Choosing a Motherboard

extr3me · Jan 19, 2011, 01:13 PM

Hi,

What should u know when buying a Motherboard? Are there any other essential information besides Socket type and number of GPU slots that u should be looking for? Thanks.

AlienIsGOD · Jan 19, 2011, 01:18 PM

speed of ram supported, a good chipset, back connections (usb, e sata, etc.)

brandonwh64 · Jan 19, 2011, 01:19 PM

CPU compatibility, PCIex speeds, RAM speeds, CPU power pins, and more

ale86cuba · Jan 19, 2011, 06:07 PM

Brand names too, ask around here and read reviews online to help you choose the one that suits your needs.

Jan 19, 2011, 01:13 PM	#1
extr3me Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lithuania Posts: 187 (0.12/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Choosing a Motherboard Hi, What should u know when buying a Motherboard? Are there any other essential information besides Socket type and number of GPU slots that u should be looking for? Thanks.

System Name:	AMD
Processor:	AMD/Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ (3.2 GHz)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte/GA-MA770-DS3/Socket AM2+/AMD 770 and SB600 chipset/Rev 1.0
Cooling:	Noctua/NH-C12P/120mm Fan
Memory:	PQI/DDR2/2 x 2GB/800MHz 128 bit (dual channel)
Video Card:	Sapphire/HD4870/512MB/256 bit/GDDR5
Hard Disk:	WD/120GB/7200rpm/8MB/PATA (For Windows) and WD/320GB/7200rpm/16MB/SATA 2.0 (for Games)
Optical Drive:	LITEON/DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung/SyncMaster 920n/LCD/19''
Case:	Antec/900
Sound Card:	Creative/Soundblaster 24bit live
PSU:	Corsair/HX620W
Software:	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1/Kaspersky Internet Security 2013

Jan 19, 2011, 01:18 PM	#2
AlienIsGOD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,605 (1.49/day) Thanks: 4,324 Thanked 1,106 Times in 632 Posts System Specs	speed of ram supported, a good chipset, back connections (usb, e sata, etc.) __________________ Crunching Badges Crunching Hardware CPU: i5 3570K and i5 2400 = 8 cores GPU: 7870 (8 wu's) and 7770 (4 wu's) = 1920 GCN cores (no GPU wu's atm)

System Name:	My Rig (part-time WCG) \| Wife's Rig (full-time WCG) \| L'il Man (kids lappy)
Processor:	Core i5 3570K @ 4.2 ghz 1.20 vcore \| Core i5 2400 \| Turion II P540
Motherboard:	EVGA Z77 FTW 1.21 BIOS \| AsRock Z68M/USB3 2.20 BIOS
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO R2-push/pull with 2x 120mm PWM \| CM Hyper 101i -push/pull with 2 x 80mm
Memory:	Mushkin Blackline 4GB x 2 1600mhz XMP profile \| Kingston HyperX 4GB x 2 1600mhz XMP profile \| 6GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 7870 2GB OC \| Gigabyte R7770 1GB \| HD4250
Hard Disk:	500GB OS / 500GB Data \| Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD / 2 x Seagate 500GB \| 320GB
Optical Drive:	Asus 22x DVD/CD Combo Drive \| ? \|
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron IPS226 22" IPS 5ms \| Phillips 227E 22" IPS 7ms / 40" Samsung 550 LCD HDTV \| 15.6" LCD
Case:	Antec P280 \| Thermaltake Soprano Snow Edition
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC898 w/ Logitech z623 \| Realtek ALC892 w/ SB X-FI MB2 software w/ Logitech x540
PSU:	Corsair HX1000W \| Thermaltake TR2 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	benchmarks are for noobs, real men crunch WCG for TPU \m/

Jan 19, 2011, 01:19 PM	#3
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,568 (10.01/day) Thanks: 2,148 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	CPU compatibility, PCIex speeds, RAM speeds, CPU power pins, and more __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

System Name:	The StarCrunch Defender!
Processor:	I7 2600K @ 4.5ghz 1.32V
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair A70 Push/Pull
Memory:	G-Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 1866mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte 7970 3GB Reference Card at boost clocks
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB WD Blue Raid 0 / 1TB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/R/RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VG2227wm 1080P
Case:	NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek (Azalia)
PSU:	Corsair 750TX
Software:	Windows 7 Home X64

Jan 19, 2011, 06:07 PM	#4
ale86cuba Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 45 (0.05/day) Thanks: 18 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Brand names too, ask around here and read reviews online to help you choose the one that suits your needs.

System Name:	aliona
Processor:	Q9550 @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE UD3R P45
Cooling:	Corsair H50 CPU cooler
Memory:	2X2GB DDR2-800 GSKILL
Video Card:	SAPPHIRE HD6950
Hard Disk:	2X320GB RAID0, 1.5TB WD
Optical Drive:	LG DVD BURNER
CRT/LCD Model:	Mitsubishi 17"
Case:	CM Stacker 832
Sound Card:	XFI Xtreme Music
PSU:	Corsair HX620
Software:	Win7 64bit

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