Author Topic: good cheap motherboards?  (Read 1225 times)

to answer Pentium

Its a brandless computer, a former subway terminal slave. Case dimensions: 18x16x6
gpu as listed: gtx 750
power supply: Antec tp3-550
OS window 8 pro 64 bit
intel e2180 cpu dual core 2.00ghz
also I have a 1 TB hdd, you don't need to add that on

budget: as low as possible but like 300$?
« Last Edit: December 21, 2015, 04:07:05 PM by warble »

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $303.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 16:45 EST-0500

Your current power supply was actually a lot better than I anticipated, but I put a replacement in the build anyway since I don't know how old it is. If it's newer than five years old you can probably keep it for a bit. If you happen to live near a MicroCenter you can also get a better processor for cheaper: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $303.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 16:45 EST-0500

Your current power supply was actually a lot better than I anticipated, but I put a replacement in the build anyway since I don't know how old it is. If it's newer than five years old you can probably keep it for a bit. If you happen to live near a MicroCenter you can also get a better processor for cheaper: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590
thank you, ill definetly look into these, and i might go a little cheaper on the processor but other than that this looks soild

this is complete bullstuff. having a high GAM3R military grade motherboard means jack stuff at best you're going to get maybe a 1 fps boost from a $300 mobo vs a $60 mobo
Whoa calm down, I haven't really played CSGO so I guess I don't know how it will be. Yes, there are cheaper prices, but I didn't see the price he wanted so I thought he was going super low, probably stupid for me to really think that.