advice for motherboard

[29Leap]

hi all.
im looking at which motherboard to get and not so sure about it.
is msi h97 pc mate a good choice?
it is at 281 dollars with the i3 4160 processor as i see from the pcthemes price list.
any other board to recommend? using for web gaming only. but power on around 15-17 hour a day so i scared the motherboard will overheat.

 

[ondooy]

why would it heat up? your case got no fan ? lol...

 

[monikernemo]

hi all.
im looking at which motherboard to get and not so sure about it.
is msi h97 pc mate a good choice?
it is at 281 dollars with the i3 4160 processor as i see from the pcthemes price list.
any other board to recommend? using for web gaming only. but power on around 15-17 hour a day so i scared the motherboard will overheat.

Web gaming not that hiong beh. Watch porn also won't heat up. Your body prolly gonna be hotter

 

[zenniz]

MSI H97 PC mate is one of the cheapest H97 board you can find locally so go ahead.
Motherboard produce very little heat, not a concern at all.

 

[superzheny]

Mobo should only overheat if u play around with voltages and stress the VRM. Load line calibration is a major stressor, but thats only valid with a cpu overclock. Your mobo and cpu non overclockable so just any basic combination will do

 

[29Leap]

ok thank all.
but this board is of good quality i suppose? or any other that has a better quality. hard to rma motherboard very troublesome

 

[FatalityV]

hi all.
im looking at which motherboard to get and not so sure about it.
is msi h97 pc mate a good choice?
it is at 281 dollars with the i3 4160 processor as i see from the pcthemes price list.
any other board to recommend? using for web gaming only. but power on around 15-17 hour a day so i scared the motherboard will overheat.

Bought a H97 PC Mate for my sister.
Same as you, do light gaming, like Sims 3.

paired with an i3 and 560ti.

Very nice motherboard, quite stable, no crashes

 

[-Synchronicity-]

ok thank all.
but this board is of good quality i suppose? or any other that has a better quality. hard to rma motherboard very troublesome

Nowadays, all mobos build quality is about the same. It's not as though a $500 mobo will not have any chance of failure and a $100 mobo will fail with just a day's usage. It all depends on your luck.

Just spend on features which you need will do.

 

[29Leap]

Bought a H97 PC Mate for my sister.
Same as you, do light gaming, like Sims 3.

paired with an i3 and 560ti.

Very nice motherboard, quite stable, no crashes

hi what psu u used for ur sister computer?

im looking at the seasonic g 450w psu. not sure isit ok. using with i3 and gtx 750ti gpu only. any1 can give their opinion?

 

[daniel798]

hi what psu u used for ur sister computer?

im looking at the seasonic g 450w psu. not sure isit ok. using with i3 and gtx 750ti gpu only. any1 can give their opinion?

Seasonic is a good brand and theres more than sufficient to power your setup

 

[FatalityV]

hi what psu u used for ur sister computer?

im looking at the seasonic g 450w psu. not sure isit ok. using with i3 and gtx 750ti gpu only. any1 can give their opinion?

Recycled my 2 years old cm 500w.