How expensive should I go with my Mobo?

[JakeBomb]

Hi.

I'm planning on building a gaming PC for christmas but as I've been scanning around PCPartPicker, I've discovered the high prices of motherboards.

Planning on getting either an i5 or AMD A8.

I understand that I don't need to consider the overclocking capabilities and crap, but what do I need to know? I'd just like the cheapest motherboard that I can buy for the cheapest possible.

Thanks in advance.

 

[koffeeshop77]

I5 beat a8 everytime no mater what the extra mony invested in an i5 is well worth it. and there are alot of cheaper mobo's out there you have no need to go the the most expensive one you just need a quality board. thats all

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $259.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 12:29 EST-0500

 

[koffeeshop77]

throw a GFX and SOME RAM on that build and your good to go and it will out beat any A8.. you were planning to buy

 

[JakeBomb]

throw a GFX and SOME RAM on that build and your good to go and it will out beat any A8.. you were planning to buy

Thanks

You wouldn't happen to know what kind of price this'll come to, or if a £50 is fine, would ya?

 

[koffeeshop77]

im not sure i understand your question, 50 L will buy you ram maybe, to get a decent Graphics Card, psu, case prolly another 150L, .. is that a serious question ? 50L please explain more in detail ...

 

[lodders]

My most recent computer build is based on a low priced motherboard, but works really well
I bought the parts from amazon in the UK

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
DVD optical drive
Case of your choice

Total cost about $800 or £570

 

[JakeBomb]

im not sure i understand your question, 50 L will buy you ram maybe, to get a decent Graphics Card, psu, case prolly another 150L, .. is that a serious question ? 50L please explain more in detail ...

Don't worry, now you're confusing me 😛 I was just wondering what would be the best Mobo for a reasonable price would be.
It doesn't matter though. I'm good, thanks for your help.

 

[JakeBomb]

My most recent computer build is based on a low priced motherboard, but works really well
I bought the parts from amazon in the UK

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
DVD optical drive
Case of your choice

Total cost about $800 or £570

Thanks. I'm planning on going for £400 for the time being, but upgrading later on. I'll consider trying that