is mainboard important??

I'm going to buy a new desktop to play game, my old one is just for net and chat.

I have read some topic about hardware but thay just talk about graphic card and cpu.

I wonder If I buy a new desktop with a medium mainboard (ex:g31) with a best graphic card (ex:GTX275) and a medium cpu(ex:e7300).

I just want to play the later game, and don't care about graphic. Is is the good one that I should buy?

I'm going to buy a new desktop to play game, my old one is just for net and chat.

I have read some topic about hardware but thay just talk about graphic card and cpu.

I wonder If I buy a new desktop with a medium mainboard (ex:g31) with a best graphic card (ex:GTX275) and a medium cpu(ex:e7300).

I just want to play the later game, and don't care about graphic. Is is the good one that I should buy?

blackwar1

Don't buy a G31-chipset motherboard, or any LGA775 motherboard for a new gaming rig... and the Core 2 Duo's aren't a good price/performance buy anymore (the Core i5 and AMD Phenom II CPUs are the way to go now). Plus if you buy a Core 2 Duo or Quad now, you'll never be able to upgrade to a newer CPU in the future because Socket LGA775 processors are no longer being introduced. But to answer your question.. you don't have to buy a $150 motherboard to get great performance out of the rest of your system.

Here's my recommendation right now for a gaming system that be cost effective but last awhile (2+ years of great performance)-

1)CPU -- AMD Phenom II X4 (any model 3.0ghz or higher)

2)Video Card-- The GTX 275 is a great card.. though I might point you in the direction of an ATI Radeon HD 5770 or 5850 (more powerful than GTX 275, 285, and HD 5770) if you can spend a few more bucks and want something more powerful that has support for Directx11 (will be a big deal in a year or 2).

3)Motherboard-- I like Asus motherboards, but there are plenty of good boards from different brands. My rule of thumb is to never spend over $120 on a motherboard unless I want to run multiple video cards (SLI or CrossfireX). Get a Socket AM3 motherboard for between $80-$120 that gets good reviews (recommend newegg.com if you're in the US or Canada).

4) RAM- Get 4GB of DDR3 RAM and you'll be set for a couple years of gaming (socket AM3 motherboards as well as the newest Intel CPU boards use DDR3).

For core2duo's the P35 is good price/performance.

For core2duo's the P35 is good price/performance.

Daytona_178

thank you all, now I'm sure I know what PC I should buy.

Why is nobody suggesting a P43 motherboard instead if he's going to insist on the Core 2 Duo? Is $79.99 too much to spend on the mobo? The Asus P5QL Pro is IMO the best bang-for-the buck non-SLI/Crossfire LGA775 mobo on the market. It has Asus quality and a VERY long list of features. 6 SATA ports.. 6 rear USB, 3 PCI, 1 PCI-E 2.0, highly-tweakable BIOS, etc.. It really has everything but firewire, onboard video (who wants that for a gaming rig anyways?), and Crossfire/SLI support.

I mean.. since nobody else seems to mention the fact that a decent AM3 board and a Phenom II X2 is actually a more logical choice at this time based on price/performance.. and a 3ghz Phenom II X4 945 can be had for $40-50 more than the E7300/E7400. There really is no reason to build a new LGA775 system unless you're going for a REALLY low-end, cheap setup with a dual-core celeron or something. The price/performance/upgrade paths just don't add up anymore.

thank you all, now I'm sure I know what PC I should buy.

blackwar1

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

For core2duo's the P35 is good price/performance.

UltimateGamer95

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"][QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

For core2duo's the P35 is good price/performance.

imprezawrx500

to the OP: It's better to build your own computer than buy a prebuilt.

to the OP: It's better to build your own computer than buy a prebuilt.

UltimateGamer95

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

to the OP: It's better to build your own computer than buy a prebuilt.

Aldouz