different chipset specifications

[hiiamjasko]

Hello guys, i am new here so i am sorry for any mistakes.
I am planning to buy an older office PC and then put a GTX 1050TI in it. So basically i have to chose beetwen h61, q75, q77 chipset motherboards- the pc specs are all the same I5 3470 3.2 - 8 GB DDR3 RAM - 500 GB HDD - minitower, the only difference is that the h61 chipset is around 25 euros cheaper than the Q75 and Q77 chipset. I want to use the pc for 1080p gaming, so i was wondering which one should i buy, can anyone help me with this, i am not really good with this stuff, and my english is not good enough to research this on my own i would really appreciate any help.

 

[madmatt30]

Can you let us know the actual motherboard or PC models??

1050ti compatibility with older business desktops is hit & miss.

It may dictate which system you buy.

 

[hiiamjasko]

The first one is Asus h61m-k. The second one is a ( can't find motherboard name ) Lenovo M82 Thinkcentre with Q75 chipset. And the third one is a Fujitsu p910 - mainboard type D3162 with the Q77 chipset. I can link the pc-s if that's allowed.

 

[madmatt30]

Its incredibly easy then .

The asus h61 absolutely 100%.

The oem lenovo , fujitsu will likely have big issues.
The asus board will not .

 

[hiiamjasko]

One more question, does the asus h61m-k support 3.0 usb/does that even impact the gaming performance, because on some sites it says that it doesnt support and that it cant handle a ssd, and some sites say that it does support 3.0 usb. I am really thankful for the help.

 

[madmatt30]

No its an old fairly basic board.

Only has usb 2 & sata 2

Usb 2/3 has no impact on system performance whatsoever - merely a huge increase on data transfer speeds if you copy/move stuff from / to external usb 3 drives.

Sata 2 v 3 ??

Sata 3 is much faster , sata 2 does not impact traditional hard drives , it does impact ssd performance.

You can run an ssd on that board , speeds will be 25-30% below the max performance a sata ssd can actually reach.

In the real world its not a huge difference , there is srill a big benefit with ssd drives even on a sata 2 board - random access & seek times are around 5 x faster than a standard hard drive.

Fact remains , for gaming with a 1050 ti the asus h61 is the board you need.

 

[hiiamjasko]

Thanks for the big help, much appreciated, you are awesome.