Which mobo to buy?

suraswami · Jan 23, 2008

If the reviews of AGP 38xx series shows better results than X1950pro I might give AGP one more chance or else I might build a new one selling or retiring mine. So just need suggestions.

What I need:
1. AMD chip compatible mobo (AM2 or AM2+)
2. 90% chance I will be using Phenom (the bug free one) or use my AM2 (X2 3800 or X2 4800) for now.
3. Don't really need SLI or CrossFire
4. Will defenitely be using one of those Dual GPU (38xx series)
5. Back panel SPDIF out
6. Back panel Firewire Port
7. Back panel E-Sata(optional)
8. 2 IDE connectors to connect 4 IDE devices.
9. Atleast 4 SATA connectors
10. 3 PCI slots (but 2 is also ok).

With the above in mind I have the following.

a. ASUS M2N-SLI AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131246
b. DFI INFINITY NF SLI-M2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136021
c. DFI CFX3200 M2/G Infinity AM2 ATI CrossFire Radeon Xpress 3200 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136017
d. MSI K9N SLI Platinum AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130048
e. GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3H AM2 AMD 690G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128052
f. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

I am looking at below $150 price range.
Out of above my choices are a and b.

I was to carry over my IDE drives (200G WD, 2 x Samsung DVDRW). I already have E-Sata Pci card with one IDE port on it. Also have a Firewire PCI card.

What will be good?

Should I go with MSI once again?

Should I stretch my budget and go with this?
e. MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130136

Thanks.

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happita · Jan 23, 2008

If you plan on upgrading the cpu somewhere along the line to a faster athlon or the new phenoms, I'd definitely go with E (The MSI AM2/AM2+)

JRMBelgium · Jan 24, 2008

Why waste money on SLI? Clearly you are someoen who doesn't update very often.
I recommend that you buy a cheaper motherboard.

suraswami · Jan 24, 2008

Thanks. If it has all or most of the above mentioned features sure I will buy. Do you have anything in mind.

FYI, I do keep up with tech. My latest is a AM2 PC playing Blu-ray and HD. The AGP one is doing good so lazy to upgrade it.

JRMBelgium · Jan 24, 2008

suraswami said:
Thanks. If it has all or most of the above mentioned features sure I will buy. Do you have anything in mind.

FYI, I do keep up with tech. My latest is a AM2 PC playing Blu-ray and HD. The AGP one is doing good so lazy to upgrade it.

Befure I reply any further, can you give me some details about the hardware you are planning on keeping after your upgrade? Because you say that you have an AM2 CPU but your specs show me that you have a socket 939 mainboard.

Could you give me a small list with the hardware that you are planning on keeping for that new mainboard?

suraswami · Jan 25, 2008

I have spare AM2 Single core 3200 and dual-core 3800. I was planning to use the 3800 for my next build. 939 is my current machine. I have 4 other machines which I don't show on my system specs(one Full AM2 setup with X2 4800). I am going to upgrade my 939 setup. Trying to keep whatever I can and buy mobo and mem.

System Name	---
Processor	FX 8350 @ 4.00 Ghz with 1.28v
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 v4.0, Hacked Bios F4.x
Cooling	Silenx 4 pipe Tower cooler + 2 x Cougar 120mm fan, 3 x 120mm, 1 x 200 mm Red LED fan
Memory	Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 16GB + Patriot Memory DDR3 1866 16GB
Video Card(s)	Asus R9 290 OC @ GPU - 1050, MEM - 1300
Storage	Inland 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD for OS, WDC Black - 2TB + 1TB Storage, Inland 480GB SSD - Games
Display(s)	3 x 1080P LCDs - Acer 25" + Acer 23" + HP 23"
Case	AeroCool XPredator X3
Audio Device(s)	Built-in Realtek
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Modular
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

Processor	i5-7600k
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Pro4
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO w/ AC MX-4
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 2400 Corsair LPX Vengeance 15-15-15-36
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr 1070ti
Storage	240GB Corsair Force GT
Display(s)	23' Dell AW2310
Case	Corsair 550D
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-760XP2 Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Meshify C Ryzen 2019
Processor	AMD Ryzen 3900X
Motherboard	X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4 ( F4-3200C16D-32GTZKW, 16-16-16-36 @ 3200Mhz )
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX6800 ( 2400Mhz/2150Mhz )
Storage	Samsung Evo 960
Display(s)	Pixio PX275h
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C – Dark TG
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSP 300 ( Headset )
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series 650W
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G 15
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	---
Processor	FX 8350 @ 4.00 Ghz with 1.28v
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 v4.0, Hacked Bios F4.x
Cooling	Silenx 4 pipe Tower cooler + 2 x Cougar 120mm fan, 3 x 120mm, 1 x 200 mm Red LED fan
Memory	Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 16GB + Patriot Memory DDR3 1866 16GB
Video Card(s)	Asus R9 290 OC @ GPU - 1050, MEM - 1300
Storage	Inland 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD for OS, WDC Black - 2TB + 1TB Storage, Inland 480GB SSD - Games
Display(s)	3 x 1080P LCDs - Acer 25" + Acer 23" + HP 23"
Case	AeroCool XPredator X3
Audio Device(s)	Built-in Realtek
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Modular
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	Meshify C Ryzen 2019
Processor	AMD Ryzen 3900X
Motherboard	X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4 ( F4-3200C16D-32GTZKW, 16-16-16-36 @ 3200Mhz )
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX6800 ( 2400Mhz/2150Mhz )
Storage	Samsung Evo 960
Display(s)	Pixio PX275h
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C – Dark TG
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSP 300 ( Headset )
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series 650W
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G 15
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

Which mobo to buy?

suraswami

happita

JRMBelgium

suraswami

JRMBelgium

suraswami