replacement mobo

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 04:27

hi all

so a week ago i made a thread for a new pc got some suggestions i followed which made it better/slightly cheaper

currently sat in my cart waiting to be bought on wednesday (payday

)

but the motherboard i was recomended is out of stock n has been for a while
nath showed me a pcu to replace the one i was gunna buy as thats still out of stock

but i figured im defo buying wednesday so itd be nice to have another mobo picked out to buy then, just incase the one i have in my cart is still sold out

current mobo is http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS

im looking for one with similar features, ie
easy overclocking via software in OS
crossfire support
similar expansion slot's
atleast 4 sata 3gb/s
enough usb 2.0 ports to make my usb hub useless

possibly also able to stick this ram into it http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS

around the same price aswel(maybe slightly more.. but only slightly)
will be throwing in a phenom 2 x4 955be n installing win7

so what can you recomend? thanks in advance

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 04:33

£55 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-025-FC&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1481

£100 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-125-MS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1782

£106 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1782

£107 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-339-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1481

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 04:39

thanks, ill have a look

out of the 3 which would you go for personaly n why?

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 04:40

£106 gigabyte, 8 series chipset so has USB and SATA3.0 full size ATX too, the £100 msi is a Matx

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 04:49

you wouldnt know if, say i installed a arctic cooling freezer 7 pro rev 2 would it cover the 1st 2 ram slots? its just ive read a few places it tends to cover them up or some boards..

n well i dont wanna purchase even with the low profile corsair ram just to find out those 1st 2 slots are useless due to the heatsink

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:03

should be fine with some low profile Corsair XMS3 or GEIL value ram.

if not.

you can cut the red part of the fan protector away giving more room, its something I did back in the socket939 days, to clear some corsair DDR ram that had flashing lights on each stick.

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:27

on am3 boards its mounted diferently tho so its actualy the side of the hs nnot the fan that will cover the ram slots

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:35

if you could find out the width of the fan mount used on a AM2/AM3 motherboard, then compare the width of the artic cooler7, it might give a clue to how far it gets to the ram slots.

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:51

couldnt find that, but searched for dimensions on stock phenom 2 heatsink's n artic cooler 7 heatink n got these

Heatsink Dimensions (L x W x H) 92 x 91 x 62 mm << AMD Phenom II AM3 stock cooler
Heatsink Dimensions (L x W x H) 104 x 58 x 126.5 mm << cooler 7
im guessing it would be the length of the cooler 7 compared to the width of the stock cooler id be comparing?

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 05:56

its 8cm, I just measured mine.

The artic cooler looks like its got a good gap under the actual body.

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/cpu/4/freezer-7-pro-rev.-2.html?c=2181

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 06:02

yea from what ive seen/heard amd users have to have it fitted blowing up, which isnt a problem have a top mounted exhaust fan on case
but just worries me id have 2 ram slots unusable

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS
suppose if the xms3 (^^ link) ram ill be using
is small enough i could fit it, but i presume id have to fit the ram first?

stulid · 23 Jan 2011 at 06:11

yep, and i think it will fit underneath, with the actual plastic frame of a amd socket being 8cm wide, that leaves 12mm either side of overhang, thats not a lot.

DJ_Hughesy · 23 Jan 2011 at 06:48

ohwell gues ill buy n if the ram fits it fits if not ahwell

thanks anyways stulid

u need some free hardware or something from ocuk for everything u do

DJ_Hughesy · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:51

decided to go with this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS
as its a little cheaper than the ones you suggested, still has same chipset
and apears to be the "step up" from the original one i was recomended http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1481

plus with the little extra saved i could afford a better cpu cooler
will be getting this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-ZA
so yea just thought id keep you upto date

although applying the TIM scares me a little lol, any tips on it?

stulid · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:52

no its not the same chipset, and crossfire is FAIL on it, as the second slot runs at 4X speed.

There was a reason i never linked to it.

Only the 790GX/FX/X and 890GX/FX do crossfire correctly.

DJ_Hughesy · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:54

oooh.. well gues ill be saving a little extra n get the one u suggested

was trying to save a little money lol

n by god that was a quick reply

DJ_Hughesy · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:57

anyways yea any tips on applying tim?

stulid · 25 Jan 2011 at 00:01

a small pea sized blob on the CPU, and either,

stick the heatsink straight down and twist it back and forth to spread the stuff about.

or my favorite, stick a finger tight into a food bag and spread across the CPU.