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How cheap can I go on LGA 1155 Mobo?

BulkyZaNka
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Hey, I'm using my old hardware to build a friend a new pc, I have an I5 3750, I'm buying 8gb of RAM and I have a XFX 6850 Black (To be upgraded to a 1060 later). For those parts I need a motherboard and after a bit of browsing im finding boards from 50 euro up to 150 and I was wondering how much I need to spend a board. This isn't supposed to be a beast rig just a budget low end gaming PC and Im trying to make some money back selling my used parts that's why Im looking at cheap mobos. I found this and was wondering is that sufficient or should I pay a bit more to be sure it will last. Any other suggestions are welcome. :)

Thanks Bulky.

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I bought my Asus P8Z77-V LK for a little over $100 CAD 4 years ago. Does your friend need a lot of features? Just get something basic like a H prefix or B prefix to begin with and the amount of PCIe lanes he needs. 

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Just 1 PCIe for the gpu and no special features it's a very cheap pc to play games on medium to low. That's why I was wondering if spending 50 euro was too little, I'm trying to make as much money back from the rest of the parts Im selling him.

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43 minutes ago, BulkyZaNka said:

Just 1 PCIe for the gpu and no special features it's a very cheap pc to play games on medium to low. That's why I was wondering if spending 50 euro was too little, I'm trying to make as much money back from the rest of the parts Im selling him.

I actually think that's quite good of a price. I just looked on newegg. I don't even know if you can go lower than that. I found something like this on the Canadian Amazon site: https://www.amazon.ca/Gigabyte-GA-H110M-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B0165YUDTM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1516837265&sr=1-3&keywords=lga+1155+motherboard 

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You can get H61 reputable motherboards at about 30-40 GBP on eBay. See which one works best for you and have most recent updates on its website.

Main system (Mini itx 80mm)

i5-7500 | Asrock h110m | Noctua L9i | Realan H80 Case | 8GB 2400 Ram ADATA | M600 SSD | 500 GB Seagate

 

Other System (Laptop)

i7 3632QM | Toshiba | 8GB Corsair VS RAM | Sandisk SSD PLUS | 500GB Toshiba HDD

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