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Walked into a pawn shop..

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  • 02-01-2010 2:45pm
    #1
    jonny72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 674 ✭✭✭


    out of curiousity and found a brand new x4 955 processor for 70 euros, I said shag it and got it.

    So, which one of these boards should I get (I won't be overclocking)


    MSI GF615M-P33, Sockel AM3, mATX, DDR3, PCIe

    Product Description: MSI GF615M-P33 - motherboard - micro ATX - GeForce 6150 SE
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1130MKDE

    43,23 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    MSI 785GM-E51, Sockel AM3, mATX, PCIe

    Product Description: MSI 785GM-E51 - motherboard - micro ATX - 785G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1130MIDE

    62,11 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    ASUS M4A78LT-M, Sockel AM3, mATX

    Product Description: ASUS M4A78LT-M LE - motherboard - micro ATX - AMD 760G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatch (only 1 article)Alle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1135UIDE

    62,21 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    ASRock M3A785GMH/128M, Sockel AM3, mATX

    Product Description: ASRock M3A785GMH/128M - motherboard - ATX - 785G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1126RGDE

    62,32 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    ASUS M4A785T-M, Sockel AM3, mATX

    Product Description: ASUS M4A785T-M - motherboard - micro ATX - 785G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1134USDE

    68,83 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    ASRock M3A790GMH/128M, Sockel AM3, mATX

    Product Description: ASRock M3A790GMH/128M - motherboard - micro ATX - AMD 790GX
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1126RIDE

    71,90 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO, Sockel AM3, mATX

    Product Description: ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO - motherboard - micro ATX - 785G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1133UWDE

    72,37 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC
    Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H, AMD 785G, mATX

    Product Description: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H - motherboard - micro ATX - 785G
    Product Type: Motherboard
    Form Factor: Micro ATX

    Verfügbarkeit: ready for dispatchAlle Details zu Art-Nr.: HV1131IHDE

    72,86 €

    incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs

    add to your PC


    And which ram will be compatible (I never know anything about ram)

    I was thinking of some of this stuff


    4GB-Kit G-Skill RipJaws PC3-10667U CL7

    Product Description: G.Skill Ripjaws memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3
    Storage Capacity: 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB )
    Upgrade Type: Generic

    78,19 €


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Lots of mATX going around... do you have a form factor limitation? ;)

    I'd recommend an MSI 770-C45 (dirt-cheap OCing mobo) if you can handle ATX. If not... 785G is probably the best chipset you can get. Avoid that nForce4 like the plague, its ancient beyond belief and saying that I wonder about the stability of the DDR3 slots glued on to it, not to mention the old-stepping X4-955BE might be too much for the VRMs to handle! After that just get the cheapest mobo that caters to your needs and hopefully has a good critical review (i.e. not a reader review on Komplett! ;)) somewhere on teh webs.

    As for DDR3 the RipJaws seem to be head-and-shoulders above the competition. Unbelievably cheap given they use honest-to-God real ICs rather than the OCd tosh everyone else is using on their DIMMs! And of course that means the OC overhead is considerable...


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    Jock Strap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭Jock Strap


    Out of curiosity, where is this pawn shop? Excellent buy @70yoyos mate, well done.


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    jonny72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 674 ✭✭✭jonny72


    Ahh its on the continent, but its just one of those things, couldn't believe my eyes, the cabinet is shoved full of sometimes decent, sometimes ridiculously overpriced computer bits, thought i'd have a wander in.. actually had to look twice, 955 BE, seals not opened, 70 euros, was lucky.

    I am going to go for the Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H over the Asus and gonna get the CL7 ram, I'll have to assume they go together? I like the Asus EVO, but I think the gigabyte may be better, unless someone knows better?

    Ahh yeah I have a fetish for matx unfortunately, can't stand large cases, its gotta be pretty and its gotta be small.. I've lugged around too many monstrosities in my life.


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