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Silba   02-09-2012 at 10:30:26 AM
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I'm looking to get a new mobo which will have socket 775? (for my pentium)

 

I want a new mobo because mine apparently only supports max 8gb ddr2 ram @ 4x 2gb sticks which SUCKS because that would cost me £9999999

 

I would like some help in choosing a new mobo because I don't know what's good and what's not.

 

Price range: I don't know.

 

My system Specs:

 

Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (Soon to be 64bit)
CPU
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
RAM
3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12) (Soon to be 6-8gb @ 1333MHz)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP41-UD3L (Socket 775) - But I want this or something similar in price and support for 8gb ddr3 ram @ 1333mhz
Graphics
2243W (1920x1080@59Hz)
ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (XFX Pine Group) (HD Radeon 4650) (Mine has 1gb RAM)
PSU
EZCool Silent 500Watt ATX PSU


Message edited by Silba on 02-09-2012 at 02:04:32 PM
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Silba   02-09-2012 at 11:59:14 AM
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Would this be a good mobo to get? it supports 8gb ddr3


Message edited by Silba on 02-09-2012 at 01:59:32 PM
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Nikorr   02-09-2012 at 01:19:27 PM
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Hi there Silba,

Stay with Gigabyte, and DDR3 vs DDR2 - u would never see the differences between them. Only in the benchmarks. Not in real life.

When u are ready to upgrade, do it all the way with CPU+mobo+RAM ...

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abekl   02-09-2012 at 01:22:07 PM
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This is the only board with a 775 socket that supports more than 8GB of memory (16 GB) at newegg. And....it's inexpensive.:
Intel BOXDG43GT LGA 775 Intel G43 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813121389

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Nikorr   02-09-2012 at 01:22:30 PM
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The Gigabyte supports 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory as well.

What is your OS 32bit or 64bit?

------------------------------ Where there's smoke, there's fire...

 

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Silba   02-09-2012 at 01:48:20 PM
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Ive got 32bit atm and i dont like ddr2 its way too expensive! ive ordered 8gb ddr3 ram already so now i need a mobo to go with it :P (i will be getting 64-bit windows 7 ultimate)

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Nikorr   02-09-2012 at 01:49:47 PM
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OK, since u have only 32bit Windows, u will be able to use only 3.25GB of the RAM.

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Silba   02-09-2012 at 01:50:57 PM
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abekl wrote :

This is the only board with a 775 socket that supports more than 8GB of memory (16 GB) at newegg. And....it's inexpensive.:
Intel BOXDG43GT LGA 775 Intel G43 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813121389



Why should i pay that much when my previously listed mobo will do just fine?

or wont it do just fine?

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Silba   02-09-2012 at 01:51:50 PM
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Nikorr wrote :

OK, since u have only 32bit Windows, u will be able to use only 3.25GB of the RAM.



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Ive got 32bit atm and i dont like ddr2 its way too expensive! ive ordered 8gb ddr3 ram already so now i need a mobo to go with it :P (i will be getting 64-bit windows 7 ultimate)

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Nikorr   02-09-2012 at 01:55:03 PM
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Silba wrote :

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Ive got 32bit atm and i dont like ddr2 its way too expensive! ive ordered 8gb ddr3 ram already so now i need a mobo to go with it :P (i will be getting 64-bit windows 7 ultimate)



I must have missed the end : )

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Silba   02-09-2012 at 01:57:50 PM
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Nikorr wrote :

I must have missed the end : )

 


You're only human :) So what is your view of this mobo? Would it do me fine?

 


Added full system specs to first post.

 

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Nikorr   02-09-2012 at 02:06:45 PM
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Silba wrote :

You're only human :) So what is your view of this mobo? Would it do me fine?


Added full system specs to first post.


Looks alright to me.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview. [...] ifications

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