Recommend me a mobo? :)

kalvindeane · 18 Jan 2010 at 15:51

Can a nice person link me a suitable mobo?

I'll be using the following:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card x2
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3)
3gb ddr2 667mhz ram (2x1gb, 2x 512mb)
1 HDD 720gb (7200rpm)
OCZ Z-Series 650w SLI Certified Power Supply

Btw, will that PSU be sufficient? Thank you !
Btw, I'm not overclocking, if it makes any difference

thevet · 18 Jan 2010 at 19:00

Look in AMD motherboard section,unfortunately i do not know a lot about AMD stuff

DarkWhisper · 18 Jan 2010 at 19:06

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-339-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=148
had a crosshair when i was running am2 6000. brill boards

Big.Wayne · 18 Jan 2010 at 19:26

£143.98 inc :eek:

-VK- · 18 Jan 2010 at 20:44

Have a look at this one: http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS

A fair bit cheaper than the one linked above

doggs · 18 Jan 2010 at 23:50

Do those AM3 boards take ddr2? Your PSU will be sufficient.

Big.Wayne · 19 Jan 2010 at 00:47

I've been using an AM3 chip in an AM2+ board with some DDR2 memory, works really well and for the price is a steal!

Official Product Webpage

OcUK Store Webpage (£60.99)

Big.Wayne · 19 Jan 2010 at 00:53

P.S: kalvindeane, which Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 have you got? . . . the older 140W TDP version or the newer 125W TDP version?

The board recommended above is only for *max* 125W TDP chips so please disregard it if your using a 140W TDP monster!

kalvindeane · 19 Jan 2010 at 18:37

whichever is in this link

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-253-AM

btw i think i've decided to buy some ddr3 ram, and use an amd am3 mobo instead of ddr2 ram with am2+ mobo x) these are what i think i'll get, unless anyone can suggest better for a similar price x)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-224-CS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-358-AS

ty for posting all x)

nick_000000 · 20 Jan 2010 at 13:12

I would go for this over the board you posted: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481 only a few pounds more expensive and looks better.

kalvindeane · 20 Jan 2010 at 18:07

yeah, but if I'm right, I can't use the ddr2 memory i currently have on the ddr3 motherboards

vandiesel · 20 Jan 2010 at 18:23

Big.Wayne said:
P.S: kalvindeane, which Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 have you got? . . . the older 140W TDP version or the newer 125W TDP version?

The board recommended above is only for *max* 125W TDP chips so please disregard it if your using a 140W TDP monster!

What bios for the asus that unlocks extra cores?

Elfmeister. · 20 Jan 2010 at 18:57

If your going the full AM3 route, this board is worth a look as it supports SATA 6G/b and USB3

Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-231-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

Big.Wayne · 21 Jan 2010 at 00:30

vandiesel said:
What bios for the asus that unlocks extra cores?

Check the website, all the latest BIOS's offer improved ACC features!

SMAndy · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:15

If you're going to get a PII quad, you will benefit from the extra that you'll get by upgrading to a DDR3 board.

I'm currently using a gigabyte MA-790XT-UD4P. Costs about £107, great board. I've not had a single problem with it, and i've had much trouble with Asus over the past couple of years that I'd never recommend them.