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GodForHire   04-01-2009 at 03:43:22 PM

I just put together a new computer and have been having motherboard problems. The first one didn't work with my ram and the second one didn't work at all. So I need any suggestions that you guys might have on motherboards that will work with my hardware and are reliable, and easy to install. By easy I mean little or no messing with anything in the BIOS to get it to work. Cost isn't really an issue I just want my PC to work.

The two crap motherboards I have already tried are these:
Intel BOXDX48BT2
ASUS Striker II NSE

My hardware is this:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX 280

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kyle

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peaks   04-01-2009 at 03:59:02 PM
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gigabyte EP45-UD3P or EP45-DS3

gigabyte all the way mate ;)

------------------------------ Q6600 @ 3.0GHz | Zalman CNPS9700-NT Titanium Cooler | GA-EP45-UD3P | Sapphire HD4870 1GB | 4GB (2 x 2GB) OCZ PC2-8500C5 1066MHz DDR2 |OCZ GameXstream 600W |
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GodForHire   04-01-2009 at 04:03:38 PM
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Will the "gigabyte EP45-UD3" work with DDR3 1600 RAM?

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o1die   04-01-2009 at 06:58:33 PM
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No. The ep45-ud3 uses ddr2 only. I have a p45 asrock board that works with ddr3 if interested. It's a product sample.

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GodForHire   04-02-2009 at 05:57:51 AM
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Are these boards reliable?

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aevm   04-02-2009 at 03:42:48 PM
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I think so. If you look at Newegg reviews each of them has 14% reviews with one egg and 56 or 63% reviews with 5 eggs. That's a decent ratio. Read the reviews yourself to get a better idea.

The GA-EP45-UD3P is a lot better reviewed (76% 5 eggs, 6% one egg) but you'd have to buy DDR2 for it.

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mamw93   04-05-2009 at 04:44:35 AM
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ASUS P5Q-E.. I LOVE mine.

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aevm   04-05-2009 at 08:24:33 AM
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That's a good one too, but we're trying to find one that works with DDR3.

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