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09-19-2011, 08:13 PM
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How important is the motherboard in a gaming PC?
This is something I was curious about. I was originally going to get a $100 board but a friend told me to spend $150 so I picked out this board. Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
I just found this one on Newegg and was wondering if it was really worth it. Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard How much of a difference does the motherboard make? |
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09-19-2011, 08:48 PM
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It depends on what you are looking for in features. The higher price boards have a lot more features like wider PCI Express bandwidth for multiple video cards, ROG, dual lan, thermal enhancements, advanced BIOS for overclocking and fine tuning, etc.
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09-19-2011, 08:52 PM
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Well for just 1 Nvidia card (MAYBE 2 in the future, unsure) and no overclocking is it necessary?
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09-19-2011, 10:50 PM
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Which board were you initially planning to get?
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09-19-2011, 11:03 PM
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If you want to be able to run 2 cards, this is the cheapest board I'd recommend:
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard |
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09-20-2011, 05:17 AM
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09-26-2011, 09:19 PM
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 its priced around $153 elsewhere vs $190-220 for the Sabertooth board.Same thing really?
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09-26-2011, 09:25 PM
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Check your thread. If you aren't going to Crossfire or SLI 2 cards, all you need is the LE.
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09-26-2011, 09:57 PM
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09-26-2011, 10:09 PM
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Whose reviews? Newegg by any chance?
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09-26-2011, 10:12 PM
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The boards all accept 1600 MHz ram, and it runs at 1333 unless you enable XMP in the bios.
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