Which is the better motherboard?

[Chengc1]

I got an ASUS P5DL2-VM:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5LD2VM/

MSI G41M4-F:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/G41M4-F.html

Which one is best for these specs, and also I'm using this for a gaming setup:

WIN7 PROFESSIONAL 32-bit
1.86 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Zotac Geforce GT 430 1gb
600watt psu
WD5000 500gb HDD

It would nice if I didn't get recommendations to get other hardware and would just get an answer and why, thanks .

P.S: should I upgrade to 64-bit? I know I should, but I still want to keep my stuff.

 

[C12Friedman]

Unless you run programs which need 32 bit, there isn't any real reason to use that OS. I would personally prefer the Asus board (I won't go into total upgrade). Since the I/O's are identical but the Asus board does support more memory modules (whether it supports more actual ram I don't know but I would believe so). Everything else seems equal.

 

[Chengc1]

Thanks, that's what I thought. They both support up to 8 gigs of memory. Do you know which is a better for OCing?

 

[C12Friedman]

I have never played with clocks on an MSI board and a quick glance through the mobo manual didn't leave me with the impression much, if anything, can be OC'd that mobo. (I may have missed it though... but I don't think so - I looked through the BIOS section pretty good)
The Asus board does support OCing.

 

[Chengc1]

Yeah...but this is the thread about the ASUS board:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=30&post=311604&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0

That's why I bought a new one. I think I'm gonna return the MSI one then. Any you would recommend? I got a $50 budget for the mobo.

 

[C12Friedman]

Ahh, I say, realizing the issue. We do not explain how to bypass/reset passwords here (as you've probably already found out) but a quick google search should provide you a few options to get into your BIOS.

 

[Chengc1]

Yeah, I know this ain't the topic, and I understand. I've done researching myself and no luck. Maybe I will just return the board and buy a new one. Do you have any recommendations for the mobo though?

 

[C12Friedman]

Just looking at NewEgg's availability, I'm kinda drawn to this one if it were for me...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157242

 

[Chengc1]

Yeah I looked all over newegg. I might have to go with that one. Too bad its not ddr2z oh well. Thanks for the help. I appreciate it !!!

 

[Chengc1]

Best answer selected by Chengc1.

 

[nikorr]

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