Thread: What specs to look out for on a mobo?

I would go for Intel, but these days it doens't matter anymore what you pick, AMD = Intel

Originally Posted by Santaher0

I would go for Intel, but these days it doens't matter anymore what you pick, AMD = Intel

Intel is still much faster than AMD, and runs a lot cooler.

Even the new FX processors can't compare to an i5/i7...

Anyway, all you really need to look out for is the brand, amount of expansion slots (If you think you're going to do dual graphics cards, get one with 2 PCIe x16 slots), the quality of it (Not the $50 one!)

A good quality one (Somebody I know bought it, and they love it) would be Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Great price, great features, dual PCIe slots.

If you don't want that, simply look for the following brands: ASRock, Gigabyte, Asus, Intel
Stay away from: Biostar, MSI

Now I kind of wish I got a full size motherboard

Originally Posted by Nikki

Intel is still much faster than AMD, and runs a lot cooler.

Even the new FX processors can't compare to an i5/i7...

Anyway, all you really need to look out for is the brand, amount of expansion slots (If you think you're going to do dual graphics cards, get one with 2 PCIe x16 slots), the quality of it (Not the $50 one!)

A good quality one (Somebody I know bought it, and they love it) would be Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Great price, great features, dual PCIe slots.

If you don't want that, simply look for the following brands: ASRock, Gigabyte, Asus, Intel
Stay away from: Biostar, MSI

Now I kind of wish I got a full size motherboard

That motherboard is a bit expensive, I'm kinda on a low budget until I can find a job. I most likely wont be needing dual graphics cards. Most games should run a 60+ fps and not drop below with a decent card so there's no need for more power imo.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157279 would that one be any good?

Originally Posted by Adélie Penguin

That motherboard is a bit expensive, I'm kinda on a low budget until I can find a job. I most likely wont be needing dual graphics cards. Most games should run a 60+ fps and not drop below with a decent card so there's no need for more power imo.

Newegg.com - ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard would that one be any good?

That'll work, I have an ASRock Micro ATX, even then I still wish I had a full size because everything is a little bit tight

And yeah, I run MW3 etc at 60 FPS no problem on my 560 Ti

Originally Posted by Nikki

That'll work, I have an ASRock Micro ATX, even then I still wish I had a full size because everything is a little bit tight

And yeah, I run MW3 etc at 60 FPS no problem on my 560 Ti

Thank you

What would be a decent graphics card which isn't too expensive?

Originally Posted by Adélie Penguin

What would be a decent graphics card which isn't too expensive?

What's your budget?

Originally Posted by iKilem

What's your budget?

120 quid ish, would do pound sign but cba to sort out my keyboard.

Originally Posted by Adélie Penguin

120 quid ish, would do pound sign but cba to sort out my keyboard.

Probably an ATI card then, I forget which but they have a good card which is pretty much the same as the 560 Ti for $100 less

Originally Posted by Nikki

Probably an ATI card then, I forget which but they have a good card which is pretty much the same as the 560 Ti for $100 less

You can get a Gainward 560 SE for 105 or an ATI 7770 for 105-ish or ATI 6770 Vapor-X Edition for 99. But seeming most games that people play are nVidia optimized, it wouldn't be worth buying ATI, right?