The board may be missing some PCI expansion slots that other more workstation oriented boards have but that does not seem to be a problem for you.
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended!
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended
!
Agreed. I have the Gaming 3 and kinda really wish I'd gone with the 5. I couldn't though as the 5 has no regular PCI slots for my wireless card
kira70591 :
Not at all. Most motherboards nowadays perform in quite the same range. The MSI just has features that are more suited for games such as enhanced audio, etc. It will still perform the same for everyday tasks such as browsing, worksheet editing, etc. I would get at least 8 - 16gb of memory if you are wanting to compile code, edit, etc. The board may be missing some PCI expansion slots that other more workstation oriented boards have but that does not seem to be a problem for you.
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended!
Also, glad to see that you are going with the Gaming 5 that I recommended
!
Sure am! It looks perfect for what I want to do. It's nice to have the affirmation from the community in a field with such a large learning curve. Thanks again for the recommendation.
Alex Kelly
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kira70591 :
The Gaming 3 is still a great board though . Should last you until you are ready to upgrade again!
. Should last you until you are ready to upgrade again!
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