building another system which motherboard??

gamerguy127 · Mar 1, 2009, 05:34 PM

hi all, i am building another system and i have a motherboard budget of £140 £160 if i'm pushing it, whats the best board i can get??
i have an intel proccessor so socket 775
ddr2/ddr3 dont mind which
has to be either crossfire or sli enabled
max proccessor fsb of 1333mhz/1600mhz
atx
overcklocking ability fairly good
any suggestions??

CDsDontBurn · Mar 1, 2009, 10:34 PM

is there any chipset that you like to use in particular? like an NVIDIA 780i, 790i chipset board, or something intel chipset based? like a 945, 965, 975, x38, x48 chipset?

if it were my personal system, i would go with the NVIDIA chipset motherboard. but that's only because i'm more familiar with that chipset.

Mac Daddy · Mar 1, 2009, 11:08 PM

I have had good luck with both ASUS and Gigabyte X38 boards the X48 I haven't had a chance to try out.

If you want true Crossfire with ASUS chances are very good you will have to use DDR3.

gamerguy127 · Mar 2, 2009, 07:08 PM

love asus and gigabyte make great budget boards i would now have to go for a crossfire enabled board as i got two 4650 cards so what should i go for because theres so much to choose from.

and also what on earth are mosfets??????

CDsDontBurn · Mar 2, 2009, 07:17 PM

not much an ATI x-fire guy, so i couldn't help you in that part of your MoBo search.

however, mosfets are essentially voltage regulators. they regulate the voltage going to the CPU. the more mosfets that a motherboard has, the better CPU voltage regulation the board will have. things like vdroop are less likely to occur particularly when the CPU is under stress and/or OCed. but, for more details, check it out on wiki for a good start

MOSFET - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

gamerguy127 · Mar 2, 2009, 09:12 PM

thanks for that little bit of info dunno wat kind of board to get still but this one looks good Asus M3A79-T Deluxe AMD 790FX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Just Learnin' · Mar 2, 2009, 10:27 PM

Thought you wanted a socket 775? Such as this: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Judas · Mar 2, 2009, 11:28 PM

i'd concure with the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P

gamerguy127 · Mar 2, 2009, 11:42 PM

yes i did dont no y i picked the other out, i think i'll go with that it looks good and fits in nicely with my budget thanks for your help

DJShamrock · Mar 3, 2009, 12:27 AM

I am also looking for a good DDR3 mobo right now for my rebuild. My PSU litterally blew up after 5 years and took my 1 year old Gigabyte with it.

I have used Asus and Gigabyte boards. I really do a lot of research on a great mobo before I buy cause it is the most important peice of your system.

I am going DDR3 now while it's new. Shit if my mobo died like 2 months ago and I went DDR2 I would be pissed. Thay always make better stuff AFTER you buy something.

I think I am going to get this Asus. I have read a bunch of reviews from various sites and right now it's the best.
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Oh and throwing this processor in it cause it is amazing for the $
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Processors - Desktops

CDsDontBurn · Mar 3, 2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJShamrock

Thay always make better stuff AFTER you buy something.

This is always true. this will never change in the computer industry.

Mac Daddy · Mar 3, 2009, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamerguy127

yes i did dont no y i picked the other out, i think i'll go with that it looks good and fits in nicely with my budget thanks for your help

Only issue I can see with that board is you won't get x16 speed on both PCI-E video card slots the chipset is P45 not X48. I haven't had much of a chance to look for ya but that's about what I paid for my GA-X38-DQ6 a year ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJShamrock

I am also looking for a good DDR3 mobo right now for my rebuild. My PSU litterally blew up after 5 years and took my 1 year old Gigabyte with it.

I have used Asus and Gigabyte boards. I really do a lot of research on a great mobo before I buy cause it is the most important peice of your system.

I am going DDR3 now while it's new. Shit if my mobo died like 2 months ago and I went DDR2 I would be pissed. Thay always make better stuff AFTER you buy something.

I think I am going to get this Asus. I have read a bunch of reviews from various sites and right now it's the best.
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Oh and throwing this processor in it cause it is amazing for the $
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Processors - Desktops

Been following your rebuilding as well nice choices man

Judas · Mar 3, 2009, 02:29 AM

even with 2 HD4870's in crossfire on a P45 board where each slot is limited to 8x pci-ex speeds... doesn't seem to affect the performance figures at all.

(just my own personal experience dealing with that)

Mac Daddy · Mar 3, 2009, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

even with 2 HD4870's in crossfire on a P45 board where each slot is limited to 8x pci-ex speeds... doesn't seem to affect the performance figures at all.

(just my own personal experience dealing with that)

OK thanks for the feedback and Chaos I think is trying this out as well right now. Thing is though if there is no difference in performance why have the X48 board?

Chaos · Mar 3, 2009, 03:20 AM

Well if I feel any better I will fire up XFire on an MSI P45 board and give it a look

Mac Daddy · Mar 3, 2009, 03:34 AM

Cool Bro let us know and get feeling better

Chaos · Mar 3, 2009, 10:17 AM

i ran through 3DMark 06 as a quick test and scored 18236 or roughly 700 points higher then the P35 chipset with all the same components

Mac Daddy · Mar 3, 2009, 01:24 PM

So not a significant difference then.

Mar 1, 2009, 05:34 PM	#1
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	building another system which motherboard?? hi all, i am building another system and i have a motherboard budget of £140 £160 if i'm pushing it, whats the best board i can get?? i have an intel proccessor so socket 775 ddr2/ddr3 dont mind which has to be either crossfire or sli enabled max proccessor fsb of 1333mhz/1600mhz atx overcklocking ability fairly good any suggestions?? __________________

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Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? I have had good luck with both ASUS and Gigabyte X38 boards the X48 I haven't had a chance to try out. If you want true Crossfire with ASUS chances are very good you will have to use DDR3. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 2, 2009, 07:08 PM	Thread Starter #4
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? love asus and gigabyte make great budget boards i would now have to go for a crossfire enabled board as i got two 4650 cards so what should i go for because theres so much to choose from. and also what on earth are mosfets?????? __________________

Mar 2, 2009, 07:17 PM	#5
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? not much an ATI x-fire guy, so i couldn't help you in that part of your MoBo search. however, mosfets are essentially voltage regulators. they regulate the voltage going to the CPU. the more mosfets that a motherboard has, the better CPU voltage regulation the board will have. things like vdroop are less likely to occur particularly when the CPU is under stress and/or OCed. but, for more details, check it out on wiki for a good start MOSFET - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Mar 2, 2009, 09:12 PM	Thread Starter #6
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? thanks for that little bit of info dunno wat kind of board to get still but this one looks good Asus M3A79-T Deluxe AMD 790FX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard __________________

Mar 2, 2009, 10:27 PM	#7
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? Thought you wanted a socket 775? Such as this: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Mar 2, 2009, 11:42 PM	Thread Starter #9
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? yes i did dont no y i picked the other out, i think i'll go with that it looks good and fits in nicely with my budget thanks for your help __________________

Mar 3, 2009, 12:27 AM	#10
DJShamrock DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tennessee but from NY Posts: 206 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? I am also looking for a good DDR3 mobo right now for my rebuild. My PSU litterally blew up after 5 years and took my 1 year old Gigabyte with it. I have used Asus and Gigabyte boards. I really do a lot of research on a great mobo before I buy cause it is the most important peice of your system. I am going DDR3 now while it's new. Shit if my mobo died like 2 months ago and I went DDR2 I would be pissed. Thay always make better stuff AFTER you buy something. I think I am going to get this Asus. I have read a bunch of reviews from various sites and right now it's the best. Newegg.com - ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards Oh and throwing this processor in it cause it is amazing for the $ Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Processors - Desktops __________________ My rap group. http://www.myspace.com/waxingpoetix

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Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? Well if I feel any better I will fire up XFire on an MSI P45 board and give it a look

Mar 3, 2009, 03:34 AM	#16
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? Cool Bro let us know and get feeling better __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 3, 2009, 10:17 AM	#17
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? i ran through 3DMark 06 as a quick test and scored 18236 or roughly 700 points higher then the P35 chipset with all the same components

Mar 3, 2009, 01:24 PM	#18
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: building another system which motherboard?? So not a significant difference then. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen