Which mother board should I choose...

[aktomjerry]

Hi,

I wanna buy a mother board and my budget is Rs.6000.

Tell me a board which is a good performer as well as good for gaming. (I am not a hard core gamer but some times I become one).

Is MSI P45 Platinum a good board (In terms of gaming) ? What is its Price? What is the maximum Ram support of this board?

 

[ekoostik]

Is this an upgrade? Do you already have a CPU? If so, which one?

 

[aktomjerry]

Yes its an upgrade...

My old Mother Board is Intel D945GCNL... Dual core Processor (1.6 GHz)...2GB RAM (Kingston..667MHz..DDR2..DIMM)...

 

[ekoostik]

I think this is this your CPU http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29738 the Intel E2140.

Here's a review of the MSI P45 motherboard you asked about: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_p45_platinum/

And another: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1795_1.html

These reviews also show other motherboards you consider.

Your CPU and GPU are going to have a bigger impacting on gaming than your motherboard.

 

[aktomjerry]

I wanna know what are chip sets, I mean like P45 , X48....

Which are the latest chip sets available and which one of them is the better??

and thanx... for the links u gave to me... they are really helpful...

 

[ekoostik]

Hm, what are chipsets? Try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipset

What chipsets are available? Here's some:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_chipsets - for the most recent (last 18 months or so) look under "Core i Series Chipsets"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_chipsets -

Which of them is better? That's a very subjective question. AMD or Intel? Cheap or Performance or somewhere in between?

 

[aktomjerry]

Ok... tell me which motherboard is better MSI P45 Platinum or MSI X48 Diamond with their current price???

 

[ekoostik]

Can't speak from experience about either. Here's a feature comparison: http://www.msicomputer.com/index.php?func=compareindex&prod_no=1478;1392

 

[aktomjerry]

tell me something about MSI P55-GD65 board... it is a high end board for gaming and does it support i5 750?

what is its price...

 

[ekoostik]

I don't know where you live or shop. I think you can find the price.

 

[ekoostik]

It does support the i5 750.