Best MATX board atm

Breezy · 16 Apr 2008 at 15:58

as title in terms of features and clockability im i right in thinking its either the asus p5k-vm, p5e-vm or the gigabyte g33-d2sr ?

cheers

Tosk · 16 Apr 2008 at 16:39

yea the p5k-vm and the g33-d2sr are good clockers not sure about the p5e-vm tho

Breezy · 16 Apr 2008 at 16:56

Tosk said:
yea the p5k-vm and the g33-d2sr are good clockers not sure about the p5e-vm tho

looking at reviews it looks like its a very capable board

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/asus/p5e-vm-hdmi/g1.htm

which would you go for?

Tute · 16 Apr 2008 at 17:10

The DS2R.

I'm not 100% sure about the stability of the Asus boards. Seems to be a bit of a question mark over their SATA performance.

Breezy · 16 Apr 2008 at 17:17

Tute said:
The DS2R.

I'm not 100% sure about the stability of the Asus boards. Seems to be a bit of a question mark over their SATA performance.

DS2R is still the best clocker then? might end up getting this cause its cheaper than the asus p5e although the p5k is £10 cheaper

Tosk · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:29

i would go for the g33-d2sr, but you need ddr2 800 ram to hit 1:1

so ive been told

or if you can wait check out these boards
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17850349

Breezy · 17 Apr 2008 at 19:21

cant wait really, looks like im gonna have to fork out for some ballistix aswell then

to get a decent overclock

musx64 · 17 Apr 2008 at 21:03

don't bother with the asus p5e-vm hdmi, overpriced and crap hdmi support your better off with the ds2r board - cracking board & very stable.

rangor gubbins · 17 Apr 2008 at 22:04

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2?

Breezy · 17 Apr 2008 at 22:41

rangor gubbins said:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2?

i have an intel m8 so not compatable thanks anyway

Kezmo · 18 Apr 2008 at 11:52

Another vote for the Giga DS2R here.

MacMiniBoy · 24 Apr 2008 at 20:23

Just Got the DS2R with a Q6600 from Ocuk to go into my SG03, already got XP and Leopard Dual Booted

Kanifee · 25 Apr 2008 at 09:56

Ive got the G33M-S2 its the same minus raid, and its a very stable good clocking board, a cracker for the price.

GingerNinja1989 · 25 Apr 2008 at 12:17

MacMiniBoy said:
Just Got the DS2R with a Q6600 from Ocuk to go into my SG03, already got XP and Leopard Dual Booted

Tut, tut...

MacMiniBoy · 12 May 2008 at 12:13

GingerNinja1989 said:
Tut, tut...

I own a macbook, mac mini, iphone, time capsule, dont tut

Janesy B · 13 May 2008 at 14:20

Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R by miles, solid as a rock and is excellent value for money. onboard gfx are pertty good as well as they run Vista Aero Desktop perfectly

DJMK4 · 15 May 2008 at 18:52

rangor gubbins said:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2?

Just got one of these for my new HTPC build, looks good!!!

GingerNinja1989 · 15 May 2008 at 19:20

MacMiniBoy said:
I own a macbook, mac mini, iphone, time capsule, dont tut

Never mind the EULA then lol :rolleyes:

FrankJH · 27 May 2008 at 20:36

Would the DS2R make a great base with Vista Home Premium and an Antec Fusion case for a tv recorder?

(Already got 2GHZ core 2 duo, 4 GB DDR2, some 7200rmp spinpoint drives and a PCIE Compro E700 dual tv card - going to use onboard graphics as I dont need anything fancy)

Breezy · 27 May 2008 at 22:25

changed my mind for a little more i can get a shuttle SX38P2 which should last me a good while as its an x38 it has pci-e 2.0 and 45nm qaud core support