Good cheap MicroATX Motherboard for Gaming

`PaWz · 06-29-2008, 09:26 PM

I am saving up for my next gaming build, and I was wondering if I can get a MicroATX motherboard that has good performance, for <$60. Anybody know of a good one?

bomberboysk · 06-30-2008, 04:13 AM

Are you looking at a board for Intel or AMD? And you are going to be using a dedicated graphics card, correct? Or are you going to be using integrated graphics.

`PaWz · 06-30-2008, 04:17 AM

Intel, Dedicated. (I'm going to buy the HD 4850)

I think I found the motherboard I want, though:

ECS G33T-M2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...50&Tpk=G33T-M2

I saw a few reviews and they say that it has good performance for the money

Does this look good? I will buy it from eWiz

chupacabra · 06-30-2008, 04:19 AM

No, is crap i wouldn't recommend getting a ECS unless you were in a really tight budget.

try looking at gigabyte or asus or even msi

`PaWz · 06-30-2008, 04:23 AM

If you can find another motherboard at the same price with good gaming performance then hit me up. Otherwise, various websites gave it great reviews and I find no reason to think ECS is somehow an inferior company.

bomberboysk · 06-30-2008, 04:31 AM

Since your not going to be using the integrated graphics, any of these mobos are a good choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128078
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130060
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131041

daisymtc · 06-30-2008, 10:04 AM

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128078

Don't get 945GC Chipset

06-29-2008, 09:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
`PaWz Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 296	Good cheap MicroATX Motherboard for Gaming I am saving up for my next gaming build, and I was wondering if I can get a MicroATX motherboard that has good performance, for <$60. Anybody know of a good one? __________________ Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook 80GB HDD 5400RPM X3100 graphics Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz; 3MB L2) 3GB DDR2 memory

06-30-2008, 04:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
`PaWz Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 296	Intel, Dedicated. (I'm going to buy the HD 4850) I think I found the motherboard I want, though: ECS G33T-M2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...50&Tpk=G33T-M2 I saw a few reviews and they say that it has good performance for the money Does this look good? I will buy it from eWiz __________________ Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook 80GB HDD 5400RPM X3100 graphics Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz; 3MB L2) 3GB DDR2 memory

06-30-2008, 04:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,876	No, is crap i wouldn't recommend getting a ECS unless you were in a really tight budget. try looking at gigabyte or asus or even msi __________________ Cpu \|\| e7200 @ 2.53ghz Rram \|\| 4GB G.skill pc6400 800mhz Hard Drives \|\| 1x Seagate 250GB 2x 160GB Mobo \|\| Gigabyte P35 DS3L Video Card \|\| Sapphire 4850 Power Supply \|\| Corsair 750 watt Case\|\| Raidmax Smilodon

06-30-2008, 04:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
`PaWz Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 296	If you can find another motherboard at the same price with good gaming performance then hit me up. Otherwise, various websites gave it great reviews and I find no reason to think ECS is somehow an inferior company. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook 80GB HDD 5400RPM X3100 graphics Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz; 3MB L2) 3GB DDR2 memory

06-30-2008, 04:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
bomberboysk Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stark County,Ohio Age: 15 Posts: 214	Since your not going to be using the integrated graphics, any of these mobos are a good choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128078 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130060 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131041 __________________ Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3,950Mhz AIR, RVT-12025 Cooler. Mobo: EVGA 790i Ultra SLI-P06 Bios Video Card: XFX 9800GTX Black Edition 799/1997/2450 Ram: 4(2x2)gb OCZ Gold 1333Mhz DDR3 9-9-9-26 Case: Xclio Windtunnel Advanced Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Fatal1ty Championship Edition Hard Drives: Twin 7200.11 Barracudas 32mb cache 500gig(1TB total) - Raid 0 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Contributions: Q9450/PS3/9800GTX

06-30-2008, 04:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
bomberboysk Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stark County,Ohio Age: 15 Posts: 214	Are you looking at a board for Intel or AMD? And you are going to be using a dedicated graphics card, correct? Or are you going to be using integrated graphics.

06-30-2008, 10:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,463	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128078 Don't get 945GC Chipset

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