Cheapest conroe motherboard upgrade?

[tkpenalty]

Hey guys, i know you guys are reliable and i am planning to get an ASROCK 755 DUAL, just asking if there is another better alternative thats CHEAP. (note ASROCK 755 Dual has 8x AGP as well as 16x PCI-E, Dual channel RAM and conroe support)
Features it must have:
-Support for Conroe
-16x PCI-E
-Decent integrated sound
-Dual Channel RAM

 

[francis511]

its ok

teh asrock board is ok,tho it doesnt overclock very much.it doesnt actually have 16x pci-e,
just 4x

 

[tkpenalty]

D: damn... thats why it was so CHEAP!!!

how much would this cost? http://www.asrock.com/product/775i915P-SATA2.htm

EDIT: Never mind about that one above.

Anyother motherboards?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

there is two i can think of-

msi p4m890m £48.99 from www.cclonline.com or

gigabyte ga-945pl-s3 £58.97 inc vat from www.scan.co.uk

they both have what you specified.

 

[Deleted member 3]

4x PCIe isn't that limiting. And if you really think that you need 16x you should be willing to invest. Nowadays the onboard soundcards are just fine for most users, so that shouldn't be an issue and I don't think there are single channel chipsets for Conroe.
I would say that besides the overclocking options the Asrock boards aren't that bad of a choice.

 

[francis511]

which country

where r u ordering from ?

 

[tkpenalty]

there is two i can think of-

msi p4m890m £48.99 from www.cclonline.com or

gigabyte ga-945pl-s3 £58.97 inc vat from www.scan.co.uk

they both have what you specified.

The first motherboard doesnt look too good

 

[tkpenalty]

where r u ordering from ?

Australia lol... 48 pounds is quite cheap though... but the build quality looks appaling... any reccomendations for asus??? most of them are $120~$130 (AUD)+

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=0&model=1374&modelmenu=2

I HATE YOU ASUS!!! why doesnt it be a x16?pcie?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

this one seems ok-

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=448644

it got an approved award in decembers custom pc.and it is cheap as you specified.

 

[steve258]

I think the cheapest ASUS conroe board with full 16X PCIE is the P5B, which is a little bit too expensive. I'll look for the Gigabyte P965 S3 if I were you, a lot cheaper but still highly ocable and has all the latest features.

 

[tkpenalty]

I think the cheapest ASUS conroe board with full 16X PCIE is the P5B, which is a little bit too expensive. I'll look for the Gigabyte P965 S3 if I were you, a lot cheaper but still highly ocable and has all the latest features.

nice find... ill conisder it (YAY AUSSIE DOLLAR NEARING 80 US CENTS)

 

[Chewy]

yep those are the ones I was gonna direct you at, def worth the extra few coins

 

[tkpenalty]

Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H seems better though...

 

[francis511]

best so far

hadnt heard of that one,looks good.if that was sli-enabled,u should prolly go for that one

 

[tkpenalty]

Im selling my old computer parts to gain more budget

I just sold a Celeron D 478 for $25 AUD It's warranty has expired as well as it's cooler, cos i literally smashed it on purpose after removal (VRIIHIIIIIRRRRMMMMM!!!!, you get the point).

Should i use the 20GB hdd to build another PC after i upgrade?

 

[aximbigfan]

let me get something straght....

i have an asrock 775dual vista. it does have a pcie x16 slot, however it has the bandwith of a 4x slot. and it makes almost no differnce in perfomance.


chris

 

[tkpenalty]

let me get something straght....

i have an asrock 775dual vista. it does have a pcie x16 slot, however it has the bandwith of a 4x slot. and it makes almost no differnce in perfomance.


chris

I realised... now i have heaps of money left to get a conroe.

Anyways, the results of the motherboard's performance is only like 1% away from the P5W.

And a 7800GT's performance would not bottleneck (im getting a 7300GT anyways)


EDIT: by the way man, is your GPU stable? Does volt modding work for the 9550?