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which one of two is better mobo

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Gaurav
Gaurav Original post #1
Jan 25, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Hello everyone,

I have selected these two motherboards

which one of them is better
Asus P5G41T-M LX3 level DDR3
OR
GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT/2.0

Also I have a C2D proccessor (E6300), what is the maximum speed DDR3 RAM can this processor support.
Does processor's FSB has something to do with the RAM's MHz i.e if the processor has 1066 MHz FSB (max) then will it support only 1066MHz RAM only or it will downclock the same to it's supported one?

Please shed some light on the above questions.

Thanks
W
Jan 25, 2012 at 10:20 PM
aside from features which i don't know gigabyte has much better after sales support so unless asus mobo has some very attractive feature missing in gigabyte mobo i would say gigabyte.

ram's frequency has a relation only with motherboard's FSB for c2d generation.
Cilus
Cilus #3
Jan 25, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Get the Gigabyte one. Now a days, it is probably the highest selling LGA775 based motherboard with DDR3 support.
topgear
topgear #4
Jan 26, 2012 at 4:47 AM
@ OP - GA-G41MT-S2PT/2.0 supports ram speed upto 1333 Mhz ( using OC )

FSB and ram speed has relation between them but don't worry much about the cpu FSB and ram speed - just get the mobo and it will auto detect and set appropriate memory speed but if it does not it's easy to fix the ram speed using bios settings ;-)
H
Jan 26, 2012 at 10:04 PM
you should go for asus motherboard because it has internal 1 gb graphics it will help your gpu to make games much smoother and faster .. i had this one and it is very good mobo
T
Tarun #6
Jan 26, 2012 at 11:23 PM
i had GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT/2.0 its pretty decent motherboard for its price :) go for it but overclock with a bit of caution ;)
coderunknown
Jan 26, 2012 at 11:42 PM
you should go for asus motherboard because it has internal 1 gb graphics it will help your gpu to make games much smoother and faster .. i had this one and it is very good mobo

don't spread wrong info. Intel's G41 doesn't support sideport memory. max 1Gb ram can be allotted to graphics. G41 is crap of a graphics. you can't run modern game irrespective of the amount of graphics you share.
T
Tarun #8
Jan 27, 2012 at 8:01 AM
^+1 :)
Cilus
Cilus #9
Jan 27, 2012 at 9:19 AM
don't spread wrong info. Intel's G41 doesn't support sideport memory. max 1Gb ram can be allotted to graphics. G41 is crap of a graphics. you can't run modern game irrespective of the amount of graphics you share.

Another info, look carefully at the term 1 Gb, it is not 1 GB. Now I guess you're getting the clear picture, 1 Gb stands for 1 Gigabit which is equal to 128 MB. It is a marketing gimmik to confuse people like Hell is here. GMA 4000 can't use more than 128 MB
Gaurav
Gaurav #10
Jan 27, 2012 at 1:10 PM
ok, I will purchase Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard and Corsair DDR3 2 GB RAM from Flipkart.

Will that be a compatible hardware list? Can anyone please also suggest some Good Power Supply within Rs. 2500?
Tenida
Tenida #11
Jan 27, 2012 at 1:34 PM
ok, I will purchase Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2 motherboard and Corsair DDR3 2 GB RAM from Flipkart.

Will that be a compatible hardware list? Can anyone please also suggest some Good Power Supply within Rs. 2500?

Corsair cx430v2
d6bmg
d6bmg #12
Jan 27, 2012 at 3:52 PM
^ or FSP Saga II 500W @2.2K
topgear
topgear #13
Jan 28, 2012 at 5:25 AM
Corsair has 1 year more warranty than FSp - so getting CX430v2 makes more sense ;-)
thetechfreak
Jan 28, 2012 at 10:40 AM
+1 for Corsair cx430v2. I think its perfect for OP and the additional warranty definitely helps :p
Tenida
Tenida #15
Jan 28, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Another info FSP warranty doesn't cover replacement of PSU, they repair their product.In terms of after-sales service Corsair is GOD.
T
Tarun #16
Jan 28, 2012 at 11:45 AM
i would say go with seasonic S12II 430 for 2.5k :)
W
Jan 28, 2012 at 9:08 PM
@gaurav,you can buy corsair cx430v2 from nehru place.ico bought a cx430v2 for 2200 today from pl computers in nehru place.
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