Suggest a motherboard!

[Wild_Jackal]

After successfully screwing up my old motherboard, itz tym to upgrade to a new one...


My old system specification:

* Intel Core 2 duo e7500 2.93Ghz 3M cache oc. to 3.8Ghz [need to change]
* Asus P5kpl AM/PS motherboard [screwed!]
* Zion 2Gb DDR2 Ram [need to change]
* 500.01 GB SATA Seagate HDD
* Ati Radeon 4350HD 1GB Graphics card
* Samsung SATA DVD RW Optical Drive

Now, as I'm upgrading my motherboard, processor & ram only so I need a motherboard that is fully compatible with my present hard drive & graphics card...!!

Well, i also have three choices:

* Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2H Motherboard
* ASUS P8H61-M PLUS V2 Motherboard
* ASROCK H61-M-HVGS Motherboard
* ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard

-- Which 1 of them is d best...?? For which 1 sud i go...??
P.S : PLZ READ CAREFULLY -

I'm willing to make a low-end gaming rig...
I'm sulely gonna get a Core i5 aftr 6-8mnthz!
Bt, presently i need a motherboard that will support core i5 (for future) & any low-end 2nd gen Pentium Dual Core for present use n 4 keeping that whole machine alive!
I think, a Pentium Dual Core G620 can help me
I have already bought a Corsair DDR3 4GB RAM (1333) ram...

So, I need a motherboard compatible with :

* Intel Pentium Dual Core G620 [2nd gen] <Willing to buy for present use> & Intel Core i5 [2nd gen] <for future use : willing to buy aftr 6-8 months>
* 500.01 GB SATA Seagate HDD <Already own>
* Ati Radeon 4350HD 1GB Graphics card <Already own>
* Samsung SATA DVD RW Optical Drive <Already own>
* Corsair DDR3 4GB RAM (1333) <Already own>

Plz help me... I'll be very grateful...
Tnx again 4 visiting!

 

[akxpckwb]

Just take whichever you want. They're all basically the same. Bear in mind that those motherboards do not allow overclocking nor crossfire/sli so if you are considering any of those in the future it may be better to buy a motherboard using either the P67 or the Z68 chipset.
You may also want to upgrade the GPU

 

[username-taken]

Well the second Asrock motherboard you selected is cheaper than the Gigabyte one and they are basically the same.
http://www.singular.com.cy/asrock-h61m-u3s3-s1155-h61-matx-intel-core-i7-i5-i3-2x-ddr3-dimm-1333-1066-non-ecc-16gb-max-32mb-ami-uefi-legal-bios.html

 

[Wild_Jackal]

Guys, asrock is d cheaper one among them! but is the built quality of asrock good...???

 

[akxpckwb]

The thing with brands is that there are usually good and bad opinions. Personally I prefer ASUS or Gigabyte and avoid ASRock and Biostar however there are many people who don't like Gigabyte and both ASRock and Biostar are recommended many times.
If you have a brand preference go with it. If not just take the cheapest