gaming and mobo

[Akamii]

i have been asking around if the mobo affects the gaming performance.. many ppl said no not even 0.001% while others said maybe it will be bad for the RAMs . idk how .. and there's only one guy said that : "It can affect video performance. because a high-end motherboard has more advanced on-board audio and network solutions which reduces load on your processor, allowing your processor to spend more time focusing on the game. However this is pretty minor. Talking like less than 5% difference in framerate" 
so is he right?! is that true? the mobo affects the gaming performance?

for example : Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PT mobo with core i5 4440 + r9 280x vapor-x tri-x there will be difference in the gaming performance "and here im talkin about the fps..etc."  if these parts are paired with mid-end or high-end mobo? or its just the same?

[RichardsD]

For Intel, he is not really correct.  Such things are so trivial that they do in fact, make no difference.  When he says less than a 5% different, he means less than a 0% difference, because it makes absolutely none.

 

Really, boards only differentiate themselves with their features, not their "performance"

 

On AMD it's a bit different, and you still need better boards to OC AMD chips.

[Akamii]

For Intel, he is not really correct.  Such things are so trivial that they do in fact, make no difference.  When he says less than a 5% different, he means less than a 0% difference, because it makes absolutely none.

 

Really, boards only differentiate themselves with their features, not their "performance"

 

On AMD it's a bit different, and you still need better boards to OC AMD chips.

can you explain to me the amd difference? because i also have fx6300 stock

[Analog]

@Akamii

 

AMD's technology on the FX series is very old and thus it consumes a lot of power and outputs more heat. Therefore, you need a good board with decent VRM design to deliver the power to the processor. That is way there are a lot of people with FX8350s that have burned their cheap AM3+ boards when overclocking. I say this over and over again, but many people simply don't comprehend it - if you want to overclock an FX chip, and especially an 8-core, you must have a 990FX board to do it right. 

 

Since you already have a FX6300 I wouldn't bother buying an expensive board which easily costs twice the price of your processor, since this platform is already 5-years old with AM3 socket being nearly 7-years old... Just keep it and make the best of it until you have the cash for an entire platform swap. 

[Akamii]

@Akamii

 

AMD's technology on the FX series is very old and thus it consumes a lot of power and outputs more heat. Therefore, you need a good board with decent VRM design to deliver the power to the processor. That is way there are a lot of people with FX8350s that have burned their cheap AM3+ boards when overclocking. I say this over and over again, but many people simply don't comprehend it - if you want to overclock an FX chip, and especially an 8-core, you must have a 990FX board to do it right. 

 

Since you already have a FX6300 I wouldn't bother buying an expensive board which easily costs twice the price of your processor, since this platform is already 5-years old with AM3 socket being nearly 7-years old... Just keep it and make the best of it until you have the cash for an entire platform swap. 

comon guys read it clearly.. im not talkin about oc the fx or the heat.. im talking about the gaming performance here.. RichardsD said when it comes to AMD its different so i wanted him to explain how its different and if he meant different in the performance case or just the heating and oc ?..

 

btw i have core i5 4440 and fx 6300 .. read it well dude.

[Akamii]

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[Badger906]

at stock speeds all mobos will perform the same when gaming. there will be no tangible difference in fps.

where boards differ is quality. the capacitors on the mobo are one area where more money invested gets better gear however that's only upto a certain price point.

again with overclocking more expensive boards have better UIs and can make a slight difference in actually overclock achieved compared to cheaper counterparts.

the extreme enthusiast boards are where I think people are throwing away money for little gain. they have features 90% will never use and overkill components and stupid heat shrouds that probably do nothing.

sweet spot for the everyday gamer is in the £100-150 region. thats probably around $100-150 also.

[Cyberspanner]

Dont listen to AMD is bad and overheats cant OC blah blah blah, because it can very well if you know what your doing and it will not ''OVERHEAT'' once again if you do it correctly on most Motherboards 100$ and up which in my eyes is quite cheap. motherboards do not really affect gaming in the sense of like ''wow this is amazing'' more like if you had a fx8350 and a 100$ motherboard like me and then you upgraded to a i5 4690k and a nice intel mobo like a MSI gaming or something you might see a 2-3 fps difference but in my eyes thats not really a improvement, so to answer your question, no it dosent improve game performance.

[Akamii]

thanks guys, btw @Cyberspanner , really if amd is bad or intel is bad.. i dont care since i can get both

[Blackie Sheen]

It does not really matter. The only difference you mgiht see from a higher end motherboard than a more budget one is slightly better audio but nothing too significant, maybe better lan chpiset but probably not, and better cooling for the vram which is really helpful for overclocking. The rest is about software like the uefi and shit like that

[LogicalDrm]

"Gaming" in mobos is just for marketing. Gaming grade mobos may have better onboard audio or LAN and some flashy colors and leds. But not really that much more. Then there are ultra durable boards which are targetted more towards OCing users. While they have pretty much same features with Gaming boards, they have slightly better features that matter for overclockers. The ram thing doesn't matter that much. I'd say that all modern mobos support as new ram as you want to get on your budget.

[Akamii]

the guy who said it affects the performance sent this bench to me 

 

so how there's no performance damage ?

[dragoon20005]

the guy who said it affects the performance sent this bench to me 

 

so how there's no performance damage ?

it just a few fps

 

unless you eyes are super human which can do 240fps

 

you wont feel 3 for 4 fps

[LogicalDrm]

the guy who said it affects the performance sent this bench to me 

so how there's no performance damage ?

 

Source? Quick Google reveals that F1 2013 is CPU heavy game. So how mobo handles power and voltage could be a thing. The graph doesn't got enough info to determinate that. And its funny how there's only 1 gaming branded board there and difference between it and another non-gaming mobo from same brand is about 1 fps. Rest of differencies are more between brands.

[Akamii]

it just a few fps

 

unless you eyes are super human which can do 240fps

 

you wont feel 3 for 4 fps

my main question was clear.. even if it was .5 frame rate.. so it does affect the performance.. not like you all said it doesnt

[dragoon20005]

my main question was clear.. even if it was .5 frame rate.. so it does affect the performance.. not like you all said it doesnt

nope obviously

 

you need to look at the video by Linus on Gaming Mobo vs normal mobo