Recommend me a Motherboard

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Massive17

Discussion Starter · Mar 12, 2009

The old motherboard on my dads computer is crap so I'm looking to get him something else. He has a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.5 Ghz (Brisbane) and he just bought a Zalman CNPS8700 NT. Im looking for something not too expensive preferably $150 or less and I plan to overclock to 3.0ghz but to tell the truth I dunno how far I can push it with that heat sink so recommend me something that would fit my budget, any help will be greatly appreciated - Art

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wiccan_creed

· #2 · Mar 12, 2009

Well....Gigabyte's are the AMD "hot ticket" right now imho.

Massive17

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 12, 2009

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Well....Gigabyte's are the AMD "hot ticket" right now imho.

any model in particular?

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wiccan_creed

· #4 · Mar 12, 2009

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4

Currently out of stock. I really like mine.

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proTip

· #5 · Mar 12, 2009

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Well....Gigabyte's are the AMD "hot ticket" right now imho.

You can't really go wrong with the latest gigabyte boards for AMD or Intel.

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1nfinity

· #6 · Mar 12, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136056

This is my recomendation.

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AIpha

· #7 · Mar 12, 2009

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GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4

Currently out of stock. I really like mine.

Love mine too.

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hout17

· #8 · Mar 12, 2009

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136056

This is my recomendation.

That is a sweet board.

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cbr600

· #9 · Mar 12, 2009

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128384

done deal there if he ever wants to go phenom he has one of the best for overclocking it!

Or if your ok with open box go with the big boy M4A79-T Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131339R

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Massive17

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 12, 2009

Thanks guys, keep em coming the cheaper the better

wiccan_creed

· #11 · Mar 12, 2009

AMD Motherboards.

Take your pick.

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hout17

· #12 · Mar 12, 2009

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GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128384

done deal there if he ever wants to go phenom he has one of the best for overclocking it!

Or if your ok with open box go with the big boy M4A79-T Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131339R

Gigabyte does make good boards I will give you that but it is not bar none the best overclocking board out for AMD. I'll guarantee you that dfi mentioned above overclocks just as well if not BETTER than the Gigabyte and it supports the latest phenom II processors as well. Seems like there is some fanboy stuff going on in here is all.

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1nfinity

· #13 · Mar 12, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813128352R

Check out this open box. Not too bad either...

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1nfinity

· #14 · Mar 12, 2009

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Gigabyte does make good boards I will give you that but it is not bar none the best overclocking board out for AMD. I'll guarantee you that dfi mentioned above overclocks just as well if not BETTER than the Gigabyte and it supports the latest phenom II processors as well. Seems like there is some fanboy stuff going on in here is all.

Ya that DFI board is totally sick. And my fave out of the bunch, I just figured it was in the price range, so why the heck not. Imo, hands down will do better than the Gigs.

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wiccan_creed

· #15 · Mar 12, 2009

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Gigabyte does make good boards I will give you that but it is not bar none the best overclocking board out for AMD. I'll guarantee you that dfi mentioned above overclocks just as well if not BETTER than the Gigabyte and it supports the latest phenom II processors as well. Seems like there is some fanboy stuff going on in here is all.

Fanboyism-not, just going with what I'm familiar with is all. No need to

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mr. biggums

· #16 · Mar 12, 2009

well the bored I'm going to recommended has already been done twice and is in my sig, but i might as well say why, the features on this board are amazing i was able to hit 290 bus (there was one other person that was able to hit it right off the bat as well), the 1200 ddr2 is a plus and its bios supports pretty much all the phenom II's out so far out of the box. and the raid setup was pretty easy for the most part, i was really out of it when i was doing it, so i screwed up and kept forgetting to put the windows disk back in :swearing: woo for being spacey lol.

heres a link to the other person http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherb...a790x-ud4.html

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Shift.

· #17 · Mar 12, 2009

Just like the previous DFI listed, except this one is ATX.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136058

Out of all the boards I've had, this is by far the most customizable. And I have owned the 790X-UD4 as well.

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Enigma8750

· #18 · Mar 12, 2009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128384

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Massive17

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 12, 2009

Hey thanks to everyone for helping me out (rep+ all around), but I just changed my mind since I'm such a good son I want to get him nice a motherboard with good overclocking abilities so that way I get him a phenom at the end of summer. So what would be a good motherboard that I can get that I can use with the Athlon 64 X2 4800+ now but later can upgrade to a phenom and overclock, budget is $200 or less but if there is anything better and costs a little more I'll still consider it.

wiccan_creed

· #20 · Mar 13, 2009

Do you have a phenom picked out yet? $200 for both or just mobo.?

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