Whats a good cheap motherboard.

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curtains

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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)
 
Kornowski said:
I ordered that board and it arrived today, and I have to say to quality is fantastic!
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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.
 
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
 
curtains said:
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
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Okay, let's look at the third one down from your list.

Specification

* Mfr Part Number: GA-965P-DS3
* CPU: LGA775 support Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core/ Core 2 Duo /Pentium D Processors; FSB 1333/066/800/533MHz
* Chipset: Intel P965 Express & ICH8 + GIGABYTE SATAII controller
* Memory: 4x 240pin DDR2-800/667/533 DIMMs, Dual Channel, Upto 8GB
* Slots: 1x PCI Express x16 slot; 3x PCI Express x1 slots; 3x PCI slots
* IDE/SATA: 1x ATA-133 channel, 2x SATA2 ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD (GIGABYTE SATAII controller); 4x SATA2 ports (Intel ICH8)
* Audio: Realtek ALC883 8-Channel Audio Code
* LAN: Marvel 8053 Gigabit LAN Controller
* Ports: 10x USB2.0 ports (4 rear, 6 by headers); 2x PS/2 ports; 1x SPDIF Out; 1x Parallel port; 1x Serial port; 1x RJ-45 port; Audio I/O jacks
* Form Factor: ATX, 305 x 210 mm
* Package: Retail
* Windows Vista Prenium Ready
* RoHS compliant

The 945 is an older chipset. But, if you are looking for cheaper mobo, then the 965 isn't a valid choice. However, this mobo as you can see from above, is one of the top of line mobo. It will basically support any 1066 or 1333 FSB on the CPU. As for the fourth item down, the last one...

What I found was this... that's what makes it slightly different.

ATI CrossFire
With support for ATI CrossFire, GIGABYTE pushes the envelope once again by delivering highly optimized performance and flexibility demanded by power users and extreme gaming enthusiasts. Designed to provide unmatched multi-GPU support with dual PCI Express connectivity, the GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 3.3) allows users to take advantage of the ultra smooth 3D rendering, blazing-fast frame rates and enhanced visual quality possible with a dual graphics card solution

So, if you intend to render 3D graphics at blazing-fast frame rates, then the DS3P is an excellent choice.

I really discovered something... interesting...:confused:
 
there all within $20 differance of each other so its not really much differance so price of them are cheap.

anyways anyone know of a good AM2 mobo
 
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