New Gigabyte Motherboard

[connect4]

Hey guys, I've been trying to find a good motherboard, and I've decided on a gigabyte. Let me know if this is a good choice or not, thanks.

1. Motherboard
I'm going to buy a new motherboard, the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059&Tpk=GA-P35-DS3L)

2. CPU
I'm going to get Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2 GHZ Dual-Core
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063)

3. Memory
I'm going to get *TWO Kingston 1 GB 240-Pin DDR 800 memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134114




Is this a good combination?
OR Would you have a better recommendation that would go better? (Ex: 3 Gigs of memory instead of 2 Gigs, etc etc)

Can I use my old Power supply (Which is 350 Watts)
Can I use my old Video Card, Hard Disks, etc?



Any feedback is much appreciated

 

[slickjr169]

Cpu, mobo, and ram should work just fine and if this is for gaming 2 gigs of memory is good enough.

As for the rest who made the power supply, does is have a 24 pin atx connection with at least a 4 pin cpu power connector, how many amps are on the +12 volt rails?

What is the interface type of the video card?

What interface is the harddisk and optical drive?

My mind reading powers can only go so far...

 

[lancelot123]

I'm building a PC right now myself, and for RAM I am getting:

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565

Only $54.99, then you also get to do a $30 mail in rebate which brings it down to $24.99, not bad for 2GB and really nice RAM.

That motherboard is the same one I planned on getting. Newegg is doing something weird with it though.

If you select that motherboard (selling for $99.99) it says "Replaced by GA-EP35-DS3L with Dynamic Energy Saver".

Now, if you go look at the actual GA-EP35-DS3L that they got for sale, it is only $89.99.

I don't seem to see a lot of difference between the two though. Anyone else know if there is a big difference?

As for the CPU, I'm going with the E2180 to save the $9 vs the E2200. I'm poor, lol. I'm assuming (guessing) that they will both OC to be pretty much exactly the same clock speed. If the E2200 does OC better, then obviously go with that.

 

[connect4]

Slickjr

Haha, I wish I had mind reading powers..


Also, the information about my Power Supply and Hard Disks. My dad gave them to me, so I don't have the specs for them. Is there software (Hardware analysis) Tools that I can use to find those specs out?

All I know is that the power supply I use works with my older motherboard, the Intel D865GBF
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D865GBF/sb/cs-008984.htm

And So don't know if each motherboard requires more or less wattage. I've always assumed that It's only the Videocards that requires more than standard wattage amounts (350)


lancelot12 3

I think they are two different versions.
The 'newer one' // energy efficient version, the GA-EP35-DS3L
Is actually CHEAPER than the original version.

I actually wanted to purchase that version, except there are no ratings for that one. Even if its supposed to be the same as the old version + Energy Efficiency, I like to see good reviews and ratings to be safe. Do you think this is a good strategy?

Also about OCing: I've never overclocked before, and my strategy is to be conservative. I've wikipedia'd the term and it says that it may decrease the overall lifespan of the device? Is this true? I'm actually not an expert at the subject so please correct me if I'm wrong. I'd love to overclock safely if it had NO SIGNIFICANT effect on the overall lifespan of my devices.

 

[connect4]

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[connect4]

slickjr169:

I think I found the answers you wanted:


I actually updated my entire setup, and laid out my entire PC setup from A - Z: (This is pretty much my final setup, unless theres a conflict)



Let me know what you think:

Linky:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/250381-28-does-motherboard-matter

 

[Shadow703793]

@OP:

If OCing checkout: GUIDE: Overclocking On P35-DS3L

PS: You should probably go with a E2160/2180 as there is a limit of ~3.2Ghz on the E21x0 CPUs. You can't go above those speeds with out voltages over 1.5v.