choicing the right board

[Daniel_336]

i have a ? MSI Z97-Gaming 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 is this a decent motherboard? is it worth 75$

 

[RCFProd]

Yeah, It's worth 75 dollars. It is a ~140 dollar motherboard.

 

[Daniel_336]

do u know anything about it like i read a review and i just dont understand it like i have a gigabyte ga78lmt usb3 right now and i was told it was a "cheap" one so i dont wanna make the same mistake. i wanna put either the i5 or i7 so bwhat board wud u recommend

 

[RCFProd]

That's an AMD board. Motherboards for the AM3+ are very complicated and you'll easily end up buying the wrong one. Why? Because AMD CPU's need a motherboard with solid VRM cooling and atleast 8 power phases to run without throttling. AMD FX 8 core CPU's run super hot, and have 125W TDP. That's why a cheaper motherboard, like the 78LMT-USB3, isn't really enough for such a CPU. You need a 990FX well-built motherboard to not run into issues.

This is not the case with newer Intel processors/sockets. They run cool, and really, they will work fine out of the box with almost any motherboard (talking about Intel Haswell and Skylake series).

the MSI Z97 Gaming-5 is very well built motherboard and it won't run into issues at all. Question is, where the heck did you find a MSI Z97 Gaming-5 for only 75 dollars?

Beware, a Z97 motherboard only works with Intel 4000 series processors, not 6000. For that you need Z170 for example.

 

[Daniel_336]

ebay i won a bidding auction HAHAHA so i got it for a steal?

 

[RCFProd]

Yes. If It's legit and in good condition you got it for a good price. Look for an Intel i5-4690k or even an i7-4790k to pair with that mobo.

 

[Daniel_336]

alight good look ialso have a msi gtx 660 twin frozr iii which take 500 W what size psu shud i get

 

[RCFProd]

Take a look at the following power supplies and if you can, really try to buy one of these. Below 100 dollars, out of 500 power supplies, ~450 are bad. So you have to make the right choice and choose one of the 50 models that are good (Figuratively intended).

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ B&H)
Total: $54.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-29 16:36 EDT-0400

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $62.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-29 16:37 EDT-0400

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $62.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-29 16:37 EDT-0400

Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-29 16:38 EDT-0400

Can't go wrong with Seasonic.