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I would save the money for a more complete upgrade...Its not worth $100 for a better board when $500 will get you a new PC that blows this one out of the water...

That said, look at P45 based motherboards (Giga EP45 UD3P).

EarthDog said:

I would save the money for a more complete upgrade...Its not worth $100 for a better board when $500 will get you a new PC that blows this one out of the water...

That said, look at P45 based motherboards (Giga EP45 UD3P).

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+1... Maybe something like a new Pentium G3258 (unlocked multi) and a Z97 motherboard with a kit of DDR3.


This guy's/thread says his board (Gigabyte G41MT-D3) is limited to 343 fsb... Probably a quite similar board to your GA-G41M-ES2L: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3261#ov


See my comment...

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/...-Motherboard?p=7750110&viewfull=1#post7750110

Great minds think alike!

Sorry to keep putting thought on a lost clause but just wanted to confirm for other people who might refer to this thread...343 is indeed the FSB wall, I did try and lower CPU clock but to no avail...

Also can someone tell me how to identify a good board, like how can I know that it has a lot of FSB headroom for OC?

The one I listed is solid... but really, its time for a more significant upgrade.