I'm thinking of building a gaming PC. From what I read, an i5 CPU would be be good enough, and gives best bang for buck. So I think I'm going to get the Intel Core i5-6500. http://processormatch.intel.com/MotherBoards/CompatibleBoards?componentName=i5-6500 gives a list of compatible mobos. I doubt it's complete.
You probably need to know about everything else, so here's more info (if I neglected to say something, please let me know):
I don't want to waste money on a motherboard that has features that my build can't use. For instance, the i5-6500 can't overclock, so a Gigabyte Z-series motherboard would be excessive, wouldn't it? The Z series, I understand, supports overclocking.
What mobos do you folks recommend? What mobos should I stay away from, whether due to unusable features or due to poor quality or due to poor layout of slots or due to whatever else?
You probably need to know about everything else, so here's more info (if I neglected to say something, please let me know):
GPU: I'm warming up to a Radeon R9 390 card.
Case: My 10 year old midtower ATX case. Pics here.
Keyboard and mouse are basic 10-year-old plastic devices.
Monitors: 24 inch 1080p; 23 inch; 50 inch 1080p flatscreen TV.
Sounds: maybe just plug in my basic 3.5 mm earphones. (But if I play games on the TV, maybe I'll look into wireless earphones)
Storage: considering getting one SSD and one HDD
Other devices: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone
Anything else I need to let you know?
I don't want to waste money on a motherboard that has features that my build can't use. For instance, the i5-6500 can't overclock, so a Gigabyte Z-series motherboard would be excessive, wouldn't it? The Z series, I understand, supports overclocking.
What mobos do you folks recommend? What mobos should I stay away from, whether due to unusable features or due to poor quality or due to poor layout of slots or due to whatever else?
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