About Motherboard to buy

[Guest]

I am planning to buy a desktop motherboard and i vl be using i5 processor with LGA 1155 Socket type. i vl be using motherboard for heavy gaming and big software. budget is around 5000 Rupees. frnds plz suggest me suitable motherboard.....

 

[EzioAs]

Is your CPU a K/unlocked model (2500K, 3570K)? If yes, get a z77 board to take advantage of overclocking. If not, get a B75 or H77 board.

 

[Guest]

Is your CPU a K/unlocked model (2500K, 3570K)? If yes, get a z77 board to take advantage of overclocking. If not, get a B75 or H77 board.

dude my budget is around 5000 or 6000 rupees only and plz mention the full model name am not geek in motherboard

 

[EzioAs]

You didn't clarify whether you have a K cpu or not.

- If you have a K CPU, get an Intel motherboard with a Z77 chipset from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Biostar, AsRock so that you can overclock your CPU later.
- If your CPU is non-K, get an Intel motherboard with either a B75 or H77 chipset from the above manufacturers as well. The CPU with "K" suffix will work as well but it cannot be overclocked on B75 or H77.

You can look up the motherboards and choose the ones that is more suitable for you based on:
- Number of USB 2.0/3.0 ports
- Form factor ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
- Number of PCIe slot
- Number of SATA slot
- Audio and Ethernet chips and whatnot.
- Other features such as SLI and Crossfire suppport

 

[Guest]

what is the use of chipset

 

[EzioAs]

You can google that yourself but to put it simple, it means running the CPU at a higher clockspeed to get better performance at the cost of some extra heat and power.

 

[Guest]

You can google that yourself but to put it simple, it means running the CPU at a higher clockspeed to get better performance at the cost of some extra heat and power.

i did and understood