Looking for a GOOD budget Motherboard.

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Still running an Asus P5 board which is serving me very very well. Just think it's time to move to a SLi capable board with DDR3. Would need to update the Processor too obviously but will make that decision Once I have found a decent budget board. Any advice?
 
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So you don't actually want a good budget motherboard you want an upgraded system recommendation. You will have to move from lga775 obviously, which means you'll need to provide a total budget of what you can spend. The CPU will have to go at the same time. What can you spend?
 
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cerebus said:
So you don't actually want a good budget motherboard you want an upgraded system recommendation. You will have to move from lga775 obviously, which means you'll need to provide a total budget of what you can spend. The CPU will have to go at the same time. What can you spend?
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I'm willing to spend between R 4k - R 5k for something that should be able to take decent upgrades for the next 4 or so years (This should include the CPU)
 
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Pitbull said:
I'm willing to spend between R 4k - R 5k for something that should be able to take decent upgrades for the next 4 or so years (This should include the CPU)
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It would also have to include the ram.

1) Nothing will take decent upgrades for 4 years. The life cycle of an Intel socket is around 2 years and then they just don't make any more CPUs for it. 2nd gen Haswell is around the corner though and should support current motherboards.
2) R5000 for a SLI-capable Haswell board + cpu + ram isn't very much. But seeing as you have a view to upgrading the CPU more in the future, try this for size:

http://www.wootware.co.za/asrock-z8...-lga1150-haswell-atx-desktop-motherboard.html
http://www.wootware.co.za/intel-i3-4130-lga-1150-socket-22-nm-dual-core-3-4-ghz-desktop-cpu.html
http://www.wootware.co.za/intel-i5-4440-lga1150-socket-22-nm-quad-core-3-1-ghz-desktop-cpu.html - if you can stretch a bit (maybe by selling what you have)
http://www.wootware.co.za/g-skill-f...-5v-cl9-dual-channel-ares-desktop-memory.html
 
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Rickster said:
Save money and buy a normal Mobo and get 1 powerful GPU
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Aren't 2 GPU's better than one? I don't mind spending another 5 - 6k on 2 GPU's but for now I need to change the Mobo, CPU and ram. Priority no 1. I can still use my old GPU while I'm saving for 2 good GPU's
 
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Pitbull said:
Aren't 2 GPU's better than one? I don't mind spending another 5 - 6k on 2 GPU's but for now I need to change the Mobo, CPU and ram. Priority no 1. I can still use my old GPU while I'm saving for 2 good GPU's
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Ive been doing research on SLI VS single GPU and I found that only some games are optimised for SLI EG games with powerful engines and advanced code.

This vid explains everything.

[video=youtube;8hcxvocJef4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hcxvocJef4[/video]

Edit: I highly recommend if you are going to go SLI that you must say away from AMD, their dual card technology/drivers have some issues
 
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Rickster said:
Ive been doing research on SLI VS single GPU and I found that only some games are optimised for SLI EG games with powerful engines and advanced code.

This vid explains everything.

[video=youtube;8hcxvocJef4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hcxvocJef4[/video]

Edit: I highly recommend if you are going to go SLI that you must say away from AMD, their dual card technology/drivers have some issues
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Thank you, I'll have a look little later (Blocked at work)
 
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Have also been looking around for an 1150 motherboard, although the single GPU type that Rickster mentioned. Future support is also important to me, but not for hardware upgrades for all the reasons already mentioned. The main thing I have been looking at is future driver support, especially if the OS gets upgraded. Of the manufacturers that I have checked so far it seems that Intel offers the best and most current through life support on their motherboards. I have not looked at all the motherboards yet, so there may be some other brands out there that also have good support.
 
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