Question about Motherboard

[Otter]

So I'm looking into buying a new motherboard for my PC. I'm very new to PC building and I'm not too sure on what board is a great option. I was hoping that someone can give me advice on what would be a great motherboard for an entry level PC gamer? I found this one on Amazon but I'm not sure if it is a good deal. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR32WT2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Should I but this one or am I making a mistake and there is a better board out there for me?

[Big Boom Boom]

First thing first what CPU are you going to use?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Best bet is decide which CPU & RAM you plan to use; then choose Motherboard.
If you're aiming for say 7600K or 7700K; then you want Motherboard with LGA-1151 Socket. Z270M (Micro ATX) or Z270 (ATX) Chipset... and DDR4, at least 2400Mhz RAM

[Astraea Kisaragi]

For Intel generally every mobo is good from the 4 big brands.
Just note that B250 will be limited to 2400RAM and to me that deal looks a bit much for a mere B250 chipset. Of course its gaming and looks cool and all, but is just the same as most B250 mobos are.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Best bet is get Z270 Chipset; if you need it to be Micro ATX, then look at
MSI Z270M MORTAR

B250 Chipset is fine, if all you are going to use is Locked CPUs and DDR4-2400
But I wouldn't pay that much for any B250 Motherboard, as it would be rather pointless when you can get a decent Z270 board for around that pricing. Why limit yourself to a lower chipset.

[Otter]

My CPU is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.71 GHz with 8 GB of Ram

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

My CPU is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.71 GHz with 8 GB of Ram

for that cpu u dont rly need that expensive mobo, grab a decent one like the
b150 pro, or msi mortar *or the GA-B150M-D3H-GSM

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

My CPU is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.71 GHz with 8 GB of Ram

Grab whatever cheap motherboard you want that is B150.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/overall-list/#s=30&c=120&sort=price&page=1

[Gen X]

If not worried about overclocking get a gaming board with best NIC and sound at bang for buck price

[Otter]

Thank you all for your advice. I just have one more question. As long as the Board I buy says ATX and the Case I get says ATX then the board's port holes should match up correctly with the case's?

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

Thank you all for your advice. I just have one more question. As long as the Board I buy says ATX and the Case I get says ATX then the board's port holes should match up correctly with the case's?

yes, but even matx, itx etc. would fit in a atx case.

[Otter]

So would this be one that you guys recommend I get for my CPU?

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-B250-HD3-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B01NCWF5M4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500749460&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+GA-B250-HD3

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

So would this be one that you guys recommend I get for my CPU?

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-B250-HD3-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B01NCWF5M4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500749460&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+GA-B250-HD3

u need the b150 version.

[Damian]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

So I'm looking into buying a new motherboard for my PC. I'm very new to PC building and I'm not too sure on what board is a great option. I was hoping that someone can give me advice on what would be a great motherboard for an entry level PC gamer? I found this one on Amazon but I'm not sure if it is a good deal. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR32WT2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Should I but this one or am I making a mistake and there is a better board out there for me?

There is no "Gamer" hardware, it's a marketing joke. You want to overclock?
Yes: get a Z board (example: Z270 Z170 etc.)
No: get any board, for example UD3
If you need some decent sound you can get a Asus Maximus Ranger mainboard.
All you need is to read a bit about PCs. Google just "Mainboard Sound" etc.
I had 10 motherboards over 300Euros and none of these had a better Ping or anything what would help while "gaming"...

[Otter]

So how come most of the b150's are for micro-ATX? I was looking to get an ATX version but the only reasonable one I could find was this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Gaming-Motherboard-B150-PRO/dp/B0189T70YC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500751251&sr=8-2&keywords=b150+pro
And it isn't even new, it's used. Do I need to get a Micro?

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Otter eredeti hozzászólása:

So how come most of the b150's are for micro-ATX? I was looking to get an ATX version but the only reasonable one I could find was this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Gaming-Motherboard-B150-PRO/dp/B0189T70YC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500751251&sr=8-2&keywords=b150+pro
And it isn't even new, it's used. Do I need to get a Micro?

here, b150, ATX
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Skylake-Motherboard-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B071VZRDTL