Best mATX conroe capable board for sensible money

[janesssssy]

voltage control thats more like it!

 

[jellybeard999]

Ive caved and bagged an P5L-MX and E4300. I notice that the gigabyte board above has vmods, so don't get your hopes up that you will meet those clocks.

P5L-MX with google checkout discount F T W

Ive done w/cing full towers etc, and now I want something smaller than my PC6 series LL, so im setting up.

E4300 (Scythe Ninja with YateLoon D12SL12)
Asus P5L-MX
2x1gb G.Skill PC6400C4
7800GT (Arcitc silencer)
Silverstone TJ08 fans replaced with YateLoon D12SL12 @ 5v
OCZ 520w Modstream
160gb + 250gb Samsung SATA2

Hopefully as quiet as I hope it will be Even at 2.4ghz (for example) a C2D will be plenty fast enough in all honesty, i think people sometimes get a bit carried away with overclocking, and lose sight of all the compromises you have to make to get the speed. Full ATX case, noisy etc etc.

 

[Kezmo]

I notice that the gigabyte board above has vmods, so don't get your hopes up that you will meet those clocks.

So far its stable at 430fsb which is more than enough

 

[Overlord]

So far its stable at 430fsb which is more than enough

Nice rig you have! What sort of display is this replacing the USB ports thingie in your sugo?

How much did you manage to overclock your 6600 on this board?

 

[Kezmo]

Nice rig you have! What sort of display is this replacing the USB ports thingie in your sugo?

How much did you manage to overclock your 6600 on this board?

Thx, the display is a matrix orbital VFD , the mobo above i dont have yet , should be available in the uk within the next 2 weeks

 

[Overlord]

Thx, the display is a matrix orbital VFD , the mobo above i dont have yet , should be available in the uk within the next 2 weeks

Thanks .. BTW, over in [H]ardforum board is discussed, looks very promising

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1191867&page=2

 

[janesssssy]

GA-G33M-DS2R

Right,

Got me one of these, popped it in my Sugo and what a job to get it in, any all working and posted straight to 310fsb.
The reason i did this becasue this was the max of my Asrock 945DVI. i will leave this on over night and see if its stable. no doubt it will be

Then be a bit more adventurous tomorrow. Anyway, i do recommend this board for quality compared to the Asrock offering!!

 

[Tosk]

is the GA-G33M-DS2R out in the uk yet?

and what will it cost? please

 

[Kezmo]

I cant find anywhere in the uk that has it yet, should be about £75 when its released.

janesssssy get clocking and post some pics! btw what cpu have u got and where'd u manage to get the board from ?

 

[janesssssy]

I cant find anywhere in the uk that has it yet, should be about £75 when its released.

janesssssy get clocking and post some pics! btw what cpu have u got and where'd u manage to get the board from ?

UK distrubutor I work in the hardware etc.

Problem is ive hit a wall, my ddr 800 memory will not overclock over the 800mhz spec. (its generic elixer cheapo stuff)

I will have to try some other things. Give me some time, will try tonight and post some pics in its thread in "motherboards"

 

[Vipernet]

So far its stable at 430fsb which is more than enough

What about the lack of the 1:1 divider tho?

 

[janesssssy]

for more info on this board look at my thread on the motherboard section. 2nd page now i think.

 

[Tosk]

here is another g33m from foxconn

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/motherboard_detail.aspx?ID=en-us0000319

i wonder if its gonna be as good as the gigabyte 1

 

[Kezmo]

Nice looking board! woulda thought it'd be better as foxconn are known for overclocking

About time we got some nice MATX mobo's

 

[Tosk]

lo Kezmo m8, yeah i think im gonna wait it out n see what this foxconn
boards gonna be like

plus i like where the 16x pci-e slot is on the foxconn one

 

[tsinc80697]

sorry for not reading through the entire thread but whats a decent mATX board old school skt775 cpu's and conroe but doesn't need overclocking and SLI etc.

Just needs onboard video and LAN, just need an mATX board for my HTPC that is fanless

 

[Tosk]

get your self a Asrock Conroe945G-DVI tsinc80697
there the best intel 775 socket mATX board around for the money and should do you well.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=ConRoe945G-DVI&s=775

im sure the rest of the guys on here will say the same thing

 

[WJA96]

And there's one in the B-grade section at the moment under £30.

 

[tsinc80697]

can get it brand new through google checkout for £40, will have to see how much that one is with postage thanks!

£7 difference for b-grade or new, might aswell go with the new just as I always have problems with ever windows build I've ever made, windows hates me!

 

[Tute]

If you can stretch to it i'd get the F-I90HD.

It'll overclock to around 350FSB, which is a nice little boost.