buying a new mobo max butget $400

[intelandgigabyte]

i was looking at the gigabyte GA-G1975X
is it any good its supposed to be okay i just want someone imput
thx

plus im putting a 945 pentium d 3.4ghz cpu, 200gig sata, x800xl, geil 533mhz 2x 512 ultra ddr2 ram

[AthlonX2]

im not sure but i think we need your processor model number,because intel cpus are very picky with the chipsets

[intelandgigabyte]

im putting a pentium d 945 3.4ghz in it
any help appreciated

[AthlonX2]

your an intel guy right? why would you go with the wannabe dual core pentium d?,lol im playing with ya check this out
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2368609&CatId=0 you at least gotta get a real dual core

[intelandgigabyte]

ive allready got the cpu though i got it for $220 instead of $360

[AthlonX2]

ok i would go with this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131006) one then,according to intels site it supports your chip...here (http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/products/desktop/processor/processors/pentium-4/tech/216414.htm) is the list of supported motherboard from intel

[intelandgigabyte]

what do you think of the gigabyte GA-G1975X

[AthlonX2]

never used it myself you can google it and check some reviews,my personal preference is Asus...ive used them in every computer i have built so far and have never had any problems...i dont see that motherboard on any retail site so i cant say much

[pt]

don't you wan't AMD? :(

[alic2k]

Can you play around with the LED connectors on the mobo while the computer is still on? ;)

[Sasqui]

what do you think of the gigabyte GA-G1975X

It's a great board but... if you want to upgrade to a Core2 at a later date - don't get that board. Go for one of the 975 boards (intel Bad Axe or ASUS) that supports Core2 - they also support just about every Intel LGA775 chip ever made, including yours.

[ktr]

get this....

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2456522&CatId=0


edit...

or this ...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2700082&CatId=0

[intelandgigabyte]

the gigabyte GA-G1975X is a 975 and im pretty sure it suports core2
its the best board gigabyte offers
and my max budget is $400 au not us

[Chewy]

make sure it does support future intel775 processors aswell, like conroe. Intels chip coming out in the second half of 2007, "Penryn" should be compatable with boards that support conroes... you will want one of theses in the future. :)

[DIBL]

I'm real happy with my Intel "bad axe" D975XBX -- it's the second one I've used with no problem. It'll put a nice dent in that $400 budget. Get it from Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121016