LowEnd MOBO affects performance of GPU and CPU? What is the main role of MOBO?

[Japeth]

I have MSI H81M-P33 a budget MOBO then I have Intel G3260 and Nvidia GeForce GTX750Ti OC and I also have Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB RAM. is MOBO affects the performance of CPU and GPU? and its that a Good Gaming Starter?

 

[X79]

Motherboards are the hub which connects all the components in a PC. So if any part of the motherboard is slow or otherwise ill-equipped to handle
whatever it's meant to handle, it can slow stuff down and/or inhibit certain things. That motherboard isn't a gaming motherboard due to
that chipset, H81M. That CPU isn't exactly top-notch either. So it depends what you're trying to play. If you're playing a CPU
intensive game, then you should upgrade your CPU.

 

[joex444]

You also have a low end CPU and a low end GPU. Your board isn't restricting anything here, it has PCIe 3.0 x16 and dual channel RAM ability (assuming you have two DIMMs instead of just one), plus SATA 6.0Gbps so you can run SSDs. Motherboards generally don't matter much for performance, it's mostly a features thing (how many slots, USB ports, WiFi, etc.). Some are more stable, some overclock better, but rest assured your board is not going to hold you back - the CPU and GPU will.

 

[Supernova1138]

Motherboards mainly effect connectivity and offer varying features, performance is rarely effected between different motherboards. There big exception is on the AMD side, as their CPUs are very power hungry, and the 8 core models can run into throttling problems on the lower end motherboards, as the cheap boards have weak power delivery systems that can't handle the CPU's power draw without overheating. This isn't an issue on Intel boards, as their mainstream CPUs consume less power, than AMD's and overclocking is locked out on the really low end motherboards with the really weak power delivery. As such, if you do wind up drawing power comparable to an AMD processor, you're likely going to have the power phases to handle it as overclocking is only allowed on the more expensive boards.

 

[Japeth]

Motherboards are the hub which connects all the components in a PC. So if any part of the motherboard is slow or otherwise ill-equipped to handle
whatever it's meant to handle, it can slow stuff down and/or inhibit certain things. That motherboard isn't a gaming motherboard due to
that chipset, H81M. That CPU isn't exactly top-notch either. So it depends what you're trying to play. If you're playing a CPU
intensive game, then you should upgrade your CPU.

I see, what if I upgrade my MOBO into ASUS B85 Gamer, do you think it will change the performance a lot? They said G3260 is good because its new release.

 

[Japeth]

Motherboards mainly effect connectivity and offer varying features, performance is rarely effected between different motherboards. There big exception is on the AMD side, as their CPUs are very power hungry, and the 8 core models can run into throttling problems on the lower end motherboards, as the cheap boards have weak power delivery systems that can't handle the CPU's power draw without overheating. This isn't an issue on Intel boards, as their mainstream CPUs consume less power, than AMD's and overclocking is locked out on the really low end motherboards with the really weak power delivery. As such, if you do wind up drawing power comparable to an AMD processor, you're likely going to have the power phases to handle it as overclocking is only allowed on the more expensive boards.

I see, what if I upgrade my MOBO into ASUS B85 Gamer, do you think it will change the performance a lot? They said G3260 is good because its new release.

 

[Japeth]

Motherboards are the hub which connects all the components in a PC. So if any part of the motherboard is slow or otherwise ill-equipped to handle
whatever it's meant to handle, it can slow stuff down and/or inhibit certain things. That motherboard isn't a gaming motherboard due to
that chipset, H81M. That CPU isn't exactly top-notch either. So it depends what you're trying to play. If you're playing a CPU
intensive game, then you should upgrade your CPU.

Motherboards mainly effect connectivity and offer varying features, performance is rarely effected between different motherboards. There big exception is on the AMD side, as their CPUs are very power hungry, and the 8 core models can run into throttling problems on the lower end motherboards, as the cheap boards have weak power delivery systems that can't handle the CPU's power draw without overheating. This isn't an issue on Intel boards, as their mainstream CPUs consume less power, than AMD's and overclocking is locked out on the really low end motherboards with the really weak power delivery. As such, if you do wind up drawing power comparable to an AMD processor, you're likely going to have the power phases to handle it as overclocking is only allowed on the more expensive boards.

I see, what if I upgrade my MOBO into ASUS B85 Gamer, do you think it will change the performance a lot? They said G3260 is good because its new release.

 

[Japeth]

You also have a low end CPU and a low end GPU. Your board isn't restricting anything here, it has PCIe 3.0 x16 and dual channel RAM ability (assuming you have two DIMMs instead of just one), plus SATA 6.0Gbps so you can run SSDs. Motherboards generally don't matter much for performance, it's mostly a features thing (how many slots, USB ports, WiFi, etc.). Some are more stable, some overclock better, but rest assured your board is not going to hold you back - the CPU and GPU will.

I see, what if I upgrade my MOBO into ASUS B85 Gamer, do you think it will change the performance a lot? They said G3260 is good because its new release.

 

[X79]

Why did you post the same copy/pasted reply to everybody?

Just because the CPU is a new release, it doesn't mean it's good or suitable for gaming. Get an i3 at the very least.

 

[ikissfutebol]

So everyone seems to be dancing around your initially question - NO, your mobo won't impact that. The difference between the tiers of mobos are mainly the number of connectors and slots. A "gaming" mobo is nothing more than a board that can OC. The vast majority of people can likely get by with the entry level.

 

[Japeth]

So everyone seems to be dancing around your initially question - NO, your mobo won't impact that. The difference between the tiers of mobos are mainly the number of connectors and slots. A "gaming" mobo is nothing more than a board that can OC. The vast majority of people can likely get by with the entry level.

Ok2 thanks, Maybe I dont need to upgrade my MOBO. I will just upgrade my CPU and get 1 more 8GB RAM.