Need Suggetsions on MB

epauls · 01-31-07, 03:04 PM

Rebuilding my Mom's computer for her.

Gonna go with the conroe E6400

Looking for MB and Memory(2x1gig) suggestions.

Odds of her ever going SLI or crossfire are nil. I will be purchasing a new video card but that is not for this thread.
I do plan to give it at least a mild OC. It needs to have most bells and whistles including raid. Should have 4 mem slots for future mem upgrade.

Evilsizer · 02-01-07, 04:17 AM

well i would say a abit a9-pro or aw9d-max if you can. as far as ram goes team group has a killer deal on ddr2-800 2gig kit over at tankguys.com
http://www.tankguys.biz/2x1gb-dark-4...hz-p-1710.html
the drr2-677 sticks same size are only $10 less, imo go with these.

batboy · 02-01-07, 09:53 AM

No RAID? Abit AB9 (plain not Pro) should be fine and it's pretty cheap. That will give you a guaranteed 400 FSB with an E6400. However, the E4300 might be a little cheaper and if you are just planning a modest O/C of maybe 333 FSB (3 gig), then you can get cheaper DDR2-667 RAM instead of DDR2-800 RAM.

splat · 02-01-07, 10:22 AM

i'd say cheapest board you can find with the ich8r southbridge. i.e. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186108 foxcon. It won't be stellar, but should be stable and allow for a mild oc.

Jon · 02-01-07, 10:33 AM

What is your mom doing on this computer?

epauls · 02-01-07, 01:49 PM

She does a lot of digitizing and dvd creation. Along with standard office apps.
For the record it DOES NEED Raid. She currently has 2 250gig drives in a raid 0 then she has another 500gig drive.

epauls · 02-01-07, 02:05 PM

what about this board?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142

greenmaji · 02-01-07, 04:32 PM

I wouldn't recomend a Nvidia chipset motherboard unless you plan on running high end or great deal SLI..

epauls · 02-01-07, 04:42 PM

what chipset do you suggest then??

Evilsizer · 02-01-07, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by epauls

what chipset do you suggest then??

the ones with 965/975 chipsets, since you need raid you need to look at boards with ICH7R/ICH8R.

splat · 02-01-07, 07:23 PM

i'd get the foxcon or epox 965p board with the ich8r southbridge for your mom

batboy · 02-02-07, 08:39 AM

Foxconn or Epox? Good grief, no way. I do agree with ICH8R southbridge though.

Asus P5B-E or Abit AB9-Pro or Gigabyte DS3.

greenmaji · 02-02-07, 09:15 AM

The Epox is having issues right now.. check my thread here in this fourm (they need to get out a bios update before I recomend that motherboard to anyone)

The Foxcon? uhh I wouldn't count on it not being buggy unless they have put out a few bios updates.

The DS3 doesnt have the ICH8R southbridge
the Asus P5B-E only has 2.1Vdimm

I like the Abit AB9-Pro for its 2.4Vdimm max and ~450FSB+

epauls · 02-02-07, 09:18 AM

What about thisa board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127004

And this memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066

epauls · 02-02-07, 09:21 AM

Just a reminder that the Abit AB9-Pro has the following statement in the specifications:
"Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets."

greenmaji · 02-02-07, 09:27 AM

All 965P motherboards have that in the specifications.. that depends on the bios shipped but the initial problems with that seem to have been resolved with a vdimm bump in the bios shipped.

And even if they didn't do that, the A-Data RAM you picked out would have booted anyway (it meets that speification).

epauls · 02-02-07, 09:35 AM

that is why I picked that memory, because it met the criteria.

splat · 02-02-07, 09:49 AM

I just don't see why he should spend the money on a uberclox0r motherboard when the computer is for his mother and he is not planning on overclocking it much. If the foxconn and the epox won't allow him to simply plug it in and turn it on, I can see why you wouldn't recommend them, but I personally cannot recommend a $150+ motherboard for someone who is going to run stock (or effectively stock).

epauls · 02-02-07, 11:18 AM

when I say a Mild OC I'm talking about 300mhz or so.

Trap05 · 02-02-07, 11:34 AM

Don't skimp on the motherboard or power supply. Why make the heart of your system the weakest link?

01-31-07, 03:04 PM	Thread Starter #1
epauls Member Join Date: Mar 2003	Need Suggetsions on MB Rebuilding my Mom's computer for her. Gonna go with the conroe E6400 Looking for MB and Memory(2x1gig) suggestions. Odds of her ever going SLI or crossfire are nil. I will be purchasing a new video card but that is not for this thread. I do plan to give it at least a mild OC. It needs to have most bells and whistles including raid. Should have 4 mem slots for future mem upgrade. __________________ Erpauls -
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02-01-07, 04:17 AM	#2
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	well i would say a abit a9-pro or aw9d-max if you can. as far as ram goes team group has a killer deal on ddr2-800 2gig kit over at tankguys.com http://www.tankguys.biz/2x1gb-dark-4...hz-p-1710.html the drr2-677 sticks same size are only $10 less, imo go with these. __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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02-01-07, 09:53 AM	#3
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	No RAID? Abit AB9 (plain not Pro) should be fine and it's pretty cheap. That will give you a guaranteed 400 FSB with an E6400. However, the E4300 might be a little cheaper and if you are just planning a modest O/C of maybe 333 FSB (3 gig), then you can get cheaper DDR2-667 RAM instead of DDR2-800 RAM. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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02-01-07, 10:22 AM	#4
splat ASCII Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philly	i'd say cheapest board you can find with the ich8r southbridge. i.e. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186108 foxcon. It won't be stellar, but should be stable and allow for a mild oc. __________________ ______________________________/\/\__________________/\/\_____ _______/\/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\______/\/\/\/\/\__ ____/\/\/\/\____/\/\__/\/\__/\/\________/\/\______/\/\_______ _________/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\/\______/\/\________ __/\/\/\/\____/\/\________/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\/\____/\/\/\_______ _____________/\/\___________once you clock you can't go stock articles \|\| folding stats \|\| overclockers last.fm group Overclockers.com and you - Become a fan on Facebook! \| Get published! \| Follow on Twitter! \|\| Random Article
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02-01-07, 01:49 PM	Thread Starter #6
epauls Member Join Date: Mar 2003	She does a lot of digitizing and dvd creation. Along with standard office apps. For the record it DOES NEED Raid. She currently has 2 250gig drives in a raid 0 then she has another 500gig drive. __________________ Erpauls -
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02-01-07, 02:05 PM	Thread Starter #7
epauls Member Join Date: Mar 2003	what about this board? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142 __________________ Erpauls -
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02-01-07, 04:32 PM	#8
greenmaji Senior Spellcheck Join Date: Dec 2005	I wouldn't recomend a Nvidia chipset motherboard unless you plan on running high end or great deal SLI.. __________________ $300 for your CPU $500 for your GFX card $100 for your memory $200 for your motherboard $9.99 for your PSU Having a CHEAP power supply take out your computer PRICELESS.
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02-01-07, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #9
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02-01-07, 07:23 PM	#11
splat ASCII Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philly	i'd get the foxcon or epox 965p board with the ich8r southbridge for your mom __________________ ______________________________/\/\__________________/\/\_____ _______/\/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\______/\/\/\/\/\__ ____/\/\/\/\____/\/\__/\/\__/\/\________/\/\______/\/\_______ _________/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\/\______/\/\________ __/\/\/\/\____/\/\________/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\/\____/\/\/\_______ _____________/\/\___________once you clock you can't go stock articles \|\| folding stats \|\| overclockers last.fm group Overclockers.com and you - Become a fan on Facebook! \| Get published! \| Follow on Twitter! \|\| Random Article
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02-02-07, 08:39 AM	#12
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	Foxconn or Epox? Good grief, no way. I do agree with ICH8R southbridge though. Asus P5B-E or Abit AB9-Pro or Gigabyte DS3. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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02-02-07, 09:15 AM	#13
greenmaji Senior Spellcheck Join Date: Dec 2005	The Epox is having issues right now.. check my thread here in this fourm (they need to get out a bios update before I recomend that motherboard to anyone) The Foxcon? uhh I wouldn't count on it not being buggy unless they have put out a few bios updates. The DS3 doesnt have the ICH8R southbridge the Asus P5B-E only has 2.1Vdimm I like the Abit AB9-Pro for its 2.4Vdimm max and ~450FSB+ __________________ $300 for your CPU $500 for your GFX card $100 for your memory $200 for your motherboard $9.99 for your PSU Having a CHEAP power supply take out your computer PRICELESS.
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02-02-07, 09:18 AM	Thread Starter #14
epauls Member Join Date: Mar 2003	What about thisa board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127004 And this memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066 __________________ Erpauls -
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02-02-07, 09:21 AM	Thread Starter #15
epauls Member Join Date: Mar 2003	Just a reminder that the Abit AB9-Pro has the following statement in the specifications: "Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets." __________________ Erpauls -
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02-02-07, 09:27 AM	#16
greenmaji Senior Spellcheck Join Date: Dec 2005	All 965P motherboards have that in the specifications.. that depends on the bios shipped but the initial problems with that seem to have been resolved with a vdimm bump in the bios shipped. And even if they didn't do that, the A-Data RAM you picked out would have booted anyway (it meets that speification). __________________ $300 for your CPU $500 for your GFX card $100 for your memory $200 for your motherboard $9.99 for your PSU Having a CHEAP power supply take out your computer PRICELESS.
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02-02-07, 09:35 AM	Thread Starter #17
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02-02-07, 09:49 AM	#18
splat ASCII Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Philly	I just don't see why he should spend the money on a uberclox0r motherboard when the computer is for his mother and he is not planning on overclocking it much. If the foxconn and the epox won't allow him to simply plug it in and turn it on, I can see why you wouldn't recommend them, but I personally cannot recommend a $150+ motherboard for someone who is going to run stock (or effectively stock). __________________ ______________________________/\/\__________________/\/\_____ _______/\/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\______/\/\/\/\/\__ ____/\/\/\/\____/\/\__/\/\__/\/\________/\/\______/\/\_______ _________/\/\__/\/\/\/\____/\/\____/\/\/\/\______/\/\________ __/\/\/\/\____/\/\________/\/\/\__/\/\/\/\/\____/\/\/\_______ _____________/\/\___________once you clock you can't go stock articles \|\| folding stats \|\| overclockers last.fm group Overclockers.com and you - Become a fan on Facebook! \| Get published! \| Follow on Twitter! \|\| Random Article
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02-02-07, 11:18 AM	Thread Starter #19
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