Motherboard buying help

[theory816]

New to pc building and have no idea what motherboard to buy. I plan on getting a i5 2500k at microcenter today since its on sale. I plan on overclocking later when I have more experience with pc building.

 

[JonBlack]

Do you want to use 2500k's iGPU or have the ability to?

If the answer is "yes" to the iGPU and you want to overclock then you'll most likely want a Z68 (older but still good) or Z77 (newest and just released) motherboard.

 

[Charlie98]

It also depends on the features you need... HDMI out, VGA out, audio capability, video capability. The sales rep at MC should be able to help you out.

Stick with a good name brand... Gigabyte is my favorite, but Asus, Intel, ASRock and others are quality as well.

 

[theory816]

iGPU? i dont think im going to use that since im probly going to get a graphics card like everyone else. Whats a good mobo that you guys think i will need without all the fancy smancy. Building pc for gaming use and program use

 

[Charlie98]

iGPU? i dont think im going to use that since im probly going to get a graphics card like everyone else. Whats a good mobo that you guys think i will need without all the fancy smancy. Building pc for gaming use and program use

'Think' you'll get a graphics card? With the Z68 you have the option to use the Intel graphics or go to a video card. That's what I did for 4 months until I decided on a card (and waited for it to go on sale...) You get the wrong board, you don't have graphics without a card (i.e. P67.)