Which motherboard & GPU?

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 21:59

Hi,

Im a total novice where PC building is concerned.
However, i have been buying components for the last 4 months and intend to finally put my new PC together in about another 3 months once ive bought all the parts.

So far i have a seagate barracuda 500gb hard-drive, Intel quadcore 2.66ghz q6700 CPU with heatsink & cooler, an ag neovo h-w22 monitor, an lg ggc-h20l blu ray reader, a clio x14 650w PSU and an antec 300 case.

Now im stuck.

I need a motherboard and then a graphics processor - i havent bought any RAM yet either.
It seems from various websites that there are hundreds of different types. Im building this PC for gaming mostly, and i have £350 tops to spend on the MOBO & GPU combined...

ive had the GTX-260 & HD 4870 GPU's recommended to me, and also the Asus P5Q PRO intel P45 MOBO....

can anyone put together these two pieces of the jigsaw for me please, and recommend any others that would better whats been said already, or is the advice i have the best i can get?

Cheers,

Benenhausen

AMG · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:01

I think that a asus P5Q deluxe and a HD4870/GTX260 would come to your budget

setter · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:17

The p5q deluxe (or pro if you want to save a few quid) are excellent choices mobo wise, as is the gtx260. For memory id look at this kingston kit.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:35

setter said:
The p5q deluxe (or pro if you want to save a few quid) are excellent choices mobo wise, as is the gtx260. For memory id look at this kingston kit.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

Does the ram have to match what the mobo supports,I.e. If I have a mobo with ddr2 then I have to get ddr2 ram?how does it work?

setter · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:37

Yep ddr2 compatible board requires ddr2 memory.

AMG · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:37

yus you do easy enough through, check the specs of the mobo and match other companents to it.
if the mobo has DDR2 and you brought DDR2 set it is likey to work unless its real ****y about its memory but the P5Q isnt really that fused

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:44

Loving the quick response on here.seems like the advice is the same.I think I'm gonna buy the gpu 1st and finish with the mobo and ram.
Am I definitely getting a gtx260 and not a hd4870???
P.s. Buying the GPU imminently!!!!

benenhausen · 2 Apr 2009 at 10:00

Can anyone pick which CPU for what I have already bear in mind I'll be getting the Asus deluxe mobo?
Gtx 260 or hd 4870?

AMG · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:51

I throught you choosen the gpu already....throught about a intel quad? Q6600? I had one most people have one
cheap and effective...should I say cheerfull
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-155-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567
sorry I seen the price of the retial Q6600 and seen this Q6700 and throught hmm you will need a cooler for it through
for the core 2 duo http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-192-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

means I m not a fanboy of ethoir Nvidia or AMD I can't say, but if you look at my sig I have 2*HD4870, I would recomend them, but I am aware of thier driver issues and maybe temp problems but they are lovely cards through

reflux · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:53

benenhausen said:
a clio x14 650w PSU

This sounds a bit suspect. I wouldn't trust my rig with one.

benenhausen · 3 Apr 2009 at 01:32

ok.apologies. it seems ive been writing crap with the aid of my iphones small keyboard.

I think its an XCLIO 14 PSU but im still not sure on that!!!

And its a GPU i need - not a CPU.

So i need to know whether a GTX260 or a HD 4870 is the GPU i need???

reflux · 3 Apr 2009 at 13:29

Hmmm, personally I'd upgrade the power supply before investing in a new graphics card. But in answer to your question, the 260 and 4870 are both brilliant and you can't go wrong with either.