Best Motherboard for Gaming and Multimedia i5-6500

[mogans]

Hi,

Planning to buy Intel i5-6500 Processor.

As of now I have planned to buy Asus H170 pro gaming Motherboard.

Please let me know whether i have chosen the right board.If not please suggest me the best motherboard for Gaming and Multimedia purpose.

 

[UsandThem]

Any motherboard can be the foundation of a 'gaming' computer simply by playing a game on it.

The term is generally used if the computer had a discrete video card, instead of only having the CPU's integrated graphics. For example, the Dell XPS usually comes with a Nvidia GTX 745 video card. However, that video card is very slow. Although you could play games on the computer (on low settings), it is technically a 'gaming' computer.

'Gaming' and 'multimedia' are marketing terms. Nothing more, nothing less.

The motherboard you listed has a PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot that will work fine with any PCI-E video card (including a 980ti). You only have to ensure the power supply you select can provide enough power for the video card you select. The gaming performance will only be limited by the graphic card you select.

A i5-6500 will handle any 'multimedia' task or game you throw at it. It is a very fast and effecient processor.

 

[legolas_tk]

Asus H170 pro gaming will be great for your needs. It should be fine.
Just make sure you build it with qualify memory and Asus video cards to play games with decent FPS.

 

[mogans]

Thanks all for your replies.

 

[lukart]

Asus H170 pro gaming will be great for your needs. It should be fine.
Just make sure you build it with qualify memory and Asus video cards to play games with decent FPS.

While its true that ASUS makes great boards, he doesnt really need to match it with the same brand on the VGA, there's plenty of good graphic cards brands out there, like EVGA, Sapphire etc...

Look for Fatal1ty Gaming boards, also good choice and generally cheaper than asus with great quality.:thumbsup:

 

[LTC8K6]

Asus H170 pro gaming will be great for your needs. It should be fine.
Just make sure you build it with qualify memory and Asus video cards to play games with decent FPS.

No need to limit his video card choice to Asus.