Cheap Mobo's That Support's The G3258

[KB_TheDireWolf]

Looking for a mobo that will support the G3258 or other haswell-refresh cpus without a bios update.

Looking for a m-atx really want to use the CM N200 case and with at the very least 2 case fan headers (one intake one outtake....)

Any help....

[CatzRuleZWorld]

Msi h81m-e34. Check the amount of fan headers it has on newegg and buy a splitter if needed.

[don_svetlio]

H97 - any H97 board will do.

If upgrading then get that. If not upgrading for a year or so then get Athlon X4 860K. It's better than the Pentium and won't be rejected by games.

[KB_TheDireWolf]

H97 - any H97 board will do.

If upgrading then get that. If not upgrading for a year or so then get Athlon X4 860K. It's better than the Pentium and won't be rejected by games.

ya there c$100 or more...

[don_svetlio]

ya there c$100 or more...

H97 boards? Well - could be. Still - a B85 or H81 would work assuming the updates are factory applied.

[KB_TheDireWolf]

H97 boards? Well - could be. Still - a B85 or H81 would work assuming the updates are factory applied.

And no am not upgrading a pc wana do my frist build, so red vs bule is the question for me. (Anyway I highly doubt that Ill be able to build anything with only c$250 in my bank....)

[don_svetlio]

And no am not upgrading a pc wana do my frist build, so red vs bule is the question for me. (Anyway I highly doubt that Ill be able to build anything with only c$250 in my bank....)

If going for a first build and you have no intention of buying an i5 in a few months then go with the Athlon X4 860K. It will be a better investment and the next time you upgrade just grab a cheaper locked skylake i5 + H170 board.

[colonel_mortis]

Moved to CPUs, Motherboards and Memory

[KB_TheDireWolf]

If going for a first build and you have no intention of buying an i5 in a few months then go with the Athlon X4 860K. It will be a better investment and the next time you upgrade just grab a cheaper locked skylake i5 + H170 board.

An AMD build is c$100 less! (With rebates)

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bXPDRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bXPDRB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.98 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.39 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $603.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 18:20 EDT-0400)

[don_svetlio]

An AMD build is c$100 less! (With rebates)

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bXPDRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bXPDRB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.98 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.39 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $603.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 18:20 EDT-0400)

EVGA W1 are very low quality PSUs and for 250$ a R9 380 is about 35% more powerful than a GTX 950. Also - you've got no storage

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.98 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.39 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($251.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $636.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 18:53 EDT-0400

[KB_TheDireWolf]

EVGA W1 are very low quality PSUs and for 250$ a R9 380 is about 35% more powerful than a GTX 950. Also - you've got no storage

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.98 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.39 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($251.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $636.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 18:53 EDT-0400

Ah I already have a seagate 1tb SSHD, had a $50 gift card I was itching to use....

Okay manufacturers who has the best RMA? I don't want to be on out on my ass for three weeks with no computer....

And green vs red, I need to kown more......

And still I only have c$250.. I might be able to sell a trampoline that my ant gave me to make up the rest. Hoping the sale doesn't go through.

[don_svetlio]

Ah I already have a seagate 1tb SSHD, had a $50 gift card I was itching to use....

Okay manufacturers who has the best RMA? I don't want to be on out on my ass for three weeks with no computer....

And green vs red, I need to kown more......

And still I only have c$250.. I might be able to sell a trampoline that my ant gave me to make up the rest. Hoping the sale doesn't go through.

best RMA? Well - depends on the product. For Nvidia it's EVGA, hands down. For AMD that's Sapphire. MSi is also good. Asus is dreadful. XFX is nice - not as good as the others but it's not terrible. Gigabyte I have no idea.

As for Red vs Green - the R9 380 is about 15% faster than a GTX 960. It's even faster than a GTX 950. I'd usually say get the 4GB version but budget constraints.

EDIT: Welp - those got taken down. Just a sec

[KB_TheDireWolf]

best RMA? Well - depends on the product. For Nvidia it's EVGA, hands down. For AMD that's Sapphire. MSi is also good. Asus is dreadful. XFX is nice - not as good as the others but it's not terrible. Gigabyte I have no idea.

As for Red vs Green - the R9 380 is about 15% faster than a GTX 960. It's even faster than a GTX 950. I'd usually say get the 4GB version but budget constraints.

EDIT: Welp - those got taken down. Just a sec

Im mostly playing war thunder, and other sims like it. Want to play elite dangerous, and star citizen, Fall Out 4 is on that list etc.

How well would the 380 work?

[don_svetlio]

Im mostly playing war thunder, and other sims like it. Want to play elite dangerous, and star citizen, Fall Out 4 is on that list etc.

How well would the 380 work?

Probably better than a 960 based on other games. It won't be slower, that's for sure

[dextroid17]

Looking for a mobo that will support the G3258 or other haswell-refresh cpus without a bios update.

Looking for a m-atx really want to use the CM N200 case and with at the very least 2 case fan headers (one intake one outtake....)

Any help....

I recommend this one...

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[Eman Resu]

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Rev. 3.0 / Athlon X4 860K / Since Bios Version: F6  

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Rev. 3.1 / Athlon X4 860K / Since Bios Version: F7

 

Your money, not mine, so I really don't care but: You might get the 3.1 one. Or 3.0 (F1? F2? Fwhatever?). You can google and see, how much "fun fun fun in the sun" people have had, when they've bought X4 860K & the one that comes with BIOS, that doesn't even support it.

 

You can always call and ask them, to check out the product sticker on the box. It might / should say, what revision it is.

[don_svetlio]

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Rev. 3.0 / Athlon X4 860K / Since Bios Version: F6  

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Rev. 3.1 / Athlon X4 860K / Since Bios Version: F7

 

Your money, not mine, so I really don't care but: You might get the 3.1 one. Or 3.0 (F1? F2? Fwhatever?). You can google and see, how much "fun fun fun in the sun" people have had, when they've bought X4 860K & the one that comes with BIOS, that doesn't even support it.

 

You can always call and ask them, to check out the product sticker on the box. It might / should say, what revision it is.

Most should have the newer Bios by now though?

[Nena Trinity]

860K + R9 370 or 380! :3

[arniks8]

A Nvidia might be better than AMD for 860k, because of lower overhead. And 380/960 seems like too much for 860k.

[KB_TheDireWolf]

Probably better than a 960 based on other games. It won't be slower, that's for sure

Anyway this gaming/school pc build is a pipe dream.. Hate being poor, cant get myself a job because of school, and on top on that my mother is disable and I live with here in a town house .

[don_svetlio]

Anyway this gaming/school pc build is a pipe dream.. Hate being poor, cant get myself a job because of school, and on top on that my mother is disable and I live with here in a town house .

We've all been thee - hence why it's important to make the most use of what you have - the best bang for the buck.

[Guest trucker2]

My main gaming rig was under 200

A10 78xx and 68 chipset MB, Any used PSU will do, Mine worked great with 220 watt yanked from an 8 yr old emachines Walmart special.

Plays crysis 3 ok and is awesome with CSGO. Using old HD on mine. One guy on youtube just screwed his MB onto plywood and hung it up as art.

I am happy with mine and it is insanely upgradable, it was been review to dealth with tons of dGPU's as well as without.

Anandtech tested it with a 980 and with some games(not GTA V) it is within 5 fps of the i5.

[KB_TheDireWolf]

We've all been thee - hence why it's important to make the most use of what you have - the best bang for the buck.

My main gaming rig was under 200

A10 78xx and 68 chipset MB, Any used PSU will do, Mine worked great with 220 watt yanked from an 8 yr old emachines Walmart special.

Plays crysis 3 ok and is awesome with CSGO. Using old HD on mine. One guy on youtube just screwed his MB onto plywood and hung it up as art.

I am happy with mine and it is insanely upgradable, it was been review to dealth with tons of dGPU's as well as without.

Anandtech tested it with a 980 and with some games(not GTA V) it is within 5 fps of the i5.

Ya I only have atm $220 with my mother oweing 20-30 because I bought food stuff for us.....

(Going to rant here)

Dad (who hasnt been with my mother for 17 years) wouldn't fork out like $500-400 bucks for a pc. He already spent $600 on re-corming a rear bumper for my 73 El Camino let alone the other things he has bought for that El Co, and also is paying for my tutoring etc. So I really wouldn't want ask him for money.

Mom is disable by spina bifida, lucky to even be walking, cant work or drive and cant even bend over to pick up shit, in pain 24/7 she like a walk in pharmacy, living off of the Government of Canada and my father child support which truns off this May when im 18.

Then theres me, well get a damn job your 17 truing 18, fuck u dude. I really want to, but do you relise how much schoolwork I have? I regreted going a long weekend roadtrip vacation, because I had so much to do, and Fuck during the summer I applied to 2 jobs at food store and with me have 2 professional chef's on my resume and doing a semester of Culinary Arts at a trade school you think thay they would scoop me right up! Well am still fucking poor an't I.

Damn fucking 1st world problems, hey at least im not homeless with no food.....