Common price

[Karatekidhero]

Hello!

 

What is the average price people pay for a gaming motherboard?

 

Thanks in advance!

[1Scotty1]

I would say, depending on the budget, anywhere from 70€ to 150€ will be plenty

[CaptainSteve109]

You dont really need a gaming motherboards, normal ones do just fine.

It depends on what cpu you are running, if you have a K cpu (4690k etc.) you should go for a mobo with a z97 chip so you can overclock it.

~100-150$ will get you a good mobo

[WoodenMarker]

There's no such thing as a 'gaming motherboard'. Which motherboard you should go with will depend on what features you're looking for.

[Karatekidhero]

I would say, depending on the budget, anywhere from 70€ to 150€ will be plenty

 

ok, thx!

 

You dont really need a gaming motherboards, normal ones do just fine.

It depends on what cpu you are running, if you have a K cpu (4690k etc.) you should go for a mobo with a z97 chip so you can overclock it.

~100-150$ will get you a good mobo

 

Thank you, but could you please explain what "mobo" means? Im fairly new to this.

 

There's no such thing as a 'gaming motherboard'. Which motherboard you should go with will depend on what features you're looking for.

 

Thank you. Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

[1Scotty1]

ok, thx!

 

 

Thank you, but could you please explain what "mobo" means? Im fairly new to this.

 

 

Thank you. Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

MoBo -Mother Board

 

As for features, whatever you would need, such as USB 3.0, onboard wifi, SLI or Xfire compatibility, there are lots of them

[Will Barnard]

There's no such thing as a 'gaming motherboard' the manufacturers just brand the motherboards that have the features they believe gamers will value most as 'gaming'. But you're really looking at £80-£130 ($100-$160)

[Will Barnard]

Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

I chose mine for the enhanced Ethernet and USB ports for extra responsiveness, and for MSI's audio boost which is actually really good.

[batpanda]

You dont really need a gaming motherboards, normal ones do just fine.

It depends on what cpu you are running, if you have a K cpu (4690k etc.) you should go for a mobo with a z97 chip so you can overclock it.

~100-150$ will get you a good mobo

spot on, buy what you need, look for the feature you want, gamers requirements normally run , many usbs (so you dont have to plug/ unplug things, decent sound and (depending on preference ) at least 2 x16 pcie slots. for upgrading later

[WoodenMarker]

Thank you. Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

There aren't really any that would just be plain good for gamers but will depend on the individual. 

[Jeremykin]

ok, thx!

- You're welcome. 

 

Thank you, but could you please explain what "mobo" means? Im fairly new to this.

- It's short for motherboard   

 

Thank you. Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

- You'll probably want a chipset that enables overclocking, and at least 8GB of ram compatibility.

But aside from that it really depends:

- If you're doing SLI or Crossfire (two or more GPUs) then you'll want multiple PCI slots.

- Perhaps you'd like some nice sound output? Check for 7.1 Sound 

- If you are using an aftermarket (bought seperately froom CPU) cooler, make sure the Mobo has enough room (check dimensions) 

- If you're overclocking, make sure the chipset supports that

- Maybe you want an easy OS setup (you do).. See if the mobo you're looking at has a nice user friendly BIOS. 

- There's also other things that you may or may not need like the amount of USB 3.0, Optical outputs, the amount of SATA connectors (for hard drives) and even just RAM SLOTS 

------------ABOUT SATA: Some Mobos have faster (often colored), SATA connectors for solid state drives. If you plan on using SSD, maybe that's an option to consider. 

There is so much more that you'd want to consider in buying a mobo, that I couldn't cover it all. 

MOST IMPORTANT: 

-Just make sure your motherboard is compatible with your CPU socket and other components, and that the chipset supports what you want. A quick look into the specs will show you that information. Aside from that, just take a look at the features you can get from motherboards and decide which ones you'd like to have on yours. Do this by looking at different motherboards online. 

ONE LAST THING: Just because you intend to game, doesn't necessarily mean you need a motherboard labelled "Gaming". This often directly correlates to a price markup, that it is unnecessary. 

[LogicalDrm]

Thank you. Do you know what features are good for gamers? 

 

Good or enchanted sound chip and stable ethernet. Maybe two USB2 ports at rear for compatibility issues with older controllers. All other features are more to do with what you put into your system, how you want it to look and work, and maybe how into overclocking and tweaking you are.