Motherboard for gaming?

[hujulien123]

Hi
i bought the ryzen 5 2600 and rx 590. I am wondering which is the best motherboard that isnt too expensive for atx. I found ASROCK x470 MASTER SLI/AC. But i dont know if its a good motherboard for gaming. Is it?

 

[clutchc]

Yes. It is a very good board. Asrock makes some of the best. Check the specs to be sure you're not paying for something you don't need. Or missing something you do need. But $150 is a good price to pay for what it has. I'd say you could do w/o SLI or CF, but that seems standard on ATX boards now.

 

[hujulien123]

Actually, it has the features I need, but I am new into pc building and I read a review that said that this motherboard was only good for working and things like that. So if It got all the features I need, you said that it is a good motherboard for gaming and that I should buy it?

 

[clutchc]

Actually, it has the features I need, but I am new into pc building and I read a review that said that this motherboard was only good for working and things like that. So if It got all the features I need, you said that it is a good motherboard for gaming and that I should buy it?

Who the heck told you it was a productivity (work) board? Those boards don't have RGB lighting, heat sinks on the CPU and memory VRMs, and all the bling. It's a gaming board pure and simple.
There may be one snag however, that I hadn't seen till I looked at the board on Newegg. Seems some of the buyers got lemons. Unusual for an Asrock. I wonder if that was just early releases of the board.

 

[hujulien123]

Okay so do you think it will still have some lemons if I buy it right now? By the way, thank you so much for helping me! It is greatly appreciated!

 

[clutchc]

Okay so do you think it will still have some lemons if I buy it right now? By the way, thank you so much for helping me! It is greatly appreciated!

I have no way of knowing. But since I found that series of buyers' reviews, I think I'd look for a different board. maybe still Asrock, but not that model. Yes, I'm reneging on my original reply.