Is the B250 chipset going to bottleneck my computer?

[Discy]

Hi, 

 

I'm looking to buy a new mb/cpu combo. Since I tend to do pretty long with my computer, (just ditched my i5-760 after 8 years). I want it to be future ready.

 

So I thought that being USB 3.1 (gen 2), Intel optane and m.2/nvma ready would be a good deciscion. I'm also going for the most budget solution.

 

Could the B250, or more specific. This motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=6127#kf bottleneck my videocard/cpu or anything else if I would want to install an m.2 drive? Because of the limited pci-e lanes. I think it would be worth the extra money for an h270 if it could.

 

I'm not interested in SLI/crossfire. 

 

I would really appreciate the help!

-Vincent

 

Edit: I don't understand the practical implications of the following at all..  PCI-e 3.0 x16 configuratie:
Single x16
Dual x16/x4

* The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA Express connector and the PCIEX1_2 slot. When the SATA Express connector is populated, the PCIEX4_1 slot operates at up to x2 mode. When the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated, the PCIEX4_1 slot operates at up to x1 mode.
* The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the M.2 connector. When the M.2 connector is populated, the PCIEX4_2 slot becomes unavailable.

[Undertaker225]

I would say no. I have a "B" chipset motherboard and have had very little issues with it. I have a 1070 and an i5-4440, no issues.

[Guest]

I would always go with Z or X chipsets (recently the Z270 chipset) because it supports easy overclocking which extends the usability in the future because if the cpu gets bad you can overclock it!

have a look at the Z270 PC mate or Pro and i5-7600k (always K for overclocking)

 

if you are certain not to overclock ever, then yes B and H are also very good!

[Spork829]

Well if you're willing to spend enough on a CPU to get a "k" SKU which will allow you to overclock it, you'lll want a Z series motherboard. But either way if you're just going to be installing a GPU, maybe a wifi card or NIC or something, and an M.2 drive, the PCIe lanes won't be an issue. 

[Discy]

Thanks! I guess B250 will do.

 

As for the overclocking (don't get me wrong). I guess, if I would have overclocked my i5-760(k if it existed); I would probably still be better of by upgrading a little earlier and spending those $80-$100 as I do now in order to get the performance improvement and feature set I need. So this extra $80 (for Z motherboard + K-series CPU) would be better spend in 2025.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[dizmo]

35 minutes ago, Discy said:

Thanks! I guess B250 will do.

 

As for the overclocking (don't get me wrong). I guess, if I would have overclocked my i5-760(k if it existed); I would probably still be better of by upgrading a little earlier and spending those $80-$100 as I do now in order to get the performance improvement and feature set I need. So this extra $80 (for Z motherboard + K-series CPU) would be better spend in 2025.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Who knows, no one can predict what will happen in 8 years.