Intel stopping MB production?

[shakilabanu]

Yesterday went to my regular computer parts supplier for a new build and was suggested to not go for Intel Board, as Intel is stopping manufacturing and hence support for Mother boards? Is that true?

Anyways this is what I am building, its a budget PC and was looking for a intel MB for the same...but after the suggestion by the supplier have chosen a ASUS MB, let me know about you opinion on these components...

Intel 3.4 GHz LGA 1150 i3 4130 4th Generation
Asus B85M-G Motherboard
Corsair VS350 350 Watt PSU
Logitech MK260r Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
Cooler Master Elite 311 Mid Tower Cabinet
Corsair DDR3 4 GB(1 x 4GB) PC RAM (CMV4GX3M1A1600C11)
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (ST500DM002)

 

[Compman55]

True, intel is dropping desktop motherboards, but will support their current lineup. However, compared to Asus, Asrock, and Gigabyte, the support is quite slow. BIOS updates, DRIVER releases are all slow, and in my opinion have been.

Intel made awsome, rock solid boards, but did not support them as well as the vendors above. People also did not like them because the BIOS was always stripped down, and the overclocking ability was very low. That all changed recently with their socket 1155 and 1150 boards. Their UEFI BIOS's also became quite good.

 

[alkemyst]

Intel was never a really good chose for the enthusiast desktop user. Their realm has always been servers.

 

[Kougar]

That's some odd hardware.... why the Corsair VS350 350 Watt PSU? That's fine for CPU load, but don't plan to install a full GPU into that system ever at that low a wattage.

As for the motherboard, B85M is a business chipset. Don't pay extra for the motherboard over other 8-series boards unless you specifically need a feature it has.

 

[ViRGE]

True, intel is dropping desktop motherboards, but will support their current lineup.

Aye.

From AnandTech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6685/...board-business-to-ramp-down-over-next-3-years

Today Intel made a sobering, but not entirely unexpected announcement: over the next 3 years Intel will be ramping down its own desktop motherboard business. Intel will continue to supply desktop chipsets for use by 3rd party motherboard manufacturers like ASUS, ASRock and Gigabyte, but after 2013 it will no longer produce and sell its own desktop mITX/mATX/ATX designs in the channel. We will see Haswell motherboards from the group, but that will be the last official hurrah. Intel will stop developing desktop motherboards once the Haswell launch is completed. All Intel boards, including upcoming Haswell motherboards, will carry a full warranty and will be supported by Intel during that period.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

...Intel still made motherboards? I thought they stopped with, like, 6-series chipset?

 

[shakilabanu]

That's some odd hardware.... why the Corsair VS350 350 Watt PSU? That's fine for CPU load, but don't plan to install a full GPU into that system ever at that low a wattage.

As for the motherboard, B85M is a business chipset. Don't pay extra for the motherboard over other 8-series boards unless you specifically need a feature it has.

The PSU is for the components mentioned above, dont plan on installing anything in addition to that... will it do in that case? Or Should I go 450W in anycase?

Will look at what other options I have with the MB. Could you suggest any general purpose MB.

Thanks.

 

[Puppies04]

The PSU is for the components mentioned above, dont plan on installing anything in addition to that... will it do in that case? Or Should I go 450W in anycase?

Will look at what other options I have with the MB. Could you suggest any general purpose MB.

Thanks.

It will be more than ok. People just assume that the only thing Pc's are used for is playing battlefield 27

Any compatible motherboard will be fine, different people prefer different brands. Personally I always try to go for asus but I have built with gigabyte and MSI boards and they all do the same job.

 

[kalmquist]

Personally, I would go with a wired keyboard and mouse, rather than the wireless ones. Wired means they will just work, without you ever having to change the batteries, and wired is also less expensive. But that's my preference; your mileage may vary.

Also, I would consider replacing the hard drive with an SSD. An SSD is a lot faster than a mechanical hard drive, and the chances are you will see the difference. (This is in contrast to, say, getting a faster processor, which might or might not make a difference, depending on what you are doing with your computer.) Furthermore, an SSD from a quality manufacturer is going to be more reliable than a consumer-grade mechanical drive. On the other hand, an SSD will be more expensive. If you can make do with a bit less storage space, the Crucial MX100 256GB and the Crucial M500 240GB are both around $115.

 

[coffeejunkee]

Yeah an ssd would be nice, but if that is not enough space or too expensive try to go at least for a single platter 1TB hdd like WD10EZEX. The price difference with 500GB is marginal but performance is quite a bit better. Unless you already have that drive, in which case nvm.

And that psu is fine, you'd be struggling to use more than 100W with that system. If you do decide you want to play some games drop in a GTX 750 Ti.