Help Choose a MOBO please

[Barfish88]

I cant decide between these two http://www.prophecy.co.za/asus-p5qlpro-with-epu4-energy-processing-unit-intel-p-29612.html

and


http://www.computersonly.co.za/productdetail.aspx?sku=ASUSMP5ND&categoryId=40359

I dont have have 2gfx card so dont really need sli. Which one is the better motherboard please guys.

 

[chickenbeef]

I would take the 750i

 

[The_Techie]

So would I, if only because I have had amazing experiences with the P5N-E SLI

 

[Pe-Killer]

I would take the 750i

+ 1

 

[Ghost02]

Ok so it's definatily the 750i

 

[chickenbeef]

Yep, the p43 just doesnt quite match up to the 750i.

 

[Barfish88]

Ty will go for the 750i then

 

[Brawler]

[Hijack]

Would there be a substantial differance in performace between the above 2 boards and something like a Gigabyte G31? No overclocking planned

This is the proposed rig:

Intel E5200 2.5Ghz
Gigabyte G31
2x 2gb DDR2 800
ATI HD4850 512mb
2x 320gb Sata2
DVD-RW Sata 2
Gigabyte Superb power 550W
[/Hijack]

 

[QX6700RULZ]

I would oh so take the Intel, Nvidia chipsets ftl at the moment

 

[PostmanPot]

[Hijack]

Would there be a substantial differance in performace between the above 2 boards and something like a Gigabyte G31? No overclocking planned

This is the proposed rig:

Intel E5200 2.5Ghz
Gigabyte G31
2x 2gb DDR2 800
ATI HD4850 512mb
2x 320gb Sata2
DVD-RW Sata 2
Gigabyte Superb power 550W
[/Hijack]

The G31 will be perfect for you if you don't intend on overclocking etc. There will be no performance difference AFAIK. Only drawback is limited expansion.

 

[Ghost02]

Would 750i help much with overclocking ?

 

[Brawler]

Is there nothing slightly better than the G31? maybe something similar but with RAID

 

[PostmanPot]

Is there nothing slightly better than the G31? maybe something similar but with RAID

Cheapest next one up with RAID would be this:

±R750 Asus P5N73-AM ; all-in-one , support intel Core2 / Core2-Extreme / P4 / Penitum-D , nVidia nForce 7050 / 610i chipset , 1333/1066/800/533 fsb , 2x DDR2 800(oc)/667 , 4 x s-ata2 with raid 0,1 ; 1 x parallel ata , on-board VGA + VT1708B 7.1 audio + 10/100 lan ; 2x pci , 1 x pci-e(1x) , 1 x pci-e(16x) , with com/serial + parallel port - micro atx - RAID 0/1

Everything else - G35, G45, Q45, P35, P43, P45 is over R1k.

 

[Brawler]

Thanks. That board does look better. I can spend over a grand if needed but would prefer not to. Maybe I'l look at the one in the OP. Are there any others? Also, are there no boards that dont have ide,fdd, serial, parallel etc as it is completely useless

 

[Sapphiron]

I would never buy a Nvidia chipset motherboard again. The failure rates and bluescreens are just too high.

Look for the P5QL-E board. it would also be R1500 odd. We bought my friend one with a E5200 CPU. it overclocks to 3.5Ghz without even needing a bigger CPU Cooler or any voltage added. Plus the board is full house in terms of features.

http://www.prophecy.co.za/asus-p5qle-with-epu6-energy-processing-unit-intel-quad-p-29613.html

 

[PostmanPot]

I would never buy a Nvidia chipset motherboard again. The failure rates and bluescreens are just too high.

Look for the P5QL-E board. it would also be R1500 odd. We bought my friend one with a E5200 CPU. it overclocks to 3.5Ghz without even needing a bigger CPU Cooler or any voltage added. Plus the board is full house in terms of features.

http://www.prophecy.co.za/asus-p5qle-with-epu6-energy-processing-unit-intel-quad-p-29613.html

+1.

Nice board.

 

[Brawler]

Probably just going with the Gigabyte G31.

Now I can get the E5200 for R999 or the E7200 for R1499, Both 2.5Ghz just the E7200 has higher fsb and cache.

which one should I choose?

 

[PostmanPot]

Probably just going with the Gigabyte G31.

Now I can get the E5200 for R999 or the E7200 for R1499, Both 2.5Ghz just the E7200 has higher fsb and cache.

which one should I choose?

Good read here.

 

[dudewotevr]

[Hijack]

Would there be a substantial differance in performace between the above 2 boards and something like a Gigabyte G31? No overclocking planned

This is the proposed rig:

Intel E5200 2.5Ghz
Gigabyte G31
2x 2gb DDR2 800
ATI HD4850 512mb
2x 320gb Sata2
DVD-RW Sata 2
Gigabyte Superb power 550W
[/Hijack]

The G31 will be fine ye!

The e5200 has a freakin 12.5x multi, and a 800 FSB, check out the reviews, it's the new budget OC'ing champ!!

Bump the FSB from 200 to 300, and you a have a 3.75GHz chip with minimal voltage increase.
Closer to 4 (and if you're lucky over) requires too much voltage and results in increased heat, disproportionate to performance gains..

But 3.75 would be a nice 24/7 setting!

 

[Sapphiron]

I would drop the max multiplier to 10.5 or 11 and run the FSB at 333 and the RAM at DDR667
that way you get a 1:1 sync providing better stability and more consistante performance.

Also, DDR2-667 ram is much cheaper right now (about R100 per chip)