Motherboard dead - Upgrade advice please

msaunders · 10 May 2009 at 13:16

Hi

Looks like my MB is dead. Just wont power on at all. pulled everything (apart from CPU) and tried 2 different PSU's and still nothing . Might be the CPU but I have nothing to replace it with to test.

My current setup is a P5K + Q6600 + DDR2

I have been out of the loop with regards to what is out there at the moment , and I am considering replacing my MB + CPU + RAM now as I have had them for 24+ Months, so can anyone give me some advice on a respectable setup ? I have an ATI 4870X2 ready to go back in.

Is it worth going for an i7 chip ?

Thanks

Kennysevenfold · 10 May 2009 at 13:23

well it all depends on your budget what whay you can go

msaunders · 10 May 2009 at 13:34

Thanks . Budget is around £400-£500 , in or around that anyway.

Kennysevenfold · 10 May 2009 at 13:35

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Far Cry 2 Game £241.98
(£210.42) £241.98
(£210.42)

Asus P6T SE Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £164.99
(£143.47) £164.99
(£143.47)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90) Sub Total : £407.79 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £62.59 Total : £479.88

msaunders · 10 May 2009 at 13:40

I have 4GB of Crucial Ballistix DDR2 at the moment.

Kennysevenfold · 10 May 2009 at 13:47

msaunders said:
I have 4GB of Crucial Ballistix DDR2 at the moment.

well you could either go the I7 spec or just go for something like this and overclock the clu, and with 4gig of ram you'll run everything great

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Asus P5E Deluxe Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £154.99
(£134.77) £154.99
(£134.77)

Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £48.29
(£41.99) £48.29
(£41.99) Sub Total : £176.76 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £27.94 Total : £204.20

msaunders · 10 May 2009 at 13:49

Cool thanks , will check those out now . I was looking at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 + Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 also . Have the i7 chips a big performance gain over their predecessors ?

Kennysevenfold · 10 May 2009 at 14:02

there NO WAY that going from a q6600 to a Q9550 will justify the £200.!

if your talking that sort of money your much better getting an I7

msaunders · 10 May 2009 at 23:12

Thanks for the info .. will make a decision and order in the morning .