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Can someone point me to a Good Mother Board with dual/quad core processor that will work with my new video card ATI Radeon HD4850 please?

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What's your budget, what's your case size (ATX, mircoATX), and do you have a decent enough PSU?


Message edited by megamanx00 on 06-05-2009 at 07:13:47 PM
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Reply to megamanx00

If you're on a tight budget you should look at this combo. Just add some DDR2 RAM and you'll be good to go

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.200060

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Reply to megamanx00

Are you looking for AMD or Intel dual/quad core??
Do you have thoughts of xfire in the future?
What size board does the case support?

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GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
Reply to aford10

How do i find out what size it is? the case says HP Pavilion533W
and intel dual/quadcore sound good

Reply to hulihudu

megaman if i buy that can my new video card fit in it??

Reply to hulihudu

And.. is this mother board way better then my old one?"

Old MotherBoard http://www.fic.com.tw/product/moth [...] MC51G.aspx

Reply to hulihudu

mATX it is then. I'm surprised that the PSU in that system is running fine with an Athlon 64 and a 4850. Yeah, that combo I sent you fit just fine. Thing is, running with that factory PSU is a little scary. Perhaps you are better off with something that generates less heat and uses less power like

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane BE $58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103289

and pair it with this board

ASRock A780GMH $71.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157154

If the PSU inside your computer is at least 450W then you should be O.k with the Kuma combo I listed earlier. If not then perhaps using the 5400 BE would be a little better.

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Reply to megamanx00

What's your budget? The combo suggested by megamanx00 is a decent price, but a low/midrange budget combo.

Any newer board out there now will support your video card. Your video card uses a pcie slot. You will be hard pressed to find a newer board that doesn't have one.

Your concern should be more with your power supply. Does it have the 4/8 pin cpu power connector? If not, you'll also have to get a new power supply.

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
Reply to aford10

How do i check my power supply?..
And i ccan get anything within 100-200 cause my mom is buying it for me :D
and thanks for everything megaman

Reply to hulihudu

Look at all the connectors coming from the PSU. Is there one that has 4 pins or 8 pins that plugs in right next to the cpu?

The recommendation would depend on the psu then. If you need a new psu, go with megamans' suggestion. If you don't need one, I think you can get a better board/cpu.

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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