MSI B250 PC MATE is good for gaming? (960 EVO, i7-7700, GTX1080Ti)

[RRGT19]

Hi,

I'm building a new gaming pc.

 

The thing is, I have right now:

• Intel Core i7-7700
• Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2
• GTX1080Ti (I will buy it soon)

I thought to buy a H270 but, the price difference is high (Asus Strix H270F US$144). Besides, the only difference I can see between H and B is the sound card, WiFi, etc.. and to be honest, I doubt that I will notice a difference on the sound when playing games.

 

So, questions:

1. The MSI B250 PC MATE is a good motherboard?
2. Will I be able to run my 960 EVO at the rated speeds without a problem? (PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.2)
3. Won't have limitations to handle a powerful graphics card like the GTX1080Ti? (PCI-E 3.0 16x)
4. Will affect gaming performance? (FPS)

I remember when I had a H170 (I sold it), everything was fluid and good but, I moved to an ASRock H110 and I noticed the difference in performance. When I was playing games, when I close them, the PC kept a black screen for 2-3 seconds to return to the Windows desktop. With a lot of programs and windows opened, it felt the PC was a little slow/thoughtful. Maybe the chipset was the guilty here, I don't know. This will happen to me again with this B250 motherboard?.

 

[Phentos]

The PC Mate is a decent motherboard for the price.

 

Please tell me you're playing games at a higher resolution than 1080p though.

[Skiiwee29]

1. Yes

2. Yes 

3. No, only limitation will depend on which CPU you put in the board.

4. No

[PenPoint]

1. Not so bad, still decent.

2. You can run 960 EVO properly.

3. You can run 1080 Ti without any bottleneck, since the CPU is powerful enough to support it.

4. Almost nope.

[RRGT19]

Just now, Phentos said:

The PC Mate is a decent motherboard for the price.

 

Please tell me you're playing games at a higher resolution than 1080p though.

Besides excellent, I want to be sure that I won't have the same issues as I had before, did you read what I said about my experience when I used an AsRock H110?

[Phentos]

6 minutes ago, RodoGodo19 said:

Besides excellent, I want to be sure that I won't have the same issues as I had before, did you read what I said about my experience when I used an AsRock H110?

ASRock's cheaper motherboards aren't that great. You should have a better experience with the PC Mate tbh.

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, RodoGodo19 said:

Besides excellent, I want to be sure that I won't have the same issues as I had before, did you read what I said about my experience when I used an AsRock H110?

I don't think you should blame motherboard for that. Look up some professional reviews of this mobo just to be safe