Mobo CPU question's

Mr.Nick · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:30

In the near future I will be making a full system upgrade and I was stuck on motherboards until now, well, almost. I have found this m-ATX Gigabyte, but while I was on their website looking at it's specifications, I looked at CPU compatibility and it didn't have the CPU I will be buying, so I am not sure as of what to do next. Wondering if you guys could help me, thanks.

Gigabyte Mobo Page

jak731 · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:32

what is the pc for?

what budget have you got?

Mr.Nick · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:44

My Pc Will be for, Internet surfing, some graphic design and gaming like CoD4 and Crysis.
Budget around £300-350, and im only 15 so i cant spend a lot or quickly get money for a few extra parts.

Thanks for quick reply

jak731 · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:48

does the MB have to be MircoATX?

what parts have you already got?

what res will you game at?

Mr.Nick · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:02

No the mobo doesnt have to be m-ATX.

CPU

GPU

Mobo

PSU

RAM-2x1GB sticks (OC dont sell them anymore but I got them already)

I am using my old HD.

The res doesnt really matter really, just aslong as it not really low.

jak731 · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:10

hows

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (AX4830512MD3-H) Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (AX4830512MD3-H) £82.99
(£95.44) £82.99
(£95.44)
Asus P5QL Pro Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5QL Pro Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£74.74) £64.99
(£74.74)
Seasonic Silverpower 500W PSU Seasonic Silverpower 500W PSU £49.99
(£57.49) £49.99
(£57.49)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£57.49) £49.99
(£57.49)
Sub Total : £247.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL @ Home Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £38.54
Total : £295.49

could still get the e7400 if you want and should still be in budget or a few ££ over, alternatively ,you could get some better cooling for the CPU with the remaining £50

other alternatives for the £50
new HDD, especially if yours is quite old
better GPU if esp if you want 1920x1200 res (need 23"-28" monitor)

Mr.Nick · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:44

Hmm, not sure but I'm sticking with the E7400, but can anyone tell me if that CPU would/could work with the mobo I said? and do I really need a more powerful PSU than the one I'd put down?