Gaming motherboard suggestion for an i5 intel

[sef24]

I'm getting a intel i5 CPU. For gaming, what's a good board u suggest I get? Thanks

 

[fastdude]

Budget? Do you already have the sig rig?

 

[sef24]

I'm posting via phone so I tried to make the post short and sweet hehe but yea that is my computer except I have a 5850 instead of cf 5770s. Anyways this is for a friend. I see some motherboards advertise as supporting a certain type like i7 but not sure it truly means that.

He's prob lookin at 100-175 for the mb

 

[Drenlin]

Any socket 1156 motherboard should support both i5 and i7 models, but the i7 has to be designed for that socket...the 1366 ones won't work.

However, Intel s releasing a new line of processors in literally a few days, so I'd wait for that before buying the CPU/mobo.

 

[daisymtc]

wait a few day for LGA1155 first.

 

[msgplacide]

wait a few day for LGA1155 first.

Hope the Asus LGA1155 is going to be in your friends price range because its wicked. Well worth waiting for.