I’m just wondering what you folks think is the best Motherboard for WoW. There are so many and it’s hard to pick.
tbh I didn’t know there was a huge difference O.o I’m ready to learn
A potato or better. Really, pretty much any motherboard will likely work.
These responses aren’t helpful at all.
Get an Asus rog or better
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Well how can i explain it? 
Motherboard is what houses your Ethernet/Wireless networking, Usb Plugs, your ram, how many slots it has, the max, as well the speed of being compatible with, and most importantly, your CPU and it’s cooler.
Take my CPU for example, it’s an AMD FX 6300, and it’s running off a very old motherboard from 2011. Meaning i can’t just buy an AMD Ryzen 7 or something and plop it on there, i have to find a motherboard that is compatible with the CPU i want. (This doesn’t mean you have to buy another computer to get another motherboard. Anything can be swapped out and in)
For building your own PC or looking for what’s compatible, i use PCpartspicker.
Here’s for example the list of CPU’s that is compatible with the motherboard i have: [Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard]
The highest option i have in terms of core clock speed is a AMD FX-4320.
The highest in terms of cores is AMD FX-8300.
Suffice to say, all the options i have are AMD
I bet that goes over the OP’s head. I bet he means graphics card.
You don’t upgrade motherboard with out asking what RAM and CPU you should also be upgrading at the same time.
but Maybe he just wants an M2 SSD capable Mobo. Highly recommended
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While various motherboards have different features, the first thing you need to ask yourself is which CPU is the best. Then you can narrow down your motherboard.
As for the CPU, go with the CPU which can reach the highest clock speed.
After you’ve chosen your CPU, you’ll know which socket.
Then you can choose a motherboard compatible with that socket.
PCPartPicker is great for the narrowing down part, since it filters motherboards by compatibility with the CPU you’ve chosen.
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I’m looking at the Intel Core i7-10700K or maybe the Core i5 10600k. I want it to be LGA1200. And it needs to support NVME, although I think most new motherboards do probably.
Z490… kind of overkill for wow though.
Only ever buy Z boards for Intel. So 10th gen is Z490.
You can get B or X boards for AMD. So B450/B550 or X470/570, with the 500 series supporting PCIE4.
Absolutely get a Z490 - look up individual motherboards for their VRM quality.
How big is your case?
m-ATX, ATX, E-ATX etc.
WoW is a CPU hog, so if the OP can afford it, I’d say go for it.
By buying a 10700k now, the OP probably won’t need to upgrade his/her PC again when the next expansion launches.
To be honest, any mobo that can support the most recent generation of CPU should do just fine. Your motherboard capabilities, while significant, aren’t super-noticeable for raw gaming and graphics performance. You’ll get more mileage out of your GPU/CPU. Toss in 8-16 GB of RAM depending on budget and secondary needs for the machine and you’ll probably be okay.
It’s an ATX case. I think I want a Fractal Design Define R5 but it’s hard to find in white.
Pick your CPU first, then find a MOBO that it fits with the ports you want and the size you want.
CPU is always first.
Disagree - using a non-Z board for Intel limits RAM frequency significantly (even on non-K chips) and limits overclocking on K chips.
Since we’re in the era of high-core count CPUs, lower end B and H series boards are more likely to have poor quality VRM and will throttle even stock 8-core chips sometimes.
AMD - B and X series boards are all you need to overclock both RAM and CPU, but they have a very large variance of VRM quality and therefore, will determine actual CPU frequency.
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This review video probably is going to help.
Its on the Gamers Nexus channel and reviewed by Buildzoid. (they’re very reputable)
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YES
Tech Jesus and Buildzoid are legit
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