What's a cheap i5 9400f compatible motherboard?

[cyberg_gamer1]

So, at first I was looking at a good r5 1600x, which I found for $80. But then the price changed, so I looked for a better option. I've found the i3 9100f and I can get $20 off it's current price, so it's $60. Now, I need a motherboard to pair with it. I'm looking at the gigabyte h310m currently. I'm going to be using it to stream some light games like minecraft. Will this board need a bios update to work? And how much will a bios update cost if it is needed? Should I get a different mb?

 

EDIT: I'm now deciding on a i5 9400f, to make sure that streaming will be possible. It's $20 more for 2 more cores, so $80 for 6 cores, 6 threads.

[weeblord]

A B360m motherboard could work, but like the b450m, it may need a motherboard update. However, i think this one is a good choice. I'm not sure if it needs the bios update though.

[Vishera]

Just now, cyberg_gamer1 said:

So, at first I was looking at a good r5 1600x, which I found for $80. But then the price changed, so I looked for a better option. I've found the i3 9100f and I can get $20 off it's current price, so it's $60. Now, I need a motherboard to pair with it. I'm looking at the gigabyte h310m currently. Will this board need a bios update to work? And how much will a bios update cost if it is needed? Should I get a different mb?

That's a 6 core vs a quad core with no hyper threading...

And that motherboard is garbage.

The R5 1600x is a better deal.

[cyberg_gamer1]

5 minutes ago, Vishera said:

The R5 1600x is a better deal.

The 1600x isn't $80 anymore, that's why I'm looking at a different cpu. 

[Vishera]

Just now, cyberg_gamer1 said:

The 1600x isn't $80 anymore, that's why I'm looking at a different cpu. 

Even if it is $100 it's still a better deal.

[Fasauceome]

the cheapest B365 board would work

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=136&sort=price&page=1

 

[Mister Woof]

I just bought the cheapest H310 motherboard I could find to take advantage of an unused i3-8350k.....

 

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H310M-PRO-VDH-PLUS.html

 

 

I'll let you know if it throttles at stock frequency

 

Before the comments, performance is secondary for this build as it's focused mostly on glowy lights and shit.

 

 

No OC, just will be used with integrated graphics, etc. etc.

 

Maybe a 1060 3gb later on if I upgrade my secondary PCs gpu

[cyberg_gamer1]

41 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

I'll let you know if it throttles at stock frequency

Yeah, please do. Also, when will you be getting it working? I'm just wondering how long it might be.

[Mister Woof]

37 minutes ago, cyberg_gamer1 said:

Yeah, please do. Also, when will you be getting it working? I'm just wondering how long it might be.

Piecing it together. I have the motherboard arriving today, but I still need to buy storage for it. Might just cannibalize one of my extra ssds out of my system.

 

Probably a couple weeks.

[Mister Woof]

On 12/10/2019 at 10:10 AM, cyberg_gamer1 said:

Yeah, please do. Also, when will you be getting it working? I'm just wondering how long it might be.

Hi, just wanted to follow up.

 

Parts list:

i3-8350k stock 

Cooler Master i71c down-facing cooler

MSI H310M PRO VDH-Plus

16GB 2x8 T-Force Vulcan 2666mhz

GPU: None, yet. Using UHD 630

480GB PNY CS1311 SSD

DarkFlash Micro ATX Case

Corsair CS550W PSU

Netgear A6210 USB Network Adapter

upHere 5 pack RGB fans with controller hub and remote

 

Managed to assemble her PC and everything went as expected. The memory was locked at dual channel 2400mhz, as it is an i3. No hitches or weirdness on the motherboard.

 

I ran Cinebench R20 on a fresh install, and while I wasn't able to determine the VRM temperature (seems there are no sensors on HWInfo64 for this cheap board, no surprise) the CPU never went above 70c on the Cooler Master H71i that I chose, and stayed at 4ghz for the duration.

 

Score was 1591 with HWinfo64 running, perhaps some background apps. Can't be sure how that stacks up with other CPUs. Looking at some i5-7400s and Ryzen 3 2200gs on youtube, this performs better.

 

In all likelihood, it will be perfectly fine for her Wacom drawing tablet

 

It's purdy, though. Case airflow looks like it's terrible. the front panel has almost no way for incoming air.

 

I have the front 2x120s as intake, the top right as intake, top left as exhaust, rear as exhaust. i don't know how it will go I have a filter i need to put on the top intake later. I should probably make both top as intake.