How much does a mobo affect gaming performance. For example i have an AMD AM2 3500+ 7600gt 1gb Corsair ddr2667 ASUS M2NPV-VM 6150 nf4 430 My mobo is an onboard vga, basic platform thing. What actual difference in game performance would there be between that and say a Asus M2N-E nForce 570 Ultra MCP Motherboard with the same other hardware.
In actuality, most people think of 3 things that affect gaming performance (processor/memory/video card), but there are other factors that play small roles. These include Power Supplies, Hard Drive fragmentation (as well as Page File fragmentation), and motherboards. Most people do not pay as much attention to these as they don't yield as large of a performance increase, but if you know what you are doing they could cause a significant benefit. Given the other two things are okay, motherboards are the remaining factor that could really cause a last burst of performance where you might need it. Think of it this way, finding data is like going through a maze. Motherboards have different logic systems that proportion how well it can transfer data to the different parts of the computer. The better the management, the faster it finds its way to the finish - this amount is usually small in comparison to other motherboards at the time. But this is just one variable a motherboard plays straight out of the box. Another, which gamers and enthusiasts are usually more concerned about is how well it can overclock. A motherboards ability to handle speed and heat past it's shelf (stock) ability is really a crucial role that could cause an impact on the actual capability of your system. In general though, it's usually not worth it to upgrade the mobo for speed. You generally will upgrade the mobo for whatever its south bridge might have. For instance, another PCI slot or SATA connections.
If you got a new mobo (and a graphics card to go with it) you would see a huge increase in gaming performace. Practically any dedicated graphics card can out perform onboard graphics. If your current mobo has an AGP or PCIe slot you are sorted, no need to get another mobo.
i agree, onboard grfx are crap (perfomance wise) but before you rush out and buy a new grfx card you need to check your mobo manual, this can tell you info about your mobo, if this is your mobo, then you already have 16X PCIe slot
I thought the question was about motherboard chipsets and not graphics cards or controllers? We all get off topic in this forum Though, what they're saying is true about vid cards, I have seen onboard graphics perform quite nicely. The problem with integrated graphic cards is that they usually share your ram, which could be slower - not to mention that people usually don't buy enough to support graphics and system resources, making the computer rely on your hard drive's page file. Again as they say, you'll see a better improvement from getting a video card then purchasing a motherboard with a new chipset (unless your motherboard is really dated, which it is not).
i have a 7600gt, its pci-e x16 i have an skt am2 3500+ All i was asking is wheather an average mobo like mine is droping fps rates. I shud have made myself clearer. Is there a big diference in gaming performance between between the nf4 and nf5 series. And likewise between nf570 and nf590 chipsets.
I thought thats what you were asking at first. There will be some difference, but not too much to be concerned about.
