Which Motherboard?

[NathanTheKid]

Can you help me find a good motherboard in the $50-70 range for gaming purposes. Here is my build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BhdmsY

[Textosterone]

I dont think you will find a "good" LGA 1150 for that much the one u have now is prob the best for that price range.

[TheNeutraliser]

I dont think you will find a "good" LGA 1150 for that much the one u have now is prob the best for that price range.

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[Sam Z Man]

Go watch the intro of Linuses latest review of that 144hz curved freesynch gaming moniter, you need his wisdom.

Any motherboard is a gaming motherboard if a marketing team wants to say so to increase sales to uneducated gamers.

[The Official Czex]

Can you help me find a good motherboard in the $50-70 range for gaming purposes. Here is my build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BhdmsY

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.85 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.69 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Black Edition Video Card  ($232.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron) 

Other: (Micro)SD Card Reader ($8.99)

Other: LED Strip ($7.00)

Total: $745.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 21:00 EDT-0400

[Textosterone]

Go watch the intro of Linuses latest review of that 144hz curved freesynch gaming moniter, you need his wisdom.

Any motherboard is a gaming motherboard if a marketing team wants to say so to increase sales to uneducated gamers.

Well some "Gaming motherboards" seem to have little more features then a standard m5a97r2.0.

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.85 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.69 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Black Edition Video Card  ($232.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.99 @ Directron) 

Other: (Micro)SD Card Reader ($8.99)

Other: LED Strip ($7.00)

Total: $745.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 21:00 EDT-0400

 

the h97m is just as good as the z97 pc mate but for a bit more future proof as @The Official Czex said get the pc mate.The h97m is totally fine though if you don't want to spend the extra money

[JustCallMeVlad]

Can you help me find a good motherboard in the $50-70 range for gaming purposes. Here is my build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BhdmsY

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