Budget Motherboards

[kevin007]

Hey, im upgrading my old pc and i was just wondering if anyone knows any good Motherboards under $70-$60 that are good for casual gaming. Thanks

 

[jerreddredd]

Kind of need a little more info... like what CPU you plan on using?

post your current system specs (be as detailed as possible)

post what you need to do with the system and what you think you want to upgrade as well as a budget.

 

[smorizio]

the intel h and b line of chips are the lower end chipset for budget builds. they work with any intel lock cpu. i would also take a look on new egg and micro center for there daily deals and combo deals. micro center was doing a 50 dollar off a ib and mb deals.

 

[kevin007]

My pc specs:

CPU: Pentium D 940 (3.20GHz)
MOBO: ASUStek P5LD2-VM SE
GPU: GeForce 7300le
PSU: ANTEC 550w (upgraded 4 months ago)
HDD: 1 IDE 200GB
1 Sata 500GB ( upgraded 5 months ago)
RAM: DDR2 1024 Mbytes

I had this PC for 6 years and never had trouble with it. Just want to upgrade the computer to play the newer games.
I was planning of getting a i3 2100 or a 2nd hand i5 2400 and the new Mobo i was going to get was a ASRock H61M-HVS-B3 Motherboard. Then ill get 4GB of DDR3 RAM.
After a couple weeks i want to get a new GPU probably a HD 6770 or HD 6850. My budget is $250 to get a Mobo, cpu and RAM ill get more money later for a GPU.

 

[jerreddredd]

My pc specs:

CPU: Pentium D 940 (3.20GHz)
MOBO: ASUStek P5LD2-VM SE
GPU: GeForce 7300le
PSU: ANTEC 550w (upgraded 4 months ago)
HDD: 1 IDE 200GB
1 Sata 500GB ( upgraded 5 months ago)
RAM: DDR2 1024 Mbytes

I had this PC for 6 years and never had trouble with it. Just want to upgrade the computer to play the newer games.
I was planning of getting a i3 2100 or a 2nd hand i5 2400 and the new Mobo i was going to get was a ASRock H61M-HVS-B3 Motherboard. Then ill get 4GB of DDR3 RAM.
After a couple weeks i want to get a new GPU probably a HD 6770 or HD 6850. My budget is $250 to get a Mobo, cpu and RAM ill get more money later for a GPU.

this is what I would get with your $250

Pareema 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model MD313C80809L2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820576003
Item #: N82E16820576003
$21.99

MB/CPU Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.955155
Intel Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000
Item #: N82E16819115076

ASRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157236
$226.98

 

[kevin007]

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