Im mobo retarded

[irule9000]

Hi i think i have a really good afordable build. Im pretty sure im sticking to it but i have something that must be changed please say. i shop for parts only at newegg unless you find free shipping elsewhere.(must have good reputation) All right people i am using the system for school and weekend little to moderate gaming. Could you please suggest a mobo. Im confused on chipsets and atx and microatx. I think i must be mobo retarded. Please tell me a mobo which will work well with the build. Please keep it under 120 im trying to keep my build under 800 Thanks



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[askandrewask]

Im not exactly mobo genius, but heres what i know: Micro ATX (mATX) is for small cases, and normally has a more limited number of ports. you have a midtower case there, so you are going to want a regular ATX, since it fits. what processor you want is really important, because the motherboard's chipset only supports that processor. ie: i7 860 processor is only useable by P55 mobo. just to follow up with my example, some good motherboards for under 120 that are http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130240 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128406. thats all ive got, the rest of the research your gonna have to do on your own. good luck =D

 

[pat]

you'll want a motherboard from Biostar, Asus or Gigabyte that support ddr3. You'll want one with AMD chipset that's within your price range and with the feature you need.

You'll probably want that one .. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128419&cm_re=13-128-_-13-128-419-_-Product

 

[JustMe_T3K]

^^ The board above is a very good choice.

Good solid build.

 

[samdsox]

@ askandrewask the problem with the amd mobo you gave as an example is that it is am2+ what you really want is am3. thats the type of socket being used the most for amd builds right now.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Build looks workable, tho I gotta jump on the 5770. It's outperformed by both the 260 and the 4870 and all 3 of them are way beyond their $155 category price points today. Neither can do DX11, at least not at 1920 x 1200.

What resolution are you planning to play at ? If you are gonna stay at 1650 x 1080 or below for the next 2 years, the 5770 should provide you with a moderate level of future proofing. But if 1920 x 1200 is in the cards, the5770 is too bandwidth limited to handle DX11 at this resolution. Check out the THG Dirt2 review where even moderate incorporation of DX11 chokes the card bringing it down below 30 fps (24.5 min) at 1920 x 1200. Driver upgrades won't solve the bandwidth problem.

If you want more than a DX11 label and want to actually play DX11 games at reasonable fps at 1920 x 1200 over the next 2 years, the 58xx series should be considered the entry point. If staying with lower resolutions, should get you to XMas 2011 w/o too much heartache tho you may have to turn down the detail settings.

If you plan to overclock, would move up to DDR 1333 or 1600

Most MoBo's will have wireless on board.

 

[askandrewask]

yeah your right samdsox, i was just providing a few random links that looked good at a glance. i was running a lil late for school that day =P