Hi all, a friend of mine has a mobo that died on him, so after too many years of reliable service, I'm planning on upgrading my 560 BE's AM2+ mobo to something more modern, and donate my current one to him. The cpu is stable as a quad at over 4.1 GHz, but I keep it at 3.71 GHz stock voltage on air.
I have a Storm Scout case, and I'm looking for a AM3/AM3+ mobo so I can finally switch to DDR3, and get SATAIII speeds with my SSD. But I'm having a hard time finding one that fits my needs, within my budget (hopefully under 200 Euros/dollars/pounds. The lower the better.)
My needs are:
at least 1 e-SATA
at least 3 other SATA ports
SLI support (2x PCIe x16 would be great)
at least 3 full USB headers on the mobo
Core unlocking and over clocking ability (duh)
My wants are:
4 DIMM slots for future updatability,
a PATA IDE interface for my old but still working backup drive,
RED AND BLACK TO MATCH MY STORM SCOUT!
My local stores are limited, but I'll investigate all recommendations.
http://www.tietokonekauppa.fi/?lang=GB Only English part store here...
http://www.jimms.fi/ (Finnish word for motherboards is Emolevyt)
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/catalog/22b/Komponentit-Emolevyt
http://hintaseuranta.fi/ (Search bar checks most stores in Finland)
And this last one is like ebay http://www.huuto.net/
Thank you all so much for the help. I have 16 hours to pick out and pick up the new mobo before my friend comes to get my current one.
Thanks!
I have a Storm Scout case, and I'm looking for a AM3/AM3+ mobo so I can finally switch to DDR3, and get SATAIII speeds with my SSD. But I'm having a hard time finding one that fits my needs, within my budget (hopefully under 200 Euros/dollars/pounds. The lower the better.)
My needs are:
at least 1 e-SATA
at least 3 other SATA ports
SLI support (2x PCIe x16 would be great)
at least 3 full USB headers on the mobo
Core unlocking and over clocking ability (duh)
My wants are:
4 DIMM slots for future updatability,
a PATA IDE interface for my old but still working backup drive,
RED AND BLACK TO MATCH MY STORM SCOUT!
My local stores are limited, but I'll investigate all recommendations.
http://www.tietokonekauppa.fi/?lang=GB Only English part store here...
http://www.jimms.fi/ (Finnish word for motherboards is Emolevyt)
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/catalog/22b/Komponentit-Emolevyt
http://hintaseuranta.fi/ (Search bar checks most stores in Finland)
And this last one is like ebay http://www.huuto.net/
Thank you all so much for the help. I have 16 hours to pick out and pick up the new mobo before my friend comes to get my current one.
Thanks!
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