Need advice - new old mobo

[redlath]

Hi

I'm looking for a new mobo to change my old ASROCK G965M-S, It's for an old system on my house that it's used for occasional gaming (LAN), store files, CAD models. The reason is I have issues with the mobo, the GPU and the integrated sound so I decided to find a solution (easy n cheap, only the board)


I need a mobo for an intel processor with socket LGA 775, form factor ATX, PCI Express 2 x16 (for a Sapphire HD 5750) and an integrated sound system that doesn't have compatibility issues with video playback and games (Crysis, UT3 engine, Battlefield Bad Company 2...)

I know it's old. I really don't know which board fits better for this and ovoid compatibility issues, so if you may suggest some options I'd appreciated a lot

Thanks

 

[saaiello]

So you want a full size board right because that asrock board is a micro ATX board?

 

[saaiello]

I would go with one of these

1st choice
ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard 99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131232

2nd choice
BIOSTAR P43-A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard 64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138184

 

[redlath]

For your first choice I'm not quite sure if the proc would work cause is a Pentium D, Does that board support it? - maybe in the future I will change it for a better one that fits in but not right now.

Also, my GPU is an ATI card, so I don't know if it's wise to use a SLi oriented mobo

It seems that the Realtek chipset has compatibility issues (The only one that I've tried is the ALC662 -> this is included in your second choice and is not working properly with my build)
According to http://forums.ebuyer.com/showthread.php?t=40520 there are some integrated chipsets with better performance. What would you recommend me to do about this?

 

[saint19]

Hi newcomer and welcome to the Tom's hardware forum.

What specific processor do you have?, because not all 775 sockets support all the 775 processors.

 

[redlath]

Thanks for the welcome

It's a Pentium D CPU 820 2.8GHz

 

[cory1234]

Thanks for the welcome

It's a Pentium D CPU 820 2.8GHz

I would look for a used p35 mobo. I have a Gigabyte p35 ds3l that is being RMA'ed right now. I'll sell it for $50 shipped, but you would have to wait 3 weeks.

 

[saint19]

Hi again, this ASUS P5Q SE PLUS support your processor and looks like a solid mobo.