MOTHERBOARD HELP

[nachota1987]

im getting a INTEL CORE2 DUO E7200 and i was thinking of getting de ZOTAC N73U Supreme motherboard.. i think this motherboard has a video card integrated, and i wanted to add a geforce 9800 gt.. can i use the 9800 with this motherboard?
thx!

 

[theAnimal]

I wouldn't recommend Zotac. What is your budget for the mobo?

 

[nachota1987]

150 max i guess.. someone told me to look for intel p45 mobos but they are expensive here in latin america..around 250

you wouldnt recommend ZOTAC geforce 9800 gt either?

 

[theAnimal]

150 max i guess.. someone told me to look for intel p45 mobos but they are expensive here in latin america..around 250

you wouldnt recommend ZOTAC geforce 9800 gt either?

Zotac video cards are OK. Depending on how the prices are where you are, HD4830 performs the same as 9800GT.

P43 mobos are usually a little cheaper. ASUS, Biostar and Gigabyte are good brands.

 

[nachota1987]

whats the problem with zotac?

 

[nachota1987]

ok ill look for p43 mobos

what do u say about the asus P5KPL , MSI P6NGM-L and the asrock wolfdale 1333-D667??

 

[theAnimal]

whats the problem with zotac?

I really don't know that much about them, I've just heard others say to avoid their mobos.

 

[theAnimal]

ok ill look for p43 mobos

what do u say about the asus P5KPL , MSI P6NGM-L and the asrock wolfdale 1333-D667??

The ASUS is good. GIGABYTE GA-G31M-* mobos are also good.

 

[nachota1987]

i had in mind the intel DG35EC and intel DG31PR that are cheap ones here but

someone told me the intel G31 and G35 wherent good

 

[theAnimal]

i had in mind the intel DG35EC and intel DG31PR that are cheap ones here but

someone told me the intel G31 and G35 wherent good

Intel mobos are very well built, but they usually don't allow for much (or any) overclocking.

There's nothing wrong with mobos based on G31 or G35.

 

[stevensl2]

Asus or MSI for me

 

[Shadow703793]

My recommendations:

Gigabyte Choices:
P45-UD3L (no RAID,CrossFire,etc)
P45-UD3R (RAID)
P45-UD3P (RAID,CrosFire)

ASUS choices:
P45-P5Q (RAID)
P45-P5Q Pro (RAID, CrossFire)

All the above boards are less than $140 WITHOUT MIRs. It's lower with MIRs. Prices based on Newegg.

Out of the above option's I would get the P45-UD3P (If you plan to get a 4830 or other ATI card.

P45-UD3L or P45-P5Q if you plan to go with a 9800GT,etc.

Also note, that before upgrading your GPU if your PSU is low quality,etc look in to upgrading that first.
@OP: Please list PSU, case,etc.

 

[nachota1987]

im sorry but here any P45 goes above 200

what do u think about the Asus P5QL-EM Intel G43?