I need a good AM2 motherboard.

[technicks]

Hello guys.

Saturday i'm going for a few new parts. After selling my dj set i have some cash to spend.
I'm going AM2. Finaly.
My friend needs a new system to so i'm ordering his to.

I came up with this list:

Me: AMD 5000+ dual core
2gb Kingston Hyper-X ddr2 900

M8: ECS Geforce 6100 m-atx
2gb ddr2 Kingston value ram
Amd 3800+ dual core.

But as you can see i don't have a board yet.
Could you give me any advice? I don't know which board does support my ram.

I was thinking about this board. The MSI K9N Platinum.
But the specs say it supports up to ddr2 800.

Thanks for your help.

Oh and please don't say i need to go for Intel. Because i am a AMD fanboi.
And i do want to overclock my system. If only a litle bit.

 

[vivanco]

what's your budget for the motherboard? , will you be going for crossfire or sli later on? I recommend you get a good overclockable 800mhz ram so you can overclock it to 900mhz ( or whatever you need, im sure u can reach 1000+ with a voltage bump and loosed timings. ) and it will be cheaper, If you can answer those questions i can suggest you a mobo , good luck on your build

memory:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231065

 

[technicks]

i allready know which ram. 2gb Kingston Hyper-X ddr2 900. For 135 Euro

 

[vivanco]

no problem mate it was just an idea ,good luck

 

[technicks]

No idea for a board? I'm willing to spend 130/140 Euro

 

[Uncle Vinnie]

Asus Crosshair

 

[technicks]

Yeah that one costs 200 euro

 

[Lt_JWS]

DFI 590SLI looks really good

 

[Tatty_Two]

If you want a board that is well priced and a pretty good overclocker the Biostar T550 (I think its called) is supposed to be a good bet along with the Gigabyte GA M55S-S3, give them a google and read some reviews.

They are both considererd mid ranged, if you want to step up a little higher (but not as high as the 590, there are a couple from Foxconn that have good reputations for features, stability and overclocking. There are a number of boards more exspensive and some would say better but many of them aint no better at overclocking and performance benches would also suggest that there is very little performance difference between the 590's and the 570/550's.

There are some forum members here who have the Biostar, here is a link to a thread:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=25562&page=2

 

[technicks]

Thanks Tatty i will take a look at those boards.

How about his board from foxconn? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186098

I think it's a pretty good one but my psu does not have a eight pin connector.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Thanks Tatty i will take a look at those boards.

How about his board from foxconn? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186098

I think it's a pretty good one but my psu does not have a eight pin connector.

Looks good, I think you can get an adaptor for the 8 pin? Do you want SLi then? Sorry didnt realise otherwise I would have suggested some others.

 

[technicks]

No i don't want SLI really but the most are that i can find. And i asume that the 590 chip is better then the crossfire 3200.

 

[technicks]

I was thinking of a ASUS M2Ne but most people here say it's a crappy board.

 

[pt]

Thanks Tatty i will take a look at those boards.

How about his board from foxconn? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186098

I think it's a pretty good one but my psu does not have a eight pin connector.

it's a great mobo (i have it) lot's of options on bios, stable, never had a problem with it, ignore the 8 pin, i doesn't have it aswell and runs fine

 

[technicks]

PT will it support the Hyper X ddr2 900?

 

[technicks]

Btw. I read that i can get the 4800+ dual core (Brisbane) for 125 euro and the 5000/5200 (Windsor) costs about 160 euro.
Which would be a better choice considering overclocking because i read here on TPU that the 5000/5200 won't oc that good.
And does the L2 cache make much difference if it is 1024 or 2048?

 

[theonetruewill]

Btw. I read that i can get the 4800+ dual core (Brisbane) for 125 euro and the 5000/5200 (Windsor) costs about 160 euro.
Which would be a better choice considering overclocking because i read here on TPU that the 5000/5200 won't oc that good.
And does the L2 cache make much difference if it is 1024 or 2048?

The tiniest fraction with X2's. The performance difference is nothing like the difference between an E6400 and and E6600 (when at same clocks, so just l2 cache diff). Get the 4600 and save some to spend on the motherboard.

 

[technicks]

The 4800 is 3 euro more expensive.lol

 

[pt]

PT will it support the Hyper X ddr2 900?

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Product/motherboard_detail.aspx?ID=en-us0000172
check here
it probabily will even if not on there, kingston usually as a wide compatible range
great mobo

 

[Tatty_Two]

Btw. I read that i can get the 4800+ dual core (Brisbane) for 125 euro and the 5000/5200 (Windsor) costs about 160 euro.
Which would be a better choice considering overclocking because i read here on TPU that the 5000/5200 won't oc that good.
And does the L2 cache make much difference if it is 1024 or 2048?

To be honest, I would go for the 4000 Brisbane @ 2.1Gig, the 4800 does not overclock too well and the 4000 should easily reach 3Gig+ and you are cutting out the risk of High FSB instability that you get with some boards over the 3600 with it's lower multiplier. Clock for clock and as % overclocking the Brisbanes tend to be better but mainly the lower end models.

 

[technicks]

And if you had to choose between the 5000/5200. Would you still go for the 4000?

 

[Tatty_Two]

And if you had to choose between the 5000/5200. Would you still go for the 4000?

No doubt about it, I have just received a new C2D rig, I am an AMD fanboi and was going to get a new AM2 rig initially, I looked at all the current CPU's on offer and read reviews on each, bang for buck the Brisbane 3600 and 4000 are the best deals....why? because beleive it or not in all the reviews I read, even the top of the range Brisbane 5000 @ 2.6Gig will not clock as high as the 3600 and 4000, with the 3600 it's a 9.5 multiplier means that to acheive its full potential of around 3.1Gig on air, you need a mobo capable of a 326+Mhz FSB, with the 4000 you will need to acheive 295+. Even the 5000 does not consistently acheive 3.1Gig, the 5200 windsor can but not all of the steppings will but it is significantly more exspensive, the Brisbanes generally will do it on lower volts and less heat.

You should be aware however that the Brisbane's performance clock for clock is VERY slightly slower than the Windsors, this is due to cache latency but it's so minor in most apps that it is fairly safe to say that a brisbane at 3.1Gig will be faster than a Windsor at 3Gig.

 

[technicks]

Which C2D cpu do you have now?

Damn Tatty you make me doubt about what is should do.
I'm also AMD, but i can't deny the facts. I don't have the cash for the 6600 but maybe the 6300 or 4300.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Which C2D cpu do you have now?

Damn Tatty you make me doubt about what is should do.
I'm also AMD, but i can't deny the facts. I don't have the cash for the 6600 but maybe the 6300 or 4300.

Am putting it together this weekend but I bought:

E4300
Asus P5N-E NForce 650i SLi Mobo
2GB Crucial Ballistics DDR2 800 CL3 Ram
Skythe Infifnty cooler

And I made a profit on the flea bay sale of the kit in my specs, so I have mad £60 in the process! First Intel rig since my old P3 days!

PS: Am going to get 2 x 8600GTS's in June for my Birthday to run a SLi rig.

 

[technicks]

Am putting it together this weekend but I bought:

E4300
Asus P5N-E NForce 650i SLi Mobo
2GB Crusial Ballistics DDR2 800 CL3 Ram
Skythe Infifnty cooler

And I made a profit on the flea bay sale of the kit in my specs, so I have mad £60 in the process! First Intel rig since my old P3 days!

If you should choose between the 4300 or 6300 which would you take?
The 4300 is 100 euro and the 6300 is 145.
Oh and cann i still use the HyperX ddr2 900?