Who is best mobo maker ???????

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Not done an upgrade for a while, and at the heart of current system is an amd athlon 64 3500+ on an abit AV8 3rd eye. Want to build an intel system as they seem to be the best bet according to the views and opinions of many people on these forums.

So who is the current 'DADDY' of the intel 775 Mobo market ?
 
At the moment I'm not looking at it for overclocking. I'm planning a new graphics card aswell so i'm making the move to PCI express (at last) and usual sata connections usb etc.

Of course i'll be looking at DDR2 and just seen a good deal on this OCZ ram:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-082-OC&tool=3

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 for £158.61 inc VAT.

That matches the FSB of the C2D's that are currently recommended.
 
plasmahal said:
At the moment I'm not looking at it for overclocking. I'm planning a new graphics card aswell so i'm making the move to PCI express (at last) and usual sata connections usb etc.

Of course i'll be looking at DDR2 and just seen a good deal on this OCZ ram:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-082-OC&tool=3

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 for £158.61 inc VAT.

That matches the FSB of the C2D's that are currently recommended.
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The speed of the ram doesn't need to match the bus of the Core2Duo, divide 1066 by 4 to get the real bus speed, then multiply it by 2 to get the speed of the ram which is 533mhz. With that ram you could essentially overclock the bus to 533mhz (from a stock 266.5) before running the ram out of spec.
 
i only used to buy abit boards, they are great, then I moved to asus, which were also good. then I got the EVGA 680i mobo and its in a different class, i have not had one single issue with this board !
 
Olly said:
i only used to buy abit boards, they are great, then I moved to asus, which were also good. then I got the EVGA 680i mobo and its in a different class, i have not had one single issue with this board !
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And the prices for the EVGA boards are in a different class....... :eek: :eek: :D
 
I had one Abit board, the KT7A for my old 1.4GHz thunderbird, then it borked, which i wasnt particularly happy about.

In the end after a couple of cheapo mobos, settled on the DFI Ultra Infinity II which i picked up cheap and was rock solid.

Now on to the Gigabyte DS3, so goin on passed experiences i would recommend DFI or Gigabyte really. Havent got the money for EVGA :)
 
I've used Aopen, Iwill (does anybody remember them :)), Abit, Asus and am currently using a Gigabyte. Never had any problems with any of the above boards that couldn't be fixed by being a member of a good forum :)
 
plasmahal said:
Not done an upgrade for a while, and at the heart of current system is an amd athlon 64 3500+ on an abit AV8 3rd eye. Want to build an intel system as they seem to be the best bet according to the views and opinions of many people on these forums.

So who is the current 'DADDY' of the intel 775 Mobo market ?
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Well this is what I would choose, whether your going to overclock or not these 2 motherboards absolutly rock.

IF you did want to try overclocking at a later date then you have some good components to do it with & the prices are excellent.

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit - £117.49 inc VAT

Motherboards:

Abit AB9 Quad GT (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £111.61 inc VAT

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £88.11 inc VAT

You could go cheaper but for what your getting above I woudnt drop any lower regardless if your not going to overclock.

Just my opinion.
 
C64 said:
Gigabyte at the moment used to be asus only two real players IMHO.
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Abit AB9 Quad GT is faster than all the Gigabyte & Asus boards on the 965 chipset, not that it really matters as its not going to make much difference but that Abit board is Class end of story, runs 1T command rate & keeps the 1066 FSB strap at 401 to 500+ FSB.
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB ST3500641AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£74.01)
HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (H195PRQT256DD-R) (£234.98)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £152.74)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK) (£158.61)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£88.11)
Sub Total : £602.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £107.08
Total : £718.97

This is what a preliminary shopping trip to OCUK has given me. That's 2 X1950 cards aswell.

It's a hefty price but I won't be getting the funds for a couple of weeks, so things will probably change price.
 
plasmahal said:
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK) (£158.61)

It's a hefty price but I won't be getting the funds for a couple of weeks, so things will probably change price.
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Sure is when the Crucial ram I mentioned will do just as good of a job & would save you £41. ;)

Nice setup all the same, the Ocz ram is very good, probally be able to drop the timings down to 4-4-4-12 or better at 400mhz 3-3-3-12 or better at 333mhz.
 
I'm un-certain that 2 GFX cards are really worth it. I put 2 on the list as the Mobo supports them, but how much difference would really see having 2 cards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
plasmahal said:
I'm un-certain that 2 GFX cards are really worth it. I put 2 on the list as the Mobo supports them, but how much difference would really see having 2 cards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I cant really answer that question but I run 1 X1900 XTX which is probally slightly better than 1 X1950 Pro & mine runs everything nicely on a 19" TFT at 1280x1024.

I'm always buy ATI love me or hate me but I think the drivers are better - matter of opinion, but to be honest the BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC2 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £223.24 inc VAT would be a better buy it also supports DX10, unless your prepared to wait for the ATI R600 chipset graphics cards to be released.
 
Big.Wayne said:
ASUS by a mile!
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Production wise yeah 62,000 employees according to wiki compared to DFI's 470 lol, but the DFI P965-S Dark Infinity & Abit AB9 QuadGT beat the Commando in benches & the Commando price is way to expensive, even if we are talking 1-2 fps or fractions when it comes to benches, also like I said 1T Command Rate & something similar within the Dark Infinity Bios + 1066FSB Strap at 401 - 500+ FSB which is = to having an extra 60FSB but dont quote me on that as thats what I've read.
 
Big.Wayne said:
ASUS by a mile!
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Would not agree here. Asus just fill the market with standard spec boards (which is why the designed vdroop is on half of their C2D boards). They add a few things and create hundreds of different versions. They then build a top end one and charge loads of money for it. I.e commando and Striker.

Which are not worth the money they ask for.

I myself like DFI boards.

They held the overclocking crown with socket A (they hit higher FSB than NF7s and the record last time I checked was the with UltraB - could have chaned since then), Socket 754, 939 and I think 965P is a good contender considering how much more saturated the intel chipset market is.
 
I'm another QuadGT fan - I had the Gigabyte DS4 & it's a nice board but imo the QuadGT is better.
I would seriously look at buying an 8800GTS (or ATis new R600 based products when they appear) instead of 2 X1950 Pros though.

& don't forget a high quality PSU.
 
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