got all these components but...

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 17:41

just tried to build my own pc and found out the motherboard was faulty and now is out of stock. so i need to order a different one cos i dont want to wait will they have more in stock. i also want to try and get one at similar price to what i payed. my current spec is:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor £125
MSI 770-C45 AMD 770 AM3 DDR3 Support 8 channel Blu-ray Audio GB LAN ATX Motherboard £49.25
Be Quiet 530W Pure Power PSU - 120mm Fan Dual 12V Rails 5x SATA 2x PCI-E £44.28
Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case with Full Black Interior/Exterior 120mm Blue LED Front Fan - No PSU £25.98
Samsung F3 500Gb £39.76
Samsung SH-S223 22X DVD±RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM £14.99
HIS HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI Display Port Out PCI-E Graphics Card £125.54
Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz/PC3-10600 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V
£80
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English £75.84

KingZeddy · 15 Mar 2010 at 17:47

As the heart of your build dont skimp too much on the mobo, for £89 you could go for Asus M4A79XTD Evo with the 790x chipset.

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 18:06

what about this Asus one? Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Socket AM3 onboard DVI VGA HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard £70

KingZeddy · 15 Mar 2010 at 18:46

Its OK, better than your original board, I personally dont like the onboard graphics solutions, even if disabling it to use your discrete graphics card. The 790x comes with the sb750 southbridge and higher native memory support.

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 18:59

is there one without a built in graphic card for around £70?

PermaBanned · 15 Mar 2010 at 19:02

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-250-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-244-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

But to be honest shouldn't they make up the difference because they weren't able to uphold their end of the contract?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 15 Mar 2010 at 19:07

There is the Asrock M3A77DE for £53.80 which has the same 770 chipset and SB710 southbridge.

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 19:10

Superewza said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-250-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-244-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

But to be honest shouldn't they make up the difference because they weren't able to uphold their end of the contract?

they did have 1 left in stock but it had been opened so they could take pictures of it, but i really didnt want to take the risk

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 20:24

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
There is the Asrock M3A77DE for £53.80 which has the same 770 chipset and SB710 southbridge.

which one would you go for? then Asrock or paying an £17 and getting the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 15 Mar 2010 at 20:28

The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 is the better motherboard IMHO and there is also the Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 for a few quid more which has SATA3 and USB3 too.

OTH, since you are not overclocking the Asrock should do the job.

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 20:38

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 is the better motherboard IMHO and there is also the Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 for a few quid more which has SATA3 and USB3 too.

OTH, since you are not overclocking the Asrock should do the job.

without overlocking the MB will the pc perform better with the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 or just the same than the asrock?

KingZeddy · 15 Mar 2010 at 21:40

I would only repeat that if you are spending £600 on your system dont cut back on the motherboard spec. I would tend to look at the mobo as the first item on the list, followed by the PSU and the case.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 15 Mar 2010 at 21:43

aj1soad said:
without overlocking the MB will the pc perform better with the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 or just the same than the asrock?

In theory both motherboards should perform the same as they use the same chipset and soutbridge.

The Gigabyte does use all solid capacitors and has an 8+2 phase VRM though.

aj1soad · 15 Mar 2010 at 23:30

ok ive ordered the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard so lets hope i get some better luck this time

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Mar 2010 at 00:16

aj1soad said:
ok ive ordered the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard so lets hope i get some better luck this time

I just realised there are two versions of the motherboard with a similar name:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3297

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3257

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P seems to be the version with the 8+2 phase VRM. It seems that the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 is a newer version which has been quietly snuck in at the same price point!! :mad:

The Gigabyte is still a better motherboard than the Asrock or MSI though.

Sorry!!

aj1soad · 16 Mar 2010 at 08:19

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
I just realised there are two versions of the motherboard with a similar name:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3297

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3257

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P seems to be the version with the 8+2 phase VRM. It seems that the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 is a newer version which has been quietly snuck in at the same price point!!

The Gigabyte is still a better motherboard than the Asrock or MSI though.

Sorry!!

its ok. the one i went for is still ok rite? besides they didnt have the UDP3 MB.
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Mar 2010 at 12:13

aj1soad said:
its ok. the one i went for is still ok rite? besides they didnt have the UDP3 MB.
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

The Gigabyte should be fine AFAIK - I am just annoyed that I did not spot this earlier!