Need New Motherboard....?

_Moin_

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Hi, My motherboard seems to have died and I now need a new motherboard. All the motherboards I have looked at seem to be discontinued. I have an Intel P31 (Socket 775) chipset system. Can anyone recommend any motherboards which can replace it (preferrably a Gigabyte). My old motherboard was a Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L. Thank You.

Current System Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Motherboard: gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00 GHz
Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce GT610
RAM: 2Gb DDR2 1066
 
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Yes, get 1333MHz DDR3 Ram, nothing over 8GB. So I would get Two 4/2GB (Depends if you want 8GB Ram or 4) 1333MHz DDR3 Ram sticks and that'll be a beneficial upgrade for not very much. And yes your CPU is supported for that motherboard.

_Moin_

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Hi, Thank You for your answer, it is a 1333MHz DDR2 RAM. If the RAM isnt compatible I am happy to upgrade the RAM as I can get that relatively cheap in my area. I have also updated my first post with all my system specs. My processor is Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, is it compaitble? Thanks.

 

_Moin_

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ok, yeah i'll probably go for 2x4GB. Thank you for your help, greatly appreciated.