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Motherboard upgrade

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zeest Original post #1
Nov 13, 2007 at 9:41 PM
I have a asrock 775 dual 915gl motherboard. I want to upgrade my motherboard so i can get a new pcie card and upgrade the ram to ddr2. As i will buy the graphics card after sometime as i am into gaming so please suggest me the motherboard according to the gaming requirement. Please tell the best value for money board, As i am somewhat tight on budget. I don't have some specific budget but i want it to be cheap like 3-5k. My processor is socket LGA775. Its a p4 3.0ghz.
Pathik
Pathik #2
Nov 13, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Get the Biostar 7050..
If u r taking the gfx card also now only then get the Biostar p35
moshel
moshel #3
Nov 13, 2007 at 10:35 PM
go for a 965G based motherboard...or 965P or 650i ultra if you plan on buying a graphics card now only...becos 965P and 650i ultra dont have onboard video.
Z
zeest #4
Nov 14, 2007 at 10:21 PM
How much they cost?

And how much is the performance difference between 965P,965G and xfx 650i ultra? And which is better? Biostar 7050 or p35? Thanks in advance

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Z
zeest #5
Nov 19, 2007 at 12:39 PM
can anyone tell me please the motherboard and their prices in the 4-5k range?
chicha
chicha #6
Nov 19, 2007 at 4:27 PM
zeest said:
can anyone tell me please the motherboard and their prices in the 4-5k range?
Click to expand...

there is a nice mobo from ASUS i do not rememner the series but it supports HD too and its for 4K in bangalore.

how much are motherboards with SLI cost?
r2d2
r2d2 #7
Nov 19, 2007 at 8:48 PM
Intel DG965RY - Rs. 4990
Intel DG33FB - Rs. 5400 (cant take p4)

*www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=ASUS P35&bop=And&Order=PRICE
moshel
moshel #8
Nov 19, 2007 at 10:11 PM
the motherboards that i suggested, 965P,965G and xfx 650i ultra are within 5-6 k range...and really if u cant buy a p35/G33/680i mobo, then these are decent offerings.

dude these are the minimum i suggest. vendors will surely tell u to go for 946 boards which is below 4k..but dont buy it..

remember 965P and 650i ultra dont have onboard video.
965G has onboard video.
Z
zeest #9
Nov 20, 2007 at 2:06 PM
Ok. XFX 650i ultra. Does it support LGA 775 i.i can it take p4? And will it give good gaming performance?
I am looking to build this pc.
p4 3.0 ghz HT
2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz RAM
80 GB Seagate Barracuda HD
XFX 650i ultra
XFX GeForce 8800GT.
Will this be able to run crysis at max on 1024x768? No AA or some AF?
Pathik
Pathik #10
Nov 20, 2007 at 2:19 PM
Your proccy ll be the biggest bottleneck in ur system..
moshel
moshel #11
Nov 20, 2007 at 11:16 PM
*www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listC...+nForce+650i&seriesId=989307&productId=989811
bikdel
bikdel #12
Nov 20, 2007 at 11:58 PM
well for the time being you may do with your P4 but then as pathiks said it will be giggest bottleneck and within few months youd have to go for a new processor.. :)

but to play crisis at that settings will be okay because CPU does not play really important role in GFX.. though i think that the AI wont be as good because it needs better physics processing which is handled by the CPU.. and crysis AFAIK wont be enjoyable at anything lower than the hardest level... ;)

anyways enjoy... but with that config be prepared for a proccy upgrade soon ...

BTW 650i Ultra won't support new 45 nm range isnt it?...

If 650 i does not support 45 nm quad cores then PLEASE go for Biostar P35 as it will be a great VFM 45 nm mobo solution... ;)
moshel
moshel #13
Nov 21, 2007 at 11:30 PM
hey i wanna ask 1 question..

when i purchased my current mobo, the asus webpage and the manual didnt say that my mobo supports 45nm procccys...but now when i open the website it says that P5N32 E SLi supports 45nm proccys...

does it mean that my mobo will also support 45nm proccys???

@zeest i dont think that the 650i ultra wud be a problem for some time atleast...becos it supports quad core proccy also. although the P35 is the latest chipset with support for DDR3...so its upto u..