Hey everyone, New to the forum, site looks pretty cool thanks for having me.
So the last PC I built was about 12 years ago. it is Gigabyte Z270-HD3 I5-7600 3.8 GHZ 4 cores GTX760 24 GB ram Not a bad pc for its time, still running strong but she is a little out dated for the gaming world, I honestly never did a lot of gaming with with it, but I want to get away from PS5 etc.
I'm in the early stages of building a new one, a lot has changes since I built my last one, so i'm just looking at everything and trying to get familiar with all the updated stuff. I'll probably stick with the same brand of components as they served me so well with my last build.
I'm not looking for the best highest end stuff,not a serious gamer but still want something decent.
First question is how high end of Motherboard do I need for the average gamer
I see some B760 and z790 boards in the $200-$300 range, is there any particular reason I should chose one over the other, I know a broad question but just looking for suggestions, Also is it a bad Idea to consider buying an open box motherboard, a lot of saving to be had if its good lol.
So the last PC I built was about 12 years ago. it is Gigabyte Z270-HD3 I5-7600 3.8 GHZ 4 cores GTX760 24 GB ram Not a bad pc for its time, still running strong but she is a little out dated for the gaming world, I honestly never did a lot of gaming with with it, but I want to get away from PS5 etc.
I'm in the early stages of building a new one, a lot has changes since I built my last one, so i'm just looking at everything and trying to get familiar with all the updated stuff. I'll probably stick with the same brand of components as they served me so well with my last build.
I'm not looking for the best highest end stuff,not a serious gamer but still want something decent.
First question is how high end of Motherboard do I need for the average gamer
I see some B760 and z790 boards in the $200-$300 range, is there any particular reason I should chose one over the other, I know a broad question but just looking for suggestions, Also is it a bad Idea to consider buying an open box motherboard, a lot of saving to be had if its good lol.