Motherboard.

2007-02-25 08:57:43

#1

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

Can you guys please tell me which motherboard is the very best at the moment. The full name please.
Karma awaits.

I think I found something decent:

1.450£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a asus p5w dh deluxe I975x s-775

ram is 2gb pc6400 800mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

what about this.

Last edited by stef10 (2007-02-28 12:15:30)

2007-02-25 08:58:54

#2

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7170|67.222.138.85

We need way more information than that. Intel or AMD, how many pcix16 slots, how much supported RAM, pc or server, come on.

2007-02-25 08:58:59

#3

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

For what CPU?

I'd say the best overall is the Asus Striker Extreme 680i board. But it's not that simple.

2007-02-25 09:04:49

#4

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

OKay normal computer. Core2duo processor supported. atleast 4gb supported. Also needs to run a dx10 card.

2007-02-25 09:08:40

#5

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

stef10 wrote:
OKay normal computer. Core2duo processor supported. atleast 4gb supported. Also needs to run a dx10 card.

What features do you need the board to have?

Virtually all boards support 4GB of RAM and there are A LOT of C2D compatible 775 boards out there with 16x PCIe slots. Will you be running SLI? Will you be using onboard audio or a sound card? Will you be overclocking? The list goes on and on.

2007-02-25 09:10:51

#6

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

Damn so hard.

OKay, no I wont be running sli. I want a soundcard, and no overclocking.

2007-02-25 09:43:20

#7

Cookie.VXT: Bringer Of Cookies.; +178|6899|UK

just because its the most expensive doesnt mean its going to be the best

need more info

like do you want nForce chip

how many PCIx

are you going to RAID your HDD's

2007-02-25 09:47:59

#8

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

stef10 wrote:
Damn so hard.

OKay, no I wont be running sli. I want a soundcard, and no overclocking.

OK. In that case I'd go with an Intel 975X chipset from a decent manufacturer like Asus or Intel.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-02-25 09:52:13)

2007-02-25 13:02:51

#9

cospengle: Member; +140|6951|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
Damn so hard.

OKay, no I wont be running sli. I want a soundcard, and no overclocking.
OK. In that case I'd go with an Intel 975X chipset from a decent manufacturer like Asus or Intel.

Is that because he wants a sound card? I'm getting a MSI 975X Platinum Powerup Edition, it has onboard sound and also supports SLI (but only in 8x mode) and OCing.

After I ordered it I found out it got the Tom's Hardware editors choise award (not that I know what that means, but it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside).

It's very difficult to choose the right motherboard since there are so many options. I don't know if the one I chose would be considered the "very best", but it will do everything I need it to do (and do it well hopefully). It's a bit pricey though.

2007-02-25 13:27:52

#10

<BoTM>J_Aero: Qualified Expert; +62|6929|Melbourne - Home of Football

There is no single "very best motherboard" but for extreme gaming, something using the 680i chipset will set you on the right path.

2007-02-26 04:42:30

#11

B00MH3ADSH0T: Fresh NoobCaeks Here; +118|6854|Penrith,Nsw, Aus

I use a gigabyte DS3 its pretty good if your going intel c2d, 965P chipset.

2007-02-26 07:21:50

#12

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

cospengle wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
Damn so hard.

OKay, no I wont be running sli. I want a soundcard, and no overclocking.
OK. In that case I'd go with an Intel 975X chipset from a decent manufacturer like Asus or Intel.
Is that because he wants a sound card? I'm getting a MSI 975X Platinum Powerup Edition, it has onboard sound and also supports SLI (but only in 8x mode) and OCing.

After I ordered it I found out it got the Tom's Hardware editors choise award (not that I know what that means, but it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside).

It's very difficult to choose the right motherboard since there are so many options. I don't know if the one I chose would be considered the "very best", but it will do everything I need it to do (and do it well hopefully). It's a bit pricey though.

No, very little to do with soundcard. That's really the least relevant bit of info, I just wanted to know if he'd be interested in something with fancier onboard sound (like the Asus Striker Extreme 680i board which has DTS connect on it - DTS FTW).

MSI boards always seem to perform well, but I've had too many issues with MSI stuff breaking to be recommending it to anyone.

2007-02-26 20:43:48

#13

claor: Member; +39|6878|Australia

cospengle wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
Damn so hard.

OKay, no I wont be running sli. I want a soundcard, and no overclocking.
OK. In that case I'd go with an Intel 975X chipset from a decent manufacturer like Asus or Intel.
Is that because he wants a sound card? I'm getting a MSI 975X Platinum Powerup Edition, it has onboard sound and also supports SLI (but only in 8x mode) and OCing.

After I ordered it I found out it got the Tom's Hardware editors choise award (not that I know what that means, but it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside).

It's very difficult to choose the right motherboard since there are so many options. I don't know if the one I chose would be considered the "very best", but it will do everything I need it to do (and do it well hopefully). It's a bit pricey though.

i have the MSI 975X power up edition. its great...
and i recommended it to cospengle
A really nice mobo..

2007-02-26 22:15:21

#14

cospengle: Member; +140|6951|Armidale, NSW, Australia

claor wrote:
i have the MSI 975X power up edition. its great...
and i recommended it to cospengle
A really nice mobo..

And it much be pretty popular since the shop I bought in from had it on backorder for the past 3 weeks. But apparently they got it in today so I should have it soon! w00t!!

2007-02-27 08:44:01

#15

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

Okay I found a computer that cost 1.400£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a bfg nvidia 680i slis-775

ram is 2gb 533mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

2007-02-27 09:18:45

#16

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7220|Hell, p.o box 666

stef10 wrote:
Okay I found a computer that cost 1.400£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a bfg nvidia 680i slis-775

ram is 2gb 533mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

you can build this thingy cheaper if you buy the whole hardware by yourself!

The bfg board isnt the best choice imo, I would suggest an Asus board.

2007-02-28 09:37:51

#17

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

Okay, what about this one.

1.400£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a asus p5w dh deluxe I975x s-775

ram is 2gb 533mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

2007-02-28 10:55:31

#18

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7031|NYC / Hamburg

that uses slow ram, get one with ddr2-800 or at least 667

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2007-02-28 11:10:31

#19

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

1.450£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a asus p5w dh deluxe I975x s-775

ram is 2gb pc6400 800mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

what about this.

Last edited by stef10 (2007-02-28 11:11:55)

2007-02-28 12:09:51

#20

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

stef10 wrote:
1.450£

specs.

intel core 2 duo e6700

board is a asus p5w dh deluxe I975x s-775

ram is 2gb pc6400 800mhz

768mb inno3d 8800gtx gddr3

Harddisc is a 320gb maxtor

what about this.

Hmmm....

Not sure about HDD.

2007-02-28 12:17:13

#21

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

But what about the rest.

2007-02-28 12:26:10

#22

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

stef10 wrote:
But what about the rest.

Looks fine. Maybe you could get a 6600 instead and focus on getting slightly better components to complement it - OCing performance is very simillar anyway.

2007-02-28 12:28:16

#23

stef10: Member; +173|6946|Denmark

But how good is that mobo.

2007-02-28 12:31:46

#24

DocZ: Member; +13|7152|Belgium

Bertster7 wrote:
For what CPU?

I'd say the best overall is the Asus Striker Extreme 680i board. But it's not that simple.

heard the striker extreme sucks...... thats why I ordered asus p5n32e-sli.....
computer store guy said he got less complaints with that one

2007-02-28 12:33:11

#25

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7045|SE London

DocZ wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
For what CPU?

I'd say the best overall is the Asus Striker Extreme 680i board. But it's not that simple.
heard the striker extreme sucks...... thats why I ordered asus p5n32e-sli.....
computer store guy said he got less complaints with that one

That was a poor decision.

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