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Enzofreak550   06-03-2009 at 01:31:25 AM

I have picked out a processor (Intel C2D E7400) and am now looking for a motherboard to match. (LGA775, Standard ATX, DDR2 RAM preferred, etc...) but I don't know/understand what chipset to use!

Frankly, I don't know a thing about chipsets and don't know what I should be looking for.

If it helps:
I plan on gaming (crysis, GTA4, L4D2, etc...), streaming video in HD, viewing pictures, and listening to music.

No overclocking for now.

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r_manic   06-03-2009 at 08:33:27 AM
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What do you think of these options?

ASUS P5Q SE/R

ASUS P5Q SE PLUS

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L

------------------------------ Desktop | E7300 | P5KPL-AM | 2GB DDR2 667MHz | NVIDIA 9500 GT | ST3320613AS | w2228h
XPS M1330 | T8300 | Dell 0U8042 | 2GB DDR2 800MHz | NVIDIA 8400M GS | WD2500BEVS-75US | 1280 x 800
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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-03-2009 at 12:01:19 PM
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Frankly, I don't know a thing about chipsets and don't know what I should be looking for.


Intel x48, x38 or P45.

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christop   06-03-2009 at 04:23:10 PM
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hey the asus pn5-d is a good board with support for sli it you wanted it later down the line.

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