Motherboard

[ineedanewpcASAP]

Anyone know of a good gaming motherboard for £100 or less.

i'm stuck with an i3 processor and and desktop PC motherboard :(

[boggy77]

a motherboard doesn't influence gaming. are you planning to upgrade your cpu? what cpu and motherboard do you currently have?

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

Anyone know of a good gaming motherboard for £100 or less.

i'm stuck with an i3 processor and and desktop PC motherboard

Can we please get a little more context?

Do you want a motherboard for your CPU? Want to upgrade your whole system? What is not good about your current board?

 

If you want to get a new board for your current system to improve stuff.. That is not how it works.

[SansVarnic]

-= Topic Moved to Motherboards =-

[Fasauceome]

assuming you want a new build, and you're starting with the motherboard

 

ASRock B450M/AC, compatible with third gen Ryzen out of the box and has a decent VRM heat sink. Slap a 3600 in there and call it a day.

[ineedanewpcASAP]

i have plans to get a ryzen 3 or 5 and currently have a standard desktop PC motherboard and I3 core cpu

but im only 14 and really really strapped for cash as my mum was suppost to get me an new motherboard and cpu for doing really well at school but i live with my grandad and my mums not got much cash

[boey]

Just now, ineedanewpcASAP said:

i have plans to get a ryzen 3 or 5 and currently have a standard desktop PC motherboard and I3 core cpu

but im only 14 and really really strapped for cash as my mum was suppost to get me an new motherboard and cpu for doing really well at school but i live with my grandad and my mums not got much cash

What games do you play? Is your PC a prebuilt? If so, what model is it? You may be better off just buying a used GPU and sticking it in there, depending on the PC(whether the PSU is capable enough etc.)

[ZFD]

Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 or the Gigabyte B365M DS3H

Those are good options although, you may want to consider upgrading your processor if you are willing to take the whole pc apart just for the motherboard upgrade.

[ineedanewpcASAP]

i run games like fortnite and apex legends at 20FPS and if you know about these games you will know 20FPS id basicaly impossible to play on

[ineedanewpcASAP]

Just now, boey said:

What games do you play? Is your PC a prebuilt? If so, what model is it? You may be better off just buying a used GPU and sticking it in there, depending on the PC(whether the PSU is capable enough etc.)

my pc is a crappy pre built from Ebay that i got for christmas this year

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

i run games like fortnite and apex legends at 20FPS and if you know about these games you will know 20FPS id basicaly impossible to play on

sounds like a gpu limitation. what are your current pc specs?

[lafrente]

inb4 someone says tomahawk max lmao

[ineedanewpcASAP]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fast-Gaming-PC-Computer-Bundle-Intel-Quad-Core-i5-8GB-1TB-2GB-GT710-Win10/264628921147?hash=item3d9d1ce33b:g:dGsAAOSwDIJeQGlt

this is my current PC however it came with an i3 not i5

[boggy77]

ok you need to upgrade your gpu, not cpu or motherboard.

try to find a second hand rx570 or rx 580 or gtx 1060 on ebay.

[ineedanewpcASAP]

its pretty tragic

[Fasauceome]

8 minutes ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fast-Gaming-PC-Computer-Bundle-Intel-Quad-Core-i5-8GB-1TB-2GB-GT710-Win10/264628921147?hash=item3d9d1ce33b:g:dGsAAOSwDIJeQGlt

this is my current PC however it came with an i3 not i5

That GT 710 has got to go first, maybe slap a cheap used RX 470/570 and slap it in there

 

as for the CPU, do you know what i3 it is?

 

also make sure to quote us so we can see your responses.

[ineedanewpcASAP]

i already have an new gpu its an Radeon R9 390 and my dads getting me a mid tier tower case which is why i wanted to get a new cpu and motherboard as i was originally going to get a motherboard however couldn't find an LGA 1155 ATX motherboard for my PC

[ineedanewpcASAP]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

That GT 710 has got to go first, maybe slap a cheap used RX 470/570 and slap it in there

 

as for the CPU, do you know what i3 it is?

 

also make sure to quote us so we can see your responses.

the i3 is an 2120

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

the i3 is an 2120

 

you can get a cheap i5 2400 or 3470 which would be a good performance upgrade, or an i7 2600 if you want to spend a little extra. Grab some cheapo thermal paste too, for the new CPU. Since you got the PC off ebay you can get the other parts used off ebay as well.

[ineedanewpcASAP]

1 minute ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

the i3 is an 2120

 

i already have an new gpu its an Radeon R9 390 and my dads getting me a mid tier tower case which is why i wanted to get a new cpu and motherboard as i was originally going to get a motherboard however couldn't find an LGA 1155 ATX motherboard for my PC

[ineedanewpcASAP]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

you can get a cheap i5 2400 or 3470 which would be a good performance upgrade, or an i7 2600 if you want to spend a little extra. Grab some cheapo thermal paste too, for the new CPU. Since you got the PC off ebay you can get the other parts used off ebay as well.

i've looked and im a bit strapped for cash and was just gonna get a ROG strix but my mum has no money and for my birthday in july i was going to get and AMD Ryzen 5

[ineedanewpcASAP]

9 minutes ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

i've looked and im a bit strapped for cash and was just gonna get a ROG strix but my mum has no money and for my birthday in july i was going to get and AMD Ryzen 5

but i give up and might just buy a ps2 instead

[ineedanewpcASAP]

whens ROG rig reboot on as i might try and win

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but i give up and might just buy a ps2 instead

 

[Fasauceome]

38 minutes ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

i've looked and im a bit strapped for cash and was just gonna get a ROG strix but my mum has no money and for my birthday in july i was going to get and AMD Ryzen 5

strix motherboards are always overpriced. Like I recommended earlier, the ASRock B450M/AC is cheap and quite good. only like 75 quid.

 

alternatively, the non-wifi version

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/zym323/asrock-b450m-pro4-f-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-pro4-f

 

alternatively, a MAX motherboard from MSI which is guaranteed to be compatible with 3rd gen ryzen

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/XJbCmG/msi-b450-a-pro-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-a-pro-max

 

were you going to get the Ryzen 5 3600? Or a 2600? or maybe the 1600 (12nm version)

[boey]

1 hour ago, ineedanewpcASAP said:

i've looked and im a bit strapped for cash and was just gonna get a ROG strix but my mum has no money and for my birthday in july i was going to get and AMD Ryzen 5

Go buy a used RX 470/RX 570 and replace your GT 710, should improve FPS by a lot. Your CPU is a little weak, but with a stronger GPU you should get decent performance. The GT 710 is the cause of your low FPS

 

Also, never ever buy an ROG strix anything unless you are willingly spending extra on brand and/or aesthetics. Performance wise, ROG strix products often fall short compared to similarly priced products(and may even fall short of much cheaper products).