Are mobo's really important in a PC?

FutureProof

FutureProof

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I'm making a new PC and ive already picked out the nvidia 8800gts 512 mb graphics card for it with the help of the guys from the graphics card thread. Now I'm looking for a mobo that will suit the graphics card well and it'll also be able to handle a dual core CPU of some kind. I prefer Intel over AMD since Ithink Intel is just better :), any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
 
FutureProof said:
I'm making a new PC and ive already picked out the nvidia 8800gts 512 mb graphics card for it with the help of the guys from the graphics card thread. Now I'm looking for a mobo that will suit the graphics card well and it'll also be able to handle a dual core CPU of some kind. I prefer Intel over AMD since Ithink Intel is just better :), any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
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yes,Motherboards are very important if you are concerned with upgrading or if you are into heavy gaming aspects.

If you are one of those that buys a new computer every two years,,,then no its not a big deal.
 
Yea mobos come in handy when Ocing, a good $70+ mobo should do the trick. im not qued up on INTEL, but ASUS, Biostar, ECS, Are all wellknown companies. For a dual core, u want to look for mobos that support socket 775 and another socket number which im not to sure of off the top of my head. But for AMD, u need am2 socket for a dual core.
 
FutureProof said:
I'm making a new PC and ive already picked out the nvidia 8800gts 512 mb graphics card for it with the help of the guys from the graphics card thread. Now I'm looking for a mobo that will suit the graphics card well and it'll also be able to handle a dual core CPU of some kind. I prefer Intel over AMD since Ithink Intel is just better :), any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
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Are you planing on running SLI later on- Do you plan on upgrading to a Quad 45nm. later and do you plan on overclocking? Can pick out a better board after this is known.
 
I would like to learn to overclock eventually and I really dont see a reason to SLI unless the game is extremely graphics dependent but I still think 1 8800gts would be enough? Quad 45nm is definetly in my agenda later on in the years. I'm looking for an extremely upgradeable mobo that'll last me for a long time. I've been looking and Im leaning towards a socket 775 mobo, I also heard that ASUS makes good mobos.
 
FutureProof said:
I would like to learn to overclock eventually and I really dont see a reason to SLI unless the game is extremely graphics dependent but I still think 1 8800gts would be enough? Quad 45nm is definetly in my agenda later on in the years. I'm looking for an extremely upgradeable mobo that'll last me for a long time. I've been looking and Im leaning towards a socket 775 mobo, I also heard that ASUS makes good mobos.
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ASUS does make good ones.I really like Gigabyte.
 
While the points are all valid, I think every single one of them missed the boat. The most important function of a motherboard is stability and reliability. Some are far better at that than others.
 
a GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4L would be an awesome board to use, they are extremely overclockable and support dual core 45nm processors, and 65nm quad cores. (only the x38 and x48 board support the quad core 45nm's, and they always cost more then 220 dollars)
 
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is the only difference between a micro and regular mobo size?
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An standard ATX has more room for expansion than a micro ATX.
Get a good motherboard that you can expand and can support the newer technologies so you don't have to replace the mobo when you want to upgrade other components like the cpu or ram.
 
FutureProof said:
I would like to learn to overclock eventually and I really dont see a reason to SLI unless the game is extremely graphics dependent but I still think 1 8800gts would be enough? Quad 45nm is definetly in my agenda later on in the years. I'm looking for an extremely upgradeable mobo that'll last me for a long time. I've been looking and Im leaning towards a socket 775 mobo, I also heard that ASUS makes good mobos.
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1 8800GTS works just fine
 
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