motherboards

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 15:47

i have the choose of these motherboards
Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT
or
Asus P5G41T-M
or
ASROCK G41M-S3

which 1 is best

already have Q9550 processor looking to buy RAM/graphics card and psu from oc uk so any suggestions please.

beejjacobs · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:01

How much can you get them for?

They all look pretty similar spec wise.

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:04

£40 each

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:05

might seem like cutting corners this is 2nd pc i building for wife and kids when i work away so they dont touch mine so want to keep it cheap but reliable

beejjacobs · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:11

I'd go with the Gigabyte if it were me, or the Asus.
The Asus has HDMI if thats of any use?

Also for RAM/PSU/Graphics card:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
Total : £183.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

^ if its for gaming. If not:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £19.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £19.90
Total : £85.38 (includes shipping : £8.75).

[or just use the onboard graphics which is probably enough]

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:14

my lad will sometimes play call of duty games as long as it can run them im happy he happy

beejjacobs · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:19

Well the 6850 is very nice and would run COD no trouble:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/539

However if its just for casual gaming, maybe get something second hand. A GTX460 for example is around £50 or so [make sure you get a PSU to handle it - the XFX Pro above would be good]

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:26

so if i go for this like you said
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
Total : £183.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

will that all run cod ?

beejjacobs · 19 Apr 2012 at 16:29

Yes no problem

Btw when I say this:

However if its just for casual gaming, maybe get something second hand. A GTX460 for example is around £50 or so

The 460 is on par with a 6850, so that would save a few quid if you needed to without losing performance. COD really isn't too intensive anyway

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 21:36

true sound like good idea

thanks for your advice

beejjacobs · 19 Apr 2012 at 21:37

farlow2012 said:
true sound like good idea thanks for your advice

No problem

Let us know what you decide to get!

farlow2012 · 19 Apr 2012 at 21:40

there's loads id like to do if i had the money (dahm house move) few weeks there will be more plans ib i think and building my own custom case

so will keep you all upto date