Motherboard recommendation?

bubblesnout · Oct 19, 2008

Hey everyone. My specs are as set in my profile. I bought the Motherboard I have now because I needed it for when I upgraded my cpu and RAM, but I wasn't ready to replace my AGP card. Now I've got my GTX260, and my motherboard is not designed for a card so big, so my ide cd/dvd drive won't fit in the case properly, so I'm using an PCI->IDE card, which doesn't allow booting, and burning is a nightmare... Long story short: I need a new motherboard. I'm not an overclocker, so I just want something that is good quality and won't let me down, and is strong enough to handle all my components and keep them cool, but nothing that is going to be too over the top.
Thanks for any advice

JC316 · Oct 19, 2008

Hmm. Anything in P35 flavor should do nicely. The DFI bloodiron or the Gigabyte DS3 series are very nice.

vega22 · Oct 19, 2008

if you need 2 ide ports get a nf650 board, they are cheap and cheerfull and quite mature now.

newwer intels only have 1 ide and its a bolt on by jmicron normally.

bubblesnout · Oct 19, 2008

I only need one IDE port, as I'm only using one CD/DVD drive. It's probably worth getting a SATA DC/DVD drive, but I'll check those boards you guys pointed out. Thanks

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz (Q6600)
Motherboard	Asus P5Q
Memory	2GB (2 x 1GB) Kingston HyperX DDR2 1200MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI NVidia GeForce GTX260 896MB O/C
Storage	2 x 750GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII
Display(s)	Dell 27" Ultrasharp Widescreen 2707WFP, Dell 20" Ultrasharp Widescreen 2007WFP
Case	Generic ATX Case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Neopower 650W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

System Name	Budget Gaming
Processor	AMD FX6300
Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

System Name	panda
Processor	6700k
Motherboard	sabertooth s
Cooling	raystorm block<black ice stealth 240 rad<ek dcc 18w 140 xres
Memory	32gb ripjaw v
Video Card(s)	290x gamer<ntzx g10<antec 920
Storage	950 pro 250gb boot 850 evo pr0n
Display(s)	QX2710LED@110hz lg 27ud68p
Case	540 Air
Audio Device(s)	nope
Power Supply	750w superflower
Mouse	g502
Keyboard	shine 3 with grey, black and red caps
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/marsey99/

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz (Q6600)
Motherboard	Asus P5Q
Memory	2GB (2 x 1GB) Kingston HyperX DDR2 1200MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI NVidia GeForce GTX260 896MB O/C
Storage	2 x 750GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII
Display(s)	Dell 27" Ultrasharp Widescreen 2707WFP, Dell 20" Ultrasharp Widescreen 2007WFP
Case	Generic ATX Case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Neopower 650W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Motherboard recommendation?

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