Cheap m-ATX

[SLOtimoSLO]

Hey,

 

I need some help with finding the cheapest m-ATX motherboard. Please links :)

 

Need it for my brother computer :P

[Jimbo]

The absolute cheapest regardless of brand, socket, features, etc?

 

Why would you want that?

[Joshua]

I would suggest re-thinking your strategy, you may end up with a crap motherboard that has little driver support and rubbing CPU support with PCI gen 1 sockets and support for DDR (1) RAM...get some criteria for us

[SLOtimoSLO]

Ok :)

 

Lets say DDR3 :) 

I dont mind on socket at all :)

[DoctorNick]

You could get a 1155 H61 el-cheapo board if you want something cheap for Ivy. If you do, remember to check if the boards BIOS is updated with support for 3rd gen "core i" processors out of the box.  :) But check out Asrock they make some cheap Z77 and H77 boards and they support SATA-600 and USB 3.0 on the chipset.

You could probably find a AMD boards for cheap too like the and the CPU's are cheaper. FX4100 or FX6100 is a nice choice for a cheap gaming rig. Just remember it need support for AM3+ CPU's

[mgsstar]

I would go for the ASRock H61M-DGS for intel 1155 system. Runs H61 chipset, supports up to 16gb and 1600mhz ram (DDR3 1600 with Intel 22nm CPU, DDR3 1333 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU). I would go for the Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ motherboard. Supports up to 125W TDP cpu, 1866mhz ram, 760G chipset, and up to 8gb of ram. These only have USB 2.0 headers and are running SATA 2.

[SLOtimoSLO]

Ok thanks guys :)  I will go for: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+

 

And now one more question. WIch processor would fit most? 

[rossi94]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135318R

 

You want it - you get it. THE CHEAPEST ONE.

[SLOtimoSLO]

Well maybe its not so bad if its cheap :P I think i am going to test it, and create a new post with tests if it is going to work well.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

I still think, especially for budget gaming, go with an ASrock H61M with a Pentium G860....

[Mentalguy]

I still think, especially for budget gaming, go with an ASrock H61M with a Pentium G860....

I'd rather go with an AMD quad core. For a budget build, AMD seems to be the way to go.

If this is gonna be a cheep gaming rid, i'd go APU.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

My issue is, outside of the AMD FX-4300 all their quad cores are pretty trash.  I tested an Athlon II x4 640, FX-4100 and a Phenom 945 and they could not keep up with my friends G860 in CPU bound games like wow.  Also, an H61 motherboard from gigabyte, ASUS or ASrock are all quality, but to get a decent quality AMD board, your gonna drop 70 bucks for a 970.  So now you're spending nearly 200 for CPU+motherboard and depending on how BUDGET u gotta be it can be tough.

[physX]

Get the asrock h61 board ,, very cheap, dr3 memory ,, lga 1155,, pci-e 3.0 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315

[SLOtimoSLO]

Ok, thanks guys :)

I have received a board: 

ASRock Z77 Pro3 Z77

From my friend for 50 bucks :)

 

Now the big question....wich processor should i pick?

Celeron Pentium? what what?

[rossi94]

Get him a K series CPU. 2500K or 3570K

[SLOtimoSLO]

Heh :)

 

If my project would be related only on gaming performance, of course :) 

[mgsstar]

Ok, thanks guys :)

I have received a board: 

ASRock Z77 Pro3 Z77

From my friend for 50 bucks :)

 

Now the big question....wich processor should i pick?

Celeron Pentium? what what?

G850 or the i3-2100 if you just want this pc to work for daily tasks (browsing, youtube, checking mail etc.). I would get these if you are not gaming. If you plan to game on this, get a 3570k/2500k.