whats the better board for medium gaming..

[cadar21]

hey guys i have 2 similar mid boards that i want to do some mid gaming
mostly to play Starcraft 2 ...wich would you recommend I use in my system...
1...Biostar_ A55MLV FM1 Motherboard
With_ ad33000jz22gx AMD A4-Series A4-3300
32nm Llano 65W ---2 x 512KB L2 Cache
AMD Radeon HD 6410D

2..MSI - 880GM-E43 AM3
with _ADX620WFK42GI - AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus Quad-Core 2.6GHz
95W Processor

Raidmaxx Sagitta Case
my ps+ is an Antec Earthwatts --500d
vd card..--AMD Radeon HD 7350 (1024 MB) -- 64bit
Kingston 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM

Im stuck on stupid on deciding which one to use...Can you guys help...

also should i use my Vid card or the integrated one on the mb... which i think might give better performance..???

[Uranium-235]

Re: whats the better board for medium gaming..

<since you're using an external video card>

The Athlon X4 beats the shit out of the 3300. If you're looking for price/mark as far as processing power is concerned (since you're using an external video card) intel beats amd.

A celeron G1820 is $44, with 2852 marks
An A6-5400k FM2 is the same price with 2137

APU scores are different story, AMD tends to win, but since you're using a seperate video card, CPU scores are what matter

The X4-620 marks 2974 is average about $100
The i3-4160 marks 5024 is about $120 (talk about bang for your buck)!

here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117447

And it looks like you're willing to spend about $100 on a motherboard. You can get a wonderful Z97 motherboard (all nichicon polymers)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130780

[Stefan Payne]

Re: whats the better board for medium gaming..

intel beats amd.

Not always...
Especially in the lower price range, Intel isn't that good. And AMD not that bad...

A celeron G1820 is $44, with 2852 marks
An A6-5400k FM2 is the same price with 2137

Both are just Dual Cores. Wouldn't by a dual core for gaming anymore!!

CPU scores are what matter

NOT
Because the performance of the CPU depends on the programs he uses.
If they are massively parallel, AMD isn't that bad...

The X4-620 marks 2974 is average about $100
The i3-4160 marks 5024 is about $120 (talk about bang for your buck)!

Who buys a X4-620 anymore?!
You'd buy an Athlon X4 740-760(K) or an X4-840 or 860K.
The Athlon X4 620 is a propus core -> Phenom 2 without L3 cache.
That thing is a couple of years old (was introduced around 2009).
Don't you think it's a bit unfair to not mention the age of the CPU and compare it to a modern processor?!

And it looks like you're willing to spend about $100 on a motherboard. You can get a wonderful Z97 motherboard (all nichicon polymers)

...and why not even buy a Z170?
Or take a look at what AMD has to offer...


Anyway:
It makes more sense to spend more money on the CPU than the board.
A Celeron G1820 on a Z97 Board is just bullshit. Does not make sense at all...

You'd spend most of the money on the CPU as the CPU gives you more performance. The Board just some features you may not need or can not use.
A Z97 Board is only worth it, if you have an unlocked K-CPU.

[cadar21]

Re: whats the better board for medium gaming..

thanks for the info.. but i think you guys went on a different path....
i already own these two boards an cpus i just wanted to know which option is better...
an should i use my vid card or not...

i mean should i use my biostar board or the MSI... Should i use the integrated vid card or my own vid card.. thats where i need advice...
my vid card is a hd 7750 1gig but its a mem band with 64bit...
the msi an biostar vid cards are 512ddr3 with 128bit... i think thats what they have not sure at this moment.....an with more memory the vid card mem will increase...??

i run win 7....

[Uranium-235]

Re: whats the better board for medium gaming..

the 6410 has more GPU power (its APU, not motherboard based) and more power than the video card. but its still pretty low. Not sure it can run hybrid crossfire

the motherboard with the 880 has a Radeon 4250 and its pretty low.

[Uranium-235]

Re: whats the better board for medium gaming..

Not always...
Especially in the lower price range, Intel isn't that good. And AMD not that bad...


Both are just Dual Cores. Wouldn't by a dual core for gaming anymore!!



NOT
Because the performance of the CPU depends on the programs he uses.
If they are massively parallel, AMD isn't that bad...


Who buys a X4-620 anymore?!
You'd buy an Athlon X4 740-760(K) or an X4-840 or 860K.
The Athlon X4 620 is a propus core -> Phenom 2 without L3 cache.
That thing is a couple of years old (was introduced around 2009).
Don't you think it's a bit unfair to not mention the age of the CPU and compare it to a modern processor?!



...and why not even buy a Z170?
Or take a look at what AMD has to offer...


Anyway:
It makes more sense to spend more money on the CPU than the board.
A Celeron G1820 on a Z97 Board is just bullshit. Does not make sense at all...

You'd spend most of the money on the CPU as the CPU gives you more performance. The Board just some features you may not need or can not use.
A Z97 Board is only worth it, if you have an unlocked K-CPU.

I was talking about the i3 on the z97 board, but yeah I see some mid-range FM2's do beat the i3 and surrounding cpus