Mobo Reccomendations

[Mango_Assassin]

hi guys, need help with finding a new mobo feeling slightly overwhelmed, something thatll support an i5 750 onwards and i7’s (if possible) and has 6 ddr3 channels capable of 1333mhz upwards. thanks. :retard:

not to pricey either guys i looked at gigabyte ones but theres so many to choose from.

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its going in my antec 300 so ATX

[CTID]

Why do you keep making new threads? You could just have easily asked this question in your BIOS thread.

[Mango_Assassin]

@CTID

Why do you keep making new threads? You could just have easily asked this question in your BIOS thread.

sorry if that upsets you, im not thinking quiet straight tbh atm been pumped on caffine for days with about 3 hours sleep…

got any reccomendations though dude?

[rorriMAesU]

I can only recommend from personal experience but Gigabyte boards are generally pretty solid. I can also recommend Asus. In the past I have had problems with Abit boards. Unfortunately I am not quite sure which chipset to recommend as I am unfamiliar with the current generation, but you’ll most likely want P55.

Which model will be up to your demands. Do you plan to OC? SLI or crossfire support? etc. I own and can recommend the P45 version of this board:
https://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3163

edit: It only has 4 memory DIMMS however. How many gigs do you currently have? Perhaps you should get larger density RAM if possible.

[sersoft]

ASUS ASUS ASUS

I bought my first ASUS mobo in 03, it had 4 different owners, outlived 2 CPU’s, at least 8 ram sticks, like 10 hard drives, 3 video cards and survived 2 dead PSU’s and every part of the board still works perfectly.

[Brother_Shrike]

You’re not getting 6 channels of DDR3 anywhere. If you mean triple channel, which I’m sure you do, then that’s 1366 exclusive and you won’t be getting that with an i5.

If you’re at all interested in i7, go 1366 and not 1156 because the 1156 (8xx series) i7s all suck compared to the 1366 (9xx series) i7s.

Honestly the only reason for 1156 is the i5, although it is a pretty good reason.

[rorriMAesU]

I think he already has the i5

[eternalness]

@sersoft

ASUS ASUS ASUS

I bought my first ASUS mobo in 03, it had 4 different owners, outlived 2 CPU’s, at least 8 ram sticks, like 10 hard drives, 3 video cards and survived 2 dead PSU’s and every part of the board still works perfectly.

This

I started out with an ASUS P5E as my first mobo and I loved it. Im currently using an ASUS Rampage II Extreme and its taken everything i’ve thrown at it, including a leak in my water cooling, without even breaking a sweat. I have a couple of friends with ASUS boards too and they love it. ASUS boards are great for overclocking too.

[Mango_Assassin]

Found

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

[rorriMAesU]

Gigabyte’s UD3R boards are good and stable, like I mentioned I have a Q6600 @3.6 on an EP45-UD3R.

Which processor are you planning to use? Are you going to OC?

[Mango_Assassin]

@rorriMAesU

Gigabyte’s UD3R boards are good and stable, like I mentioned I have a Q6600 @3.6 on an EP45-UD3R.

Which processor are you planning to use? Are you going to OC?

Whoa, yeah sorry i didnt update, i changed im buying a 1366 socket CPU now most likely the

Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

i7 930

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel

and most likely this gpu:

XFX/ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB PCI-E 2.0 HDMI/Dual-Link DVI/DisplayPort Graphics Card
my gpu is on a bit of a lower budget atm.

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ive heard theres not much difference between 930 and 920, apparently 920’soc nicer, also a £40 saving, 930s have x1 more multiplyer.

[BaTz281]

@Brother Shrike

You’re not getting 6 channels of DDR3 anywhere. If you mean triple channel, which I’m sure you do, then that’s 1366 exclusive and you won’t be getting that with an i5.

If you’re at all interested in i7, go 1366 and not 1156 because the 1156 (8xx series) i7s all suck compared to the 1366 (9xx series) i7s.

Honestly the only reason for 1156 is the i5, although it is a pretty good reason.

Quoted for truth.

And this is just my opinion, but it seems odd that you’re potentially spending $240US on a motherboard, $280US on the processor, and $190US on memory, but going with a $150US videocard. If you can manage a bit more in the GPU budget, you could swing a 5830, and if you are planning to upgrade in the very near future you could just drop $30US on like a GeForce 5xxx series to carry you until you can get a 5850 or something. Unless, of course, you don’t truly need a powerful GPU, then ignore everything I said

As for 920 vs. 930, from my research the 930 has higher base clock (additional multiplier) and overclocks a bit worse than the 920 (pretty much what you mentioned), but on NewEgg the price difference is only $9US.

[eternalness]

Edit: Fuck misread something, disregard this post.

[Mango_Assassin]

@BaTz281

Quoted for truth.

And this is just my opinion, but it seems odd that you’re potentially spending $240US on a motherboard, $280US on the processor, and $190US on memory, but going with a $150US videocard. If you can manage a bit more in the GPU budget, you could swing a 5830, and if you are planning to upgrade in the very near future you could just drop $30US on like a GeForce 5xxx series to carry you until you can get a 5850 or something. Unless, of course, you don’t truly need a powerful GPU, then ignore everything I said

As for 920 vs. 930, from my research the 930 has higher base clock (additional multiplier) and overclocks a bit worse than the 920 (pretty much what you mentioned), but on NewEgg the price difference is only $9US.

Cheers bud, in the uk it seems there is roughly a $60 price gap, £40.
so i can pay £179.99 for a i7 920 D0 step. or £220 for 930 (it appears 920 is alot freindlier by overclockers etc) as for the GPU dude, i think thatd be a good idea, just wait out until i can get a nicer graphics card. would be easier on the bill atm until i get paid and can splash a bit more out.