Whats a good cheap motherboard.

curtains · 04-18-2007, 10:14 AM

OK so im looking for something low - mid range motherboard, building computer for my brother. I'm not too good in this feld as i only usually go for high end mother boards

I'm looking at the P5N-E SLI at the moment, I'm looking for something around that price. I live in New Zealand so its around $150 - $200 NZD, 74c(NZD) to a $1(USD),

would like one for AM2 and LGA775 thanks, needs onboard LAN and sound, sata2 support, firewire, 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI-E(I'm sure 99.99% of new motherboards have these)

curtains · 04-18-2007, 10:20 AM

the GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 looks good heard alota ppl like it.

wizle · 04-18-2007, 01:09 PM

I had no problems with mine. Totally upgradeable. Prices are dropping the, 22nd,on CPU's

Buy-it PC · 04-18-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by curtains

the GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 looks good heard alota ppl like it.

Being you picked the 775 Intel mobo, what is it with the AMD? Are you still looking for that one still? Or is it just a search for an alternative?

Jet · 04-18-2007, 05:46 PM

You might consider the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 if you don't have as many funds.

Kornowski · 04-18-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jet

You might consider the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 if you don't have as many funds.

I ordered that board and it arrived today, and I have to say to quality is fantastic!

NJNETSFAN · 04-18-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

I ordered that board and it arrived today, and I have to say to quality is fantastic!

May I ask where you ordered it from and what revision did you get(should be 2.0 or 3.3). I'm Looking into that board, but only the rev 3.3 can support 1333 FSB and I want that on the board I pick out.

Kornowski · 04-18-2007, 07:50 PM

Yeah sure, it's this one:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...gig-965ps3&P=1

I'm not sure what the revision is, where would I find that out?
On the box it says it can support 1333FSB, so I guess it's the 3.3 v

curtains · 04-18-2007, 10:33 PM

Yea I'm still looking for a AM2 board, I really dn't mind which way i go.

curtains · 04-18-2007, 10:41 PM

ok i was just having a look at the DS3 today and theres a few different versions... which one is best or whateva ...

Gigabyte GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P
Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3, Intel G965
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 Express
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P, P965 ATX

04-18-2007, 10:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
curtains Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aucklnd, New Zealnd Age: 19 Posts: 378	Whats a good cheap motherboard. OK so im looking for something low - mid range motherboard, building computer for my brother. I'm not too good in this feld as i only usually go for high end mother boards I'm looking at the P5N-E SLI at the moment, I'm looking for something around that price. I live in New Zealand so its around $150 - $200 NZD, 74c(NZD) to a $1(USD), would like one for AM2 and LGA775 thanks, needs onboard LAN and sound, sata2 support, firewire, 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI-E(I'm sure 99.99% of new motherboards have these) __________________ ASUS P5W DH deluxe E6400 OC to 3.2ghz fsb 400 1:1 ratio Albatron Gefroce 7900GTX 512mb ram Aspacer 1gig ram ddr2 800 3 250gig hdd LG 18x duel layer etc DVD writer. 20" CRT monitor Hyena 500w PSU

04-18-2007, 10:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
curtains Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aucklnd, New Zealnd Age: 19 Posts: 378	the GIGABYTE 965P-DS3 looks good heard alota ppl like it. __________________ ASUS P5W DH deluxe E6400 OC to 3.2ghz fsb 400 1:1 ratio Albatron Gefroce 7900GTX 512mb ram Aspacer 1gig ram ddr2 800 3 250gig hdd LG 18x duel layer etc DVD writer. 20" CRT monitor Hyena 500w PSU

04-18-2007, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
wizle Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Age: 67 Posts: 416	I had no problems with mine. Totally upgradeable. Prices are dropping the, 22nd,on CPU's __________________ Cooler Master Centurion Gigabyte DS3 rev3.3 E6400 G.Skill 2 Gigs Radeon X1300 Xclio 450W 19" Princeton CRT I am no longer responsible for my actions or deeds...I'm retired

04-18-2007, 05:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,286	You might consider the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 if you don't have as many funds. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

04-18-2007, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,068	Yeah sure, it's this one: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...gig-965ps3&P=1 I'm not sure what the revision is, where would I find that out? On the box it says it can support 1333FSB, so I guess it's the 3.3 v __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) 3DMark06: 11,500 Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

04-18-2007, 10:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
curtains Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aucklnd, New Zealnd Age: 19 Posts: 378	Yea I'm still looking for a AM2 board, I really dn't mind which way i go. __________________ ASUS P5W DH deluxe E6400 OC to 3.2ghz fsb 400 1:1 ratio Albatron Gefroce 7900GTX 512mb ram Aspacer 1gig ram ddr2 800 3 250gig hdd LG 18x duel layer etc DVD writer. 20" CRT monitor Hyena 500w PSU

04-18-2007, 10:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
curtains Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aucklnd, New Zealnd Age: 19 Posts: 378	ok i was just having a look at the DS3 today and theres a few different versions... which one is best or whateva ... Gigabyte GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3, Intel G965 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 Express Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P, P965 ATX __________________ ASUS P5W DH deluxe E6400 OC to 3.2ghz fsb 400 1:1 ratio Albatron Gefroce 7900GTX 512mb ram Aspacer 1gig ram ddr2 800 3 250gig hdd LG 18x duel layer etc DVD writer. 20" CRT monitor Hyena 500w PSU

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