socket 775 mATX motherboard - the best!

Hi,

well my DFI p45 JR motherboard has some dodgy sata connections causing a lot of problems so I am looking to repalce this.

However I am unsure which board would be best. (rest of my spec is in my sig, so need full compatability with SSDs and 8gb of ram)

I have used the ASUS p5Q G45 board (or whatever its called) and couldnt use all the sata ports due to their position getting blocked by my graphics card.

it will also hopefully be good for overclocking

thanks in advance

I dunno but I would think the ASUS Maximus II GENE P45 would be the best in the mATX arena

thanks certainly does look like that was the best.

can't seem to find anywhere that will sell it though not even ebay (in the UK) :/

That doesn't sound good Know anyone in the US that would purchase it for you and ship it to you?

unfortunately I don't, however also cant seem to spot it in the US reading up on it it seems availability was always limited when it was in production so seem squite rare

will all of the following be a lot worse?

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sq=mAT...58&sort=pricelow&limit=10&page=1&subsearch=Go

I have to admit my knowledge of what makes a good reliable motherboard or not is limited.

Ratz. Well from the list my choices are: ASUS P5QL-CM iG43 or ASUS P5Q-EM iG45 (last 2 of the list).

They have the newer chipset. I would stay away from older chipsets like the G31. I, personally, like to stay with the current chipsets.

Is there a reason you want to remain with the mATX?

my case is mATX and I like keeping it a tiny power house

hmm, ok. Really wish there was more choice

the CM only has 2 memory slots (I have 4 sticks)
and the EM is what I owned before - the sata ports fall almost right underneath the graphics card, meaning only 2 are accesible (I used a 3rd before but it was put under a lot of pressure constantly pushed sideways)

why o why do motherboards have to be such a pain!! if it was 2 years in the future the choice wouldbe simple, upgrade my PC, but the Q9550 is still more than shiny enough for everything I need :/

does anyone know the differences between G41,43,45 and P43,45?

Cheers

P.S. how about http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus...0-(x16)-DDR2-667-800-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-MATX-VGA ?

Q45, Iv never even heard of :/ lol

Ahh, I see. The Asus P5Q-VM DO looks good to me. Even if you have a dual slot video card the SATA ports seem to be out of the way so they won't be blocked. 4 ram slots look good too. Unsure on how well it will overclock tho. Just be sure to keep the NB/SB temps in check

The Q45 is the same as the P45, only in mATX.

Nebulous said:

Ahh, I see. The Asus P5Q-VM DO looks good to me. Even if you have a dual slot video card the SATA ports seem to be out of the way so they won't be blocked. 4 ram slots look good too. Unsure on how well it will overclock tho. Just be sure to keep the NB/SB temps in check

The Q45 is the same as the P45, only in mATX.

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awsome

Cheers for your help