Need a new Motherboard?

[mehul]

Hello,I wanted to upgrade my motherboard for the upcoming Bulldozer series.
Currently I am having a AMD Phenom II 945 Black Edition,Coolermaster 500W,and will be buying G-SKILL 4GB DDR3 1600MHz.So my budget is around $250.

I have thought about this but still confused though,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509

 

[StrangleHold]

Hello,I wanted to upgrade my motherboard for the upcoming Bulldozer series.
Currently I am having a AMD Phenom II 945 Black Edition,Coolermaster 500W,and will be buying G-SKILL 4GB DDR3 1600MHz.So my budget is around $250.

I have thought about this but still confused though,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128509

Good board.

Or even the UD3 for 20 bucks cheaper.

 

[jonnyp11]

link the exact psu as some aren't recomendable and others are. also could probably link the ram too so we can see if there's any faster for similar price.

 

[mehul]

Thanks for the reply,
Here is the ram
http://cgi.ebay.in/Gskill-Ripjaws-Single-Slot-4GB-DDR3-1600-MHZ-RAM-Memory-/160626940070?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item25661c98a6#ht_2451wt_905

The PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

 

[jonnyp11]

those are decent i guess, some of the others will tell you more definitively.

 

[Benny Boy]

Thanks for the reply,
Here is the ram
http://cgi.ebay.in/Gskill-Ripjaws-S...tDomain_203&hash=item25661c98a6#ht_2451wt_905

The PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

The memory will run much better in dual channel.
Like http://cgi.ebay.in/G-Skill-Ripjaws-F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM-2Gx2-DDR3-1600MHz-/250863096514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item3a689b12c2


Don't use that Cooler Master Powr supply. Asking for trouble.
If you've already bought it, consider returning/selling it and get Seasonic/XFX/Silverstone/Antec/Corsiar/PC Power & Cooling.

 

[mehul]

The memory will run much better in dual channel.
Like http://cgi.ebay.in/G-Skill-Ripjaws-F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM-2Gx2-DDR3-1600MHz-/250863096514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item3a689b12c2


Don't use that Cooler Master Powr supply. Asking for trouble.
If you've already bought it, consider returning/selling it and get Seasonic/XFX/Silverstone/Antec/Corsiar/PC Power & Cooling.

I would consider that Ram,but I already own the PSU,its 1year old.Well I am confused between the Gigabyte 990fxa UD3 and UD5,I am thinking weather to save money and buy a case too,is the UD5 that worth?

 

[Benny Boy]

I already own the PSU,its 1year old.

What video card?

 

[mehul]

What video card?

XFX GTS 250 1GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150439

 

[Benny Boy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...28-514^13-128-514-TS,13-128-509^13-128-509-TS

 

[StrangleHold]

Well I am confused between the Gigabyte 990fxa UD3 and UD5,I am thinking weather to save money and buy a case too,is the UD5 that worth?

The biggest difference is the PCIe slot layout. Both have a 8+2 power phase setup, but the UD5/7 have alittle better chokes and driver mosfets instead of driver IC and mosfet . But with a 8+2 setup, it really should not make much difference. Really if your not planing on running Crossfire or SLI the GA-970A-UD3 or even if you are the GA-990XA-UD3. Both have 8+2 setup and the same chokes as the UD3

 

[mihir]

He has an AM2+ CPU.
He has a 940 not 945.He wrote it wrong.
An AM2+ CPU won't work with the AM3+ board(If I am not wrong).

 

[mehul]

Ya my bad,maybe now I need a AM3 socket cpu too.
But anyways thanks guys.