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    Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « on: June 20, 2013, 03:09:35 AM »
    I used to game crysis, tomb raider etc.. my motherboards seems to be dead. Are there any recommendations for an upgrade to higher performance without switching the whole system?

    anybody who knows about Biostar Z77x? and Asrock X79? im wondering that could be an option but of course I will have to choose 1 from that if which is better! or any recommendations please?

    currently im using NVIDIA GTX 650 and my Processor is AMD A10-5700.

    advance thanks for the help!

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #1 on: June 20, 2013, 05:30:07 AM »
    Both of the boards you suggested are for Intel CPUs and will not work with or even physically fit your chip.  For your CPU you need a motherboard with a 'FM2' socket.  Brands I would recommend would be Gigabyte and ASUS as I have never had a problem with any of their boards.

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #2 on: June 20, 2013, 02:43:10 PM »
    Motherboards compatible with your current CPU:

    Asus:
    A55-C
    A55M-A
    A55M-A/USB3
    A55M-E
    A85XM-A
    F2A55
    F2A55-M
    F2A55-M LE
    F2A55-M LK
    F2A55-M LK PLUS
    F2A55-M LK2
    F2A55-M LK2 PLUS
    F2A85-M
    F2A85-M LE
    F2A85-M PRO
    F2A85-M2
    F2A85-V
    F2A85-V PRO

    ASRock:
    FM2A85X Extreme6
    FM2A85X Extreme4
    FM2A85X Extreme4-M
    FM2A85X Pro
    FM2A85M-DG3
    FM2A85X-ITX
    FM2A75 Pro4
    FM2A75 Pro4-M
    FM2A75M-DGS R2.0
    FM2A75M-DGS
    FM2A75M-ITX R2.0
    FM2A75M-ITX
    FM2A55 Pro
    FM2A55M-VG3
    FM2A55M-DGS R2.0
    FM2A55M-DGS

    Gigabyte:
    GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A75M-D3H (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A75-D3H (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A85XM-D3H (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A85XM-HD3 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A75M-D3H (rev. 1.1)
    GA-F2A85XM-D3H (rev. 1.1)
    GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A85XN-WIFI (rev. 1.0)
    GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 2.0)
    GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.2)
    GA-F2A75M-D3H (rev. 1.2)
    GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.2)
    GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.2)
    GA-F2A85XM-D3H (rev. 1.2)
    GA-F2A85XM-HD3 (rev. 1.2)

    Biostar:
    Hi-Fi A85S Ver. 6.x
    Hi-Fi A85W Ver. 5.x
    Hi-Fi A75S3 Ver. 6.1
    TA75MH2 Ver. 6.x
    Hi-Fi A55S2 Ver. 6.x
    A57A2 Ver. 6.x
    Hi-Fi A85S2 Ver. 6.x
    Hi-Fi A85X Ver. 5.x
    Hi-Fi A75S3 Ver. 6.3
    Hi-Fi A55S3 Ver. 6.1
    Hi-Fi A85S3 Ver. 6.1
    Hi-Fi A75S3 Ver. 6.2
    A55MD2 Ver. 7.0
    A55ML2 Ver. 7.x
    Hi-Fi A75S3 Ver. 6.0
    Hi-Fi A85S3+ Ver. 6.x

    Just to name a few. I havn't checked if any of these have PCI-E x 16 ports although I would expect then all to, just a heads up.

    MSI seem to have a few compatible motherboards though their website was too shoddy to find anything quickly and EVGA's website is worse... I don't even know what they sell.

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #3 on: June 20, 2013, 02:51:03 PM »
    Out of that list i would dis-regard Asrock and Biostar both...they are 3rd tier (quality) as is MSI as mentioned above...
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #4 on: June 20, 2013, 03:25:59 PM »
    Out of that list i would dis-regard Asrock and Biostar both...they are 3rd tier (quality) as is MSI as mentioned above...
    I didn't say that any of those were good, I just said that they would work  :P I couldn't think of any other brands off the top of my head either.

    ...my motherboard seems to be dead. Are there any recommendations for an upgrade to higher performance without switching the whole system?...

    What do you mean by higher performance though? Your motherboard doesn't have much to do with overall system performance, it just connects all the bits (I know that this statement isn't entirely true). It's your CPU, Graphics card (GPU), RAM & hard disk that make all the difference. The only boost another motherboard can give you is allowing use of the newer/faster equipment. E.g. USB 3 ports, SATA 3 ports, E-Sata ports, Optical SPDIF, etc.

    Also what does "motherboard seems to be dead" mean?

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #5 on: June 20, 2013, 03:32:05 PM »
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    I didn't say that any of those were good, I just said that they would work  :P I couldn't think of any other brands off the top of my head either.

    I never implied that...the OP stated he has used them...i was dis-couraging that practice.
    You seem edgy lately...everything OK ? ?
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #6 on: June 20, 2013, 04:04:25 PM »
    But there was a :P, rasberies completly change the emotional inference of a sentence to that of sillyness. Also am I the only one that imagines a fart noise every time they read one of those smileys?

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    Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
    « Reply #7 on: June 20, 2013, 04:36:10 PM »
    Now that you bring it up...
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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      Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
      « Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 05:36:39 PM »
      hehe, thank you guys, thats already a helpful list. now the good question is which is might be nice and with good quality?

      i just went through it and from price point of view i would only see asrock or biostar as option? but i feel biostar to be in better quality? What do you think about the A85W? thats for AMD right? The Hifi feature sounds also appealing to me  ???

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      Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
      « Reply #9 on: June 22, 2013, 08:42:00 AM »
      Spend more and pick an ASUS or Gigabyte MBoard...
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        Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
        « Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 09:10:58 AM »
        Using biostar also and i am quite happy with it. by far better than the reputation everywhere. Of course its not a super expensive glamour board but fine for people who need systems that simply work. |V|

        I dont understand why everybody is recommending asus though. Some of my friends have boards and honestly, if you dont by the highend products i dont see a difference  :-X

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        « Reply #11 on: June 23, 2013, 10:05:47 AM »
        I'm glad the BioStar works for you....they send a decent one off the line once in awhile.
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          Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
          « Reply #12 on: June 30, 2013, 05:19:58 AM »
          hehe, that sounds wired. Honestly i never knew any bad about the manufacturer when i got it. I am surprised about the bad reputation sometimes. It never seems there is any good on that. Maybe all the users that are happy do never post anything ???

          I mean honestly, i cannot imagine that the difference between any motherboard is that big that you can really FEEL it. It should be more on the software side that supports the features without any hazzle.

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          « Reply #13 on: June 30, 2013, 10:54:58 AM »
          You're partly right, satisfied users are much less likely to write about their experience than dissatisfied users, it's the nature of things.  it's better to rely on industry figures and statistics, return rates, etc, than user reviews anyway, although user reviews can be helpful they're not always accurate.
          As for whether you should be able to feel the difference - no, the motherboard hardly ever has an impact on performance unless it's broken in some way or uses an inferior chipset.  The difference is more in terms of customer support, features, longevity and reliability.

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          Re: Motherboard upgrade for gaming please!??
          « Reply #14 on: June 30, 2013, 01:29:42 PM »
          I was speaking from personal experience...i'd never use either of the 2 i mentioned above ever again.
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