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Is it worth the money to buy a dedicated gaming motherboard that costs more or a regular motherboard with the same specs?

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gaming mobos have better lan and ethernet more often than not

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Is it worth the money to buy a dedicated gaming motherboard that costs more or a regular motherboard with the same specs?

 

Welcome to the forum! Please remember to follow your topics so you're notified when someone answers ;) check my signature for links to the Code of Conduct and the forum's F.A.Q.

 

Most of the times, it's not worth the extra money. "gaming" boards are actually more useful to overclockers than gamers themselves. Which motherboard were you looking at exactly?

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With a gaming motherboard you will gain some "Gaming" features but the actual board functionality should not change you have to remember that supper cheap motherboards will not always have the same parts a a higher end one. But if the two are the same the functionality should not change. You just have to decide if those gamer features are worth the extra money to you.

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better sound as well

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Is it worth the money to buy a dedicated gaming motherboard that costs more or a regular motherboard with the same specs?

Gaming boards won't improve an overclock over a non-gaming board, particularly if you're a novice user.  The biggest benefits of gaming boards is the extra software that comes with some gaming boards (e.g. ASUS RoG boards).  If the bundled software and features are "worth it" for you, then a gaming board is great for you.  The other added bonus for "gaming" boards is that they usually have a better aesthetic.   

If you're unlikely to use these features, then a standard board will be better for you.  

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Welcome to the forum! Please remember to follow your topics so you're notified when someone answers ;) check my signature for links to the Code of Conduct and the forum's F.A.Q.

 

Most of the times, it's not worth the extra money. "gaming" boards are actually more useful to overclockers than gamers themselves. Which motherboard were you looking at exactly?

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gaming mobos have better lan and ethernet more often than not

I don't think that's ever been proved 100%. I've never noticed anything special about my gigabyte's "Killer Ethernet" app, although I finally managed to install my drivers without the APP for it, which never functioned,  in a way I could use, every time I clicked on it it said I needed something (cant remember), but it still took up resources.

 

If you can get one thats as cheap or cheaper than the "normal" motherboard, I'd say its worth it

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The only time I would go for a "gaming" board is for asthetics. They usually don't offer much in tangible benefits for most people. The only reason I use an rog board is because its a sexy bitch. I could have easily spent 25% less and got another board that still had more than I needed.

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You get what you pay for ( most of the time ) do some research, google and YouTube are your friend.

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