[SOLVED] are Intel motherboard good for gaming?

[honeyr697]

Hi,

I recently went into the used PC Market in my city in hopes to buy a new PC. They were offering an I5 4th gen for around 150$, which is a solid deal however the motherboard was Intel, I think gaming brands like ASUS would be better for a PC that would be used mostly for gaming? I also plan to use an RX570 or RX580, which are both good cards but fetch alot of power, so I don't want the motherboard to fry out on me..

At the moment I don't know the exact model of the motherboard, just that It was made by Intel

 

[SkyNetRising]

Intel boards are fine. They just don't make them with overclocking capabilities in mind.
Configuration options might be more limited than on boards from other manufacturers.

 

[sizzling]

The term ‘Gaming’ is pure marketing BS. Does the motherboard have the features you want/need? If yes it won’t perform any different to one with ‘Gaming’ branding.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

"gaming" doesn't mean anything, there are no standards that manufacturers have to follow to call their product a gaming product.

As a previous person said, all a motherboard needs is the features you want/need. make sure it is capable of running your processor/PC the way you want it to.

Odds are an intel motherboard won't have overlocking features, but should be able to run everything fine.

 

[geofelt]

If you are looking at an intel processor, then you will need an intel motherboard.
Every modern motherboard will have a pcie x16 slot for a discrete graphics card.
A discrete graphics card of some power is needed for fast action gaming.

"gaming" is overused as a descriptor. and just marketing fluff. Ignore it.
Perhaps the only valid use would be for a motherboard with dual gpu capability.
Dual gpu is an expensive and lousy option if a strong single card is available.

The negative to the RX cards is the need for a stronger psu.
Any motherboard can handle any graphics card. The key is to have a psu of adequate power for the graphics card.
Here is a handy chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
Of more importance is the quality of the psu.
A cheap psu can become very expensive if it fails under load and destroys the rest of the pc.