Which motherboard is better?

Question

I'm looking to upgrade my old computer with a new motherboard and processor, and was wondering which would work better with the: "Intel Core i5-2500K Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500K." Or if there's a better processor for cheaper then I welcome any recommendations! The motherboards I'm looking at are the: "ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard." and the: "BIOSTAR TZ77B LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS." I also have a 300W power supply. Thank you, and if you have any recommendations for any parts please let me know!

Answer 1

ivy bridge version of processor you choosen this is a up to date version is cheaper and less power hungry and faster



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504





this motherboard is a msi motherboard it runs the best chipset z77 and means you can run any of the i series on it without flashing the bios meaning its simply install no nonsense cheap to boot there good makers military grade components



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130653





power supply recomendation psus get old that psu wont pull even 300w i bet its a no brand and no 80 certified



get this 1 its on sale 40 dollars with promo offer 600w psu 80 plus certfied means its means it will work at least at that output which ocz are good makers





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017





now graphics card keeping in mind a budget



the 560 se is a comfortable card medium to high gaming 115 dollars cheap



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134153



ram



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233335





and this ram 39.99 dollars low profile incase you want a 1155 cooler which i recomend cooler master evo 212 with mx4 paste you can find it on the site it will keep your cpu cool especially with mx4 if on a budget the stock cooler works well















just check this site and amazon.com for the rest of your parts you need



best choices for gaming if on a tight budget ignore guy below me



a fx 6300 competes in games does poorly in every day tasks and takes up more energy but is cheaper



in the long run the i5 is a better choice saving you energy bills at present



but when haswell come out it will be a new motherboard most likely



amd usually stick to the same motherboard constantly up to 4 generations at least

Answer 2

Biostar is scraping quite low to save money. Not junk but like comparing a Lexus to

a Chevrolet Cavalier.

You might want to check this/w someone else before you believe it but your doing

a CPU that CAN be overclocked (the K on the CPU number) with a board that won't

overclock (the B75 part of the ASUS board title) I believe it needs to be a 77 series

and this is a good example for close to the same price if it matters to you...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131826

Your underpowered a bit so check these...

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

P.S. The FX (AMD) uses 125W/95W for the 4170 / 4300 models and first therefore

cost you more for a PSU (and if concerned an electric bill) and are likely the only

two that would be compatible to the i5-2500 at a cost that would make it a money saver.

the rest of the FX series that are compatible or possibly slightly over are getting close in

cost to the i5-2500. The FX 4100 and FX 6100 are below the i5-2500 for gaming.

That info comes from the charts on Tom's Hardware.

I have the Gigabyte GA-970A UD3 board in my new build but because that(AMD) is where

I started so I'm on familiar territory and it works for me, just don't want you to think that

a 4100 at $104 can compete/w the i5-2500K. (see the charts) There are trade offs is all

I mostly wish to say.

Hope any of this helps...

Answer 3

ASUS makes nice quality boards.



For a similar board, I'd also recommend GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard. You can put an AMD FX processor which will stand up to an Intel i7. More bang for your buck! :)

Answer 4

The biostar motherboard sometimes have error temp readings and bios error you are better off with the asus motherboard