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Looking for a budget replacement gaming motherboard

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October 15, 2014 6:07:00 PM

So in August of last year I got this pre-built PC from my local computer shop. Initially all I wanted to do was play Minecraft but I slowly got into more competitive (and graphically intense) games. Over the course of the past year I've upgraded just about everything from the RAM, GPU and even the system case. As of late the system has been crashing if I try to play a game immediately after start up (10 - 20 minutes before I can run a game without crashing). The only components I haven't switched out are the motherboard, which is an outdated Intel DH67BL, and the CPU, an Intel 2100 Dual Core (the not overclockable one).

This problem arose shortly after I got my Gigabyte GTX 760. Initially I thought my GPU was bad, but upon some searching on the internet I'm led to believe that it's mostly due to my bus speeds on the motherboard. I've been waiting until around the Cyber-Monday/Christmas sales event to get a new motherboard along with a new Intel i7-4770k, but I can't wait any longer. There is a noticeable drop in performance in my system. Games that used to run at a consistent 60fps now run at 40 - 50 and after effects like anti-aliasing and particle effects cause it to drop to 20 - 30. This can be cumbersome in games like Battlefield, Insurgency, Borderlands, and occasionally League of Legends.

In light of the situation I've decided to buy a cheap but reliable motherboard for the time being, but I wouldn't know where to start. Just as long as it supports my Dual Core i3 2100 CPU and at least 1600 DDR3 RAM (and bus speeds to run my GTX 760 of course). Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance. To all who reads this, have a nice day.

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October 15, 2014 6:24:58 PM

^ +1 Sounds like as soon as you put load on the system it can't handle it
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