Question Upgrading to a decent red motherboard ?

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Hello, I am using a PC that my father built back in 2014, and he actually had someone do it for him. I intend to purchase an rtx 4060 ti 16gb once that is released, but I need a new motherboard. I've been unable to install windows 11 due to BiOS and UEFI differences. I'm looking for a decent red motherboard, preferably no higher than $200 (but I can be a little flexible). Here are my specs:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-UMNHO5G
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model X58A-UD3R
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz, 3060 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. FB, 8/24/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Product X58A-UD3R
BaseBoard Version x.x
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.2728"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 24.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 24.0 GB
Available Physical Memory 17.6 GB
Total Virtual Memory 32.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 21.5 GB
Page File Space 8.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

I'm pretty clueless about all the tech stuff. Something not mentioned in here is it the current graphics card it uses is 2 gtx 970's that are SLI bridged.

Thank you for any help!
 
Restricting yourself to a red motherboard is going to limit your choices considerably. Do you want your new computer to just look pretty or go faster?

The colour of a motherboard is the last thing I look for when I'm working to a strict budget. For $200 you're down at the budget end of the mobo range plus a few mid-range boards. Check out your preferred supplier and look their prices.

I'm not suggesting you should get a prebuilt system, but check out the components they use to achieve a price you can afford. I assume you want a 16GB video card for the latest games. You might also consider an AMD GPU. Some of the new NVidia 4000 series cards are a little disappointing performance wise, according to some reviewers.

If you fiddle around with a Windows 11 ISO in Rufus, you can create a bootable USB memory stick that bypasses the need for a modern CPU and TPM 2.0.. I'm still using Windows 10.

https://rufus.ie/en/
 
Hello, I am using a PC that my father built back in 2014, and he actually had someone do it for him. I intend to purchase an rtx 4060 ti 16gb once that is released, but I need a new motherboard. I've been unable to install windows 11 due to BiOS and UEFI differences. I'm looking for a red, decent motherboard, preferably no higher than $200 (but I can be a little flexible). Here are my specs:
You're looking at a whole new PC.
Not just a motherboard, red or otherwise.
 
Copy, that’s just what popped up on a google search for the 4060. I was planning on upgrading CPU and RAM. The 16 gb is just because I don’t necessarily use a monitor but have it hooked up to the 4k TV.

My plan was to upgrade piecemeal, starting with the motherboard and likely power supply, and then move up to GPU and CPU.

So what are y’all thinking?
 
I have a low profile 1650 with only 2GB RAM in my multimedia PC hooked up to a 4K TV. It's adequate for playing back UHD/4K videos and although not perfect, it's acceptable for my needs.

I was wondering if you really need 16GB of RAM on the video card when your monitor is a 4K TV? Some modern games are running out of room in 12GB and I suppose 16GB is a good compromise if you can't afford a 24GB 4090.