Best mob for $800 pc?

[Untouchable]

Hi everybody! I need a new pc but I'm confused on which motherboard  to get. I do things like gaming, internet browsing, and light video editing. thanks!

[gozzygozborn]

Gonna need a little more information like the other parts you picked out.

[Litargirio]

It depends on your definition of "best". Since motherboard bottlenecks aren't really a thing and the performance drop between the best performing and the least best performing ones is something like 3%, just get the one that you like or matches the colour scheme of your pc.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Hi everybody! I need a new pc but I'm confused on which motherboard  to get. I do things like gaming, internet browsing, and light video editing. thanks!

what CPU are you planning to use and what form factor you need/want? also are you going to use more than one graphics card?

[Untouchable]

what CPU are you planning to use and what form factor you need/want? also are you going to use more than one graphics card?

Im either going to do 680 quad sli or 970 sli. I would prefer to have low end intel. But it dosent matter really. 

[LogicalDrm]

Im either going to do 680 quad sli or 970 sli. I would prefer to have low end intel. But it dosent matter really. 

 

Higher end graphics with lower end CPU doesn't sound too balanced build for me.

[mlbguy4life]

Im either going to do 680 quad sli or 970 sli. I would prefer to have low end intel. But it dosent matter really. 

How on earth are you going to build a pc with gtx 970 sli on a $800 budget???  

[wreckem1214]

Hi everybody! I need a new pc but I'm confused on which motherboard  to get. I do things like gaming, internet browsing, and light video editing. thanks!

 

The motherboard should be a decision made considering what cpu you want, what size case you're working with, what your future plans are, etc. Not the other way around. And for the love of Peter Gabriel, don't go with quad 680s over a 970 sli (also, I want in on the black magic you're using to make all this happen for $800!)

 

That being said this might be a good starting place:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($168.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $288.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 14:16 EST-0500

[CaptainEinstein]

Im either going to do 680 quad sli or 970 sli. I would prefer to have low end intel. But it dosent matter really. 

If you want to build a $800 gaming PC. I'd suggest you go with the GTX 970. Since the power consumption on it is lower than the 680. Because if you went with the quad sli gtx 680 setup you'd need at least 1000W PSU to power up the whole thing. Which makes that out of your budget.

[CaptainEinstein]

I'd suggest this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970ad3p and an FX-6300 as CPU.

[CaptainEinstein]

Hi everybody! I need a new pc but I'm confused on which motherboard  to get. I do things like gaming, internet browsing, and light video editing. thanks!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tHXpNG Here for $825. You could do some changes, it's just an example

[wreckem1214]

I'd suggest this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970ad3p and an FX-6300 as CPU.

 

Yeah I took this and ran all the way to $800 with it. For $800, I think a single 970 is the absolute best you can do from a graphics standpoint, unless someone knows of a AMD GPU config (I admittedly know less about team red).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($88.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.94 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.65 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $807.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 14:42 EST-0500

[Untouchable]

How on earth are you going to build a pc with gtx 970 sli on a $800 budget???

The cards are being handed down to me.

[i_build_nanosuits]

The cards are being handed down to me.

for such high end GPU's make sure you go with at least an haswell core i5...a core i5-4590 or i5-4460 with an H97 motherboard would be a perfect choice, if you are in the US these are good deals ATM:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $263.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 21:43 EST-0500

[NumLock21]

Best mob?

I think there is a mistake where that b should have been a p, so best mop for $800?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $781.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 23:37 EST-0500

The board used a older chipset Z87 instead of the Z97, but it does support SLI and you get a NFC express box.

 

With Z97

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $813.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 23:44 EST-0500

[Tie Lightning]

I am sooo stupid, i thought he wanted the best $800 mobo for a PC he is building....Facepalm...

[NumLock21]

I am sooo stupid, i thought he wanted the best $800 mobo for a PC he is building....Facepalm...

that asrock with 10gbe is around $800