Spec me Intel mAtX mobo

BigBrisy · 24 Mar 2008 at 14:11

Looking to build a htpc and looking for advice which mobo to use, looking to spend £50 -£60, will be happy to use the onboard vga graphics just now as i plan to stick a gaphics card in it later along with Blu-ray drive, looking for an intel board that will give me plenty of upgrade options.

Currently looking at the gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Socket 775?

think this is a good choice?

WJA96 · 24 Mar 2008 at 14:50

BigBrisy said:
Currently looking at the gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Socket 775?

think this is a good choice?

That or the Abit equivalent I-ND73.

chaparral · 24 Mar 2008 at 15:40

Do any the m-atx boards support the new intel 45nm quadcore cpu's ???

WJA96 · 24 Mar 2008 at 15:45

I'd be extremely surprised if the NForce 71x0 boards don't support 45nm CPUs, the G31, G33 and G35 boards certainly do.

BUFF · 24 Mar 2008 at 17:13

abit I-N73 does http://www.abit.com.tw/cpu-support-list/mb/nv_nforce630i_i-n73hd.htm

chaparral · 24 Mar 2008 at 17:18

WJA96 said:
I'd be extremely surprised if the NForce 71x0 boards don't support 45nm CPUs, the G31, G33 and G35 boards certainly do.

I was just a bit worryed....after finding out that the new intel 45nm quads will not work in my 680i board.......

BigBrisy · 25 Mar 2008 at 08:13

still edging towards the gigabyte board just now or do you think i should be splashing a bit more on a mobo? how are these boards for running games with the onboard vga?

Decisions, decisions, gotta make my mind up today as i plan to order the parts later on

WJA96 · 25 Mar 2008 at 12:58

BigBrisy said:
still edging towards the gigabyte board just now or do you think i should be splashing a bit more on a mobo? how are these boards for running games with the onboard vga?

Games? Onboard VGA? - you might just about get away with playing sodoku with the onboard graphics.

Sensibly you'll need a separate video card.