New Mobo Purchase

junjun · Post by **junjun** » 23 Jun 2008, 13:01

Hi Guys

i need a bit of help, its been a while since i made i last purchase and im way behind in terms of tech, what lay before you is a few MOBO's that im keen on buying,can you give me some insight on which is better and will last a bit longer before i need to make my next upgrade.

thanks in Advance

http://www.computersonly.co.za/productd ... ryId=40359

http://www.computersonly.co.za/productd ... ryId=40359

http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/index.php?cPath=81_226

http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/produc ... s_id=13831

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 23 Jun 2008, 13:03

What's your budget?

junjun · Post by **junjun** » 23 Jun 2008, 13:04

not more than R1700

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 23 Jun 2008, 13:06

This is a very very nice board

douglash · Post by **douglash** » 23 Jun 2008, 14:27

^^^^oh hell yes it is....

^^^^

junjun · Post by **junjun** » 23 Jun 2008, 14:38

ok thanks, i saw the same on in sybaritic, where do you guys suggest i buy from

thanks for the advice Wik1d

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 23 Jun 2008, 14:51

Landmark is a great place dude

Andy is very helpful

He's on the forum, Andyddr or something.

Jonboy · Post by **Jonboy** » 24 Jun 2008, 13:55

Sorry for the thread-jack, but what sort of noticeable effect can a motherboard have on overall system performance? I built my PC on a budget and opted to go for (what I consider) decent parts but I did skimp on the Mobo slightly, I opted for a Gigabyte G31 Express chipset.

Check my sig for my other specs but I just feel that I'm not getting the oomph that I should be getting at the mo. If I should upgrade, do I go for a P35 chipset or an Nforce chipset?

Post by **Stuart** » 24 Jun 2008, 13:59

Sadly the P5Q hasn't seen the light of South African day yet. Believe me ... I've been waiting for it.

junjun · Post by **junjun** » 30 Jun 2008, 13:36

Hi

i just bought my ASUS P5Q mobo, cant wait to set it up

thanks for the advice

Post by **Stuart** » 30 Jun 2008, 13:43

Nice! I got mine on Saturday, but am still waiting for my new GFX before I begin putting it through the mill. Hope you enjoy it!

Mow · Post by **Mow** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:06

I rate im going for the Biostar P45 board .I have had it with asus.

Post by **Stuart** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:15

Lol, if I had 50c for every P5N32E-SLi user that has had it with Asus ...

The Biostar does look like a fairly decent buy. You should perhaps consider the DFI too. They should be here fairly soon, if they aren't already.

Post by **Stuart** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:18

As a matter of interest, I previously had the Gigabyte P35-DQ6 motherboard. I got the Asus P5Q Deluxe but am still waiting for my HD4870 graphics card. Not wanting to reformat, install drivers for my Nvidia, then remove them and install ATI drivers when the card arrives, I thought I'd take a chance and just try booting into Windows without formatting or doing a repair installation or anything. And, what do you know? It worked! 8O Booted straight into Vista on the new chipset, so I just removed old drivers and am using the same installation. I will format when my GFX arrives, but I thought it was interesting to have Windows work fine on motherboard with a new chipset and by a completely different manufacturer.

Mow · Post by **Mow** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:25

Would not have worked in XP . WPA would have errored cause the build ID would not have matched your registeration id .

Mow · Post by **Mow** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:28

[quote="Jonboy"]Sorry for the thread-jack, but what sort of noticeable effect can a motherboard have on overall system performance? I built my PC on a budget and opted to go for (what I consider) decent parts but I did skimp on the Mobo slightly, I opted for a Gigabyte G31 Express chipset.

Check my sig for my other specs but I just feel that I'm not getting the oomph that I should be getting at the mo. If I should upgrade, do I go for a P35 chipset or an Nforce chipset?[/quote

On performance , propably not much . But your overclocking is serverely hampered by sub-par boards. P45 ftw

Post by **Stuart** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:29

Oh, so it only worked because I have Vista?

TheModDoctor · Post by **TheModDoctor** » 30 Jun 2008, 16:46

schase wrote:You should perhaps consider the DFI too. They should be here fairly soon, if they aren't already.

But I see that board doesn't have pci-e x16, it is only an 8x port?

Landmark PC wrote:External Graphics - 2 PCI-E x16 (x8/x8) (x16/none)

Or is that only the link speed if you are going XFire?

Dust · Post by **Dust** » 30 Jun 2008, 18:56

Bollocks!!! I had the GA-M55SLI-S4 mobo with an AMD 6400+ X2 running on XP, then uninstalled all drivers. I then bought the P965 from Schase and stuck it in my case switched my pc on, booted into Windows XP and installed the drivers. One time!!

Post by **Stuart** » 30 Jun 2008, 22:27

Dust wrote:Bollocks!!! I had the GA-M55SLI-S4 mobo with an AMD 6400+ X2 running on XP, then uninstalled all drivers. I then bought the P965 from Schase and stuck it in my case switched my pc on, booted into Windows XP and installed the drivers. One time!!

That is interesting. Until this time I have always, without exception, had to at least do a repair installation when changing chipsets. That's why I was so surprised this time.

Dust · Post by **Dust** » 01 Jul 2008, 06:40

I think in a past Issue of PCF there was a walkthrough on the subject, or maybe it was an Ask Luis rant.

Jonboy · Post by **Jonboy** » 04 Jul 2008, 07:24

Can I bring this thread back up and in true South African fashion, hijack to some point.

I want to know what the benefit of me upgrading to a P35 mobo would be in terms of overall system performance. I currently have an ok system (see sig) but want to know how much the mobo I have (G31 Express) hampers system performance overall. It says that FSB up to 1333Mhz is supported but am I getting the most out of my core-2-duo? I don't want to OC btw, the 6550 is fast enough for me ino.

Post by **Stuart** » 04 Jul 2008, 08:09

If you're not going to overclock, then it's not going to make a difference whether you have a P35 or G31 mobo. The P35 will probably have some extra features, but nothing that will drastically improve performance running at stock.

Jonboy · Post by **Jonboy** » 04 Jul 2008, 08:11

Awesome, thanks schase, that's all I wanted to know as then I'd rather put that cash towards a 22" flat or an 8800gt.

Post by **Stuart** » 04 Jul 2008, 08:24

Ahem ... do the 8800GT first, m'kay? Or ...better yet ... an HD4850.