945 G MOBO

[yogi7272]

HI , I am planning to buy GIGABYTE GA-8I945G PRO mobo based on
intel 945 g chipset .. planning to use 3.2 ghz or 3.4 ghz proci now ..

maybe after 6-7 months ..switch to dual core proci .. :lol:

now is this mobo good ? anyone has used it earlier ? and what should be its estimated cost ?

also I am not into gaming .. hence 945 g chipset instead of 945 p or 955 x

.. I mean chipset with onboard graphics... maybe later I will upgrade to 6600 gt or something ..

also suggest any better mobo based on 945 g chipset than this one ..

so guys pls give ur advice .. :D

[cryptid]

i think 945 g has onboard graphic (GMA 950) and 945P doesnt have 1 i think 945 P is the mobo u would want check out these link and go through the features
for 945G go here http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945g/index.htm

and for 945P go here http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945p/index.htm

[yogi7272]

but what abt this mobo .. I just called gigabyte and they informed me that
GA-8I945G Pro is not availble and only GA-8I945G is available .. difference between two is just firewire 800 connector ..

so what abt this mobo ? also any other mobo specially from asus ?

pls advice ..

[Aniruddh]

if u r not a hardcore gamer and as u said u r not gonna put a external gpu than this mobo will serve ur needs.its shud cost u some where around 6-7k.u can also check for ASUS P5LD2-V (945G chipset) or MSI 945G Platinum (945G chipset).

[yogi7272]

THANKS ANIRUDH ..

r u sure that ASUS P5LD2-V is available here in mumbai ..

also I have checked on all three .. 1. ASUS P5LD2-V

2. MSI 945G Platinum AND 3. GIGABYTE GA-8I945G Pro ..

there is very little to choose among all these three being very good mobos.. :lol:

I will definetely go for asus if available .. :lol:

pls reply

[Aniruddh]

well i dont know bout its availibility in mumbai nor the price but i think u can get that in mumbai easily.yea even i think that ur 1st choice shud b ASUS P5LD2-V then MSI.if u dont get asus than u can even go for MSI they are almost the same and even MSI is one of the best company.gigabyte makes very gud mobo but i feel other 2 companies r better than gigabyte.lets c wat others hav to say bout this.

[yogi7272]

asus is not available right now ... only gigabyte and msi .. msi one needs power supply with 24+8 pin connections .. so i will need to change the psu also ..

I liked the gigabyte pro model .. which according to dealer will be available within week or two .. so pls help me deciding the mobo..

[mohit]

Gigabyte is a very good company making good boards but their only problem is in their service network in India. Asus is the most preferred coz of its good service/support. and MSI is the second best option to go for. But since u r from Mumbai i dont think u will have any probs with service , so go for Gigabyte dude.

[yogi7272]

one last question ...

soon in jan 2006 intel will be releasing 65 nm single core codenamed cedal mill and dual core presler :D .. some reputed sites have reviewed these procis . and they claim to have better performance and less heating problem than the current 90 nm line up and also better overclocking abilities :lol: .. so the question is will 945 g chipset mobos support these processors apart from the extreme edition ? ..

also intel will release processors based on new architecture somewhere in june -july 2006 .. will those supported on current 945 line up ?

somebody has any idea? :?

or they release some new chipsets for it as usual ? :cry: