Decent Socket 775 mATX mobo

IPAddis · 16 Jun 2011 at 23:27

The Abit I90HD Fatality mobo in my HTPC recently died (POST memory failure). I've no real need for anything faster than the E6600 that's already in there so I want to just get a replacement Socket 775 microATX mobo.

Unfortunately, it seems that decent ones aren't available any more. I was looking for something with a P45 chipset, maybe an Asus Maximus II Gene. Sadly, no longer available.

Even the G45 chipset seems unavailable these days, the only thing I can find is a G41 which has a piddling 2 RAM slots and ICH7. Now I didn't really need 8GB RAM in a HTPC but it annoys me greatly that I'm effectively downgrading.

Anyone know of a decent mATX socket 775 mobo that's still available? Anyone for a Maximum II Gene spare?

Ben Cole · 17 Jun 2011 at 11:40

I know how you feel but you hit the nail on the head. You really don't need 8Gb in an HTPC.

Just buy a G41 board and pay for it by selling 4Gb of RAM. Winner.

Ben Cole · 17 Jun 2011 at 11:43

This is a decent board but I'm sure it has leapt in price by over £10 since I last looked!!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-297-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1490

IPAddis · 17 Jun 2011 at 13:02

Ben Cole said:
This is a decent board but I'm sure it has leapt in price by over £10 since I last looked!!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-297-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1490

I believe that you can only use DDR2 OR DDR3. They can't be used at the same time. There's an Asus one which is similar.

moonbeep · 17 Jun 2011 at 18:47

Got this board fitted to my system 2 weeks ago,it will take 8gb of ddr2 or 4gb of ddr3,read somewhere that a bios update will enable you to use 8gb of ddr3 but havent tried this yet,havent tried overclocking it as i want it to last me for the next 8 weeks to I upgrade to 1155!