Best value for money mobo for C2D E4500 !

[writealexthomas]

I am a bit tight on budget. I am upgrading my old Sempron 2500+ pc. I have decided to purchase C2D E4500, but am not sure about which motherboard gives best value for money on this proccy.

Enlighten me about the kind of RAM also (DDR2 667MHz or DDR2 800Mhz.) ?

Alex

[j1n M@tt]

First of all u hav 2 know dat Intel stopped shipping E4500. So u hav 2 check whether old stocks r available from where u r purchasing.

Since u r tight on budget I advice u 2 go for AMD platform.AMD always gives best value for money compared to Intel.

If u still want Intel, then take

• Intel DG946GZIS : 3.9K
• Palit N73V :2.6K
• Asus P5B-MX/Wi-Fi-AP :3.1K
• Biostar GF7050V-M7 :3.3K

And in d case of RAM go for Dual Channel i.e 2x512MB 667MHz than taking a single stick of 1GB 800Mhz(since u r tight on budget).If u hav a little more bucks then take a single stick of 2GB 800MHZ.

[sagargv]

i think xfx 630i hits the spot for 3.6k .

[ravi_9793]

If you dont have money problem than buy DDR2 800Mhz ..else DDR2 667Mhz is much sufficient. Not to worry about this.

Regarding motherboard........
Let us know your budget. You want MOB below 3k or below 5k.

[writealexthomas]

Currently I own an AMD system. The reason I am thinking of moving out of AMD is that I've heard that AMD proccys with AM2 mobo have got some compatibility issues with Linux !

If that is not the case then kindly suggest your preferred AMD combo. Also, is DG946GZIS lower in the performance ladder relative to C2D E4400/E4500??

Originally Posted by j1n M@tt

First of all u hav 2 know dat Intel stopped shipping E4500. So u hav 2 check whether old stocks r available from where u r purchasing.

Since u r tight on budget I advice u 2 go for AMD platform.AMD always gives best value for money compared to Intel.

If u still want Intel, then take

• Intel DG946GZIS : 3.9K
• Palit N73V :2.6K
• Asus P5B-MX/Wi-Fi-AP :3.1K
• Biostar GF7050V-M7 :3.3K

And in d case of RAM go for Dual Channel i.e 2x512MB 667MHz than taking a single stick of 1GB 800Mhz(since u r tight on budget).If u hav a little more bucks then take a single stick of 2GB 800MHZ.

[j1n M@tt]

ya, XFX 630i too.........I missed it.

[writealexthomas]

Dear Ravi, my combined budget for mobo+proccy is around 8000 to 8500/-

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

If you dont have money problem than buy DDR2 800Mhz ..else DDR2 667Mhz is much sufficient. Not to worry about this.

Regarding motherboard........
Let us know your budget. You want MOB below 3k or below 5k.

[dOm1naTOr]

There's no compatibility issue for AMD with linux. But maybe if u get an AMD system with ATI chipset mobo with ATI gfx.
There shudn't be a doubt bout linum compatibility for AMD if u get an nvidia mobo with nvidia gfx.

And with a new system u shud get DDR2 mem. So i think the mem shud also fit in 8.5k.
So in this price range, AMD has better vfm.

Asus M2N VM: 3.4k or M2N MX SE: 2.6k [both have nvidia mcp nd gfx. the former one has nforce 6 mcp with 7050 gfx nd later ones got nforce 4 mcp with 6100 gfx]
AMD X2: 4800+: 4.2k
2GB DDR2 800 transcent: 1.7k

[New]

Brother I have E4500 with Intel DG33BU motherboard and I am happy with it's performance.

[writealexthomas]

Without overclocking is AMD X2: 4800+ comparable to E4500?

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by j1n [EMAIL="M@tt

Biostar"]M@tt;725436] Biostar[/EMAIL] GF7050V-M7 :3.3K
And in d case of RAM go for Dual Channel i.e 2x512MB 667MHz than taking a single stick of 1GB 800Mhz(since u r tight on budget).If u hav a little more bucks then take a single stick of 2GB 800MHZ.

Biostar GF7050V-M7 doesnt support dual channel memory.
i've tested this mobo with my Q6600.for 2.6k its a good mobo.oc'd my Q6600 to 2.7GHz without probs and my ram to 800MHz in unlinked mode.the only prob is dual channel memory is not supported and the sata ports will not be easily accesable if u use a long card like 8800GTS (i had to take out the top plastic cover so that i cud use the sata ports).
the overall 3DMark06 score for the board was 11937.the test setup consisted of:
Mobo : Biostar GF7050V-M7
Procy-C2Q Q6600 G0 oc'd to 2.7GHz
Ram:2*1GB DDR2 667 oc'd to 800MHz
HDD:2*320GB
Gfx:XFX 8800GTS 320MB @ 650|1650|2000
OS:Windows Vista Ultimate x86

[j1n M@tt]

@hellgate

ya man, I know d fact, but d other guy said he is tight on budget

[dOm1naTOr]

Yup, they are comparable at stock speeds.

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by j1n M@tt

@hellgate

ya man, I know d fact, but d other guy said he is tight on budget

i just said wat i knew bout that mobo cuz i had tested it.
maybe it cud help him decide.
its a good mobo to buy for 2.6k.

[s18000rpm]

i recently bought e4500 for 4.9k

go for m/b's which support FSB of 1333 MHz , future proof.

if you're going to use it with XP/Vista, then get "Media Edition" m/b's, they support ViiV, have Dolby HomeTheater & the "now" best GMA X3000 [g965] /x3500 [G35] .

or if you can wait till later half of 2008, get g45 based m/b, x4500 [G45] DirectX 10 onboard graphics core.

It will also support the emerging HDMI-for-monitors DisplayPort interface standard. HDMI will also be supported for TV connections - complete with HDCP anti-piracy technology - and DVI for compatibility with old screens.

read more on gma x4500 http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10...ews_gma_x4500/

[writealexthomas]

Considering s18000rpm's futureproofing, currently which is the best that mobo supports 1333 Mhz. FSB. I mean cost and all.

I guess it is meant for upgrading to quad core proccy in future. Isn't it??

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

i recently bought e4500 for 4.9k

go for m/b's which support FSB of 1333 MHz , future proof.

if you're going to use it with XP/Vista, then get "Media Edition" m/b's, they support ViiV, have Dolby HomeTheater & the "now" best GMA X3000 [g965] /x3500 [G35] .

or if you can wait till later half of 2008, get g45 based m/b, x4500 [G45] DirectX 10 onboard graphics core.


read more on gma x4500 http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10...ews_gma_x4500/

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by writealexthomas

Considering s18000rpm's futureproofing, currently which is the best that mobo supports 1333 Mhz. FSB. I mean cost and all.

I guess it is meant for upgrading to quad core proccy in future. Isn't it??

no matter wat mobo u buy now u cant future proof ur mobo if u plan to upgrade once Nehalem is released.so it all depends on ur future upgradation plans.

[writealexthomas]

Read some reviews last night. This is what i understood:

FOR AMD:
Best value budget mobo - Asus M2AVM @ 3500/- or MSI K9AGM2
Best value budget proccy-Athlon64 X2 5200+ @ 5300/-
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FOR INTEL:
Best value budget mobo - Asus M2AVM @ 3500/- or MSI K9AGM2
Best value budget proccy-C2D E4500 @ 4900/- or C2D 6320 @ 5800/-

Remark: That makes 3500+5300=8800/- for AMD solution and
3500+4900/-=8400/-

Here performance-wise AMD options seems better.

What do you think?

[dOm1naTOr]

did ya just say M2A VM nd K9A GM2 for intel? dude, they are AM2 mobos. And AM2 if for AMD.
And 5200+ is for 4.6k net on stores and M2A VM is for 3.2k net.

The lowest gud IGP board u can go for Itnel is XFX 630i Ultra for 3.8k+tax

[Pathik]

M2avm and k9agm2 are am2 mobos. Wont work wit intel.. Consider the xfx 630i ultra or the biostar 7050

[juggler]

Originally Posted by writealexthomas

Read some reviews last night. This is what i understood:


FOR INTEL:
Best value budget mobo - Asus M2AVM @ 3500/- or MSI K9AGM2
Best value budget proccy-C2D E4500 @ 4900/- or C2D 6320 @ 5800/-


What do you think?

M2avm & k9agm2 are motherboards for AMD and not intel

[praka123]

reg,GNU/Linux compatibility:
AMD boards are supported.even AMD comes with drivers for ATi cards now a days AFAIK.go,buy AMD it is VFM!.

where are u from Alex?

[j1n M@tt]

Originally Posted by praka123

reg,GNU/Linux compatibility:
AMD boards are supported.even AMD comes with drivers for ATi cards now a days AFAIK.go,buy AMD it is VFM!.

where are u from Alex?

d abv mentioned ATi mobos like M2A-VM hav Linux compatibility issues........

[writealexthomas]

Originally Posted by juggler

M2avm & k9agm2 are motherboards for AMD and not intel

Sorry buddy, I mixed up the proccys. Should have made a written note instead of mental note when reading the review.

Anyways, I am from Uttranchal.

As for the ATIs , I too have read somewhere that they have got compatibility issues with Linux

So, what does that leave for me...to run my Ubuntu/PCLinuxOS... with full beryl/compiz effects?

Feeling like tearing my hair off (

[j1n M@tt]

just buy a low-end grfx card buddy.....to go with M2A-VM

[praka123]

with Ubuntu alternate cd-amd64,these mobos are supported.u can use fglrx proprietary drivers for graphics support.
there are work arounds for ATi and AMD to support Compiz-Fusion(beryl is dead).
while installing:

Asus M2a-VM with Ubuntu 7.10 32bit

There are issues with this board:
First issue: When installing an error like this occurs 'cannot allocate resource region .....'
Solution: go into the BIOS and disable the HPET option. Use the 'Alternate Install CD 7.10'. Before installing pass the boot option 'acpi=off'. Make sure you floppy drive is either connected or disabled in the BIOS as the installation routine hangs looking for it.
After complete installation install the restricted ATI driver via restricted driver module. Resolution up to 1280x1024 is ok. Sound ok. Didn't had much time to test video. Will do soon.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ghlight=M2A-VM

MSI K9AGM2 is supported as per ubuntu forums.
ATI gfx cards means u need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf or generate xorg.conf using aticonfig and install restricted drivers(fglrx).
http://www.ubuntuguide.org -explains ATI thing!

full support(optimized) will be there within months.

[j1n M@tt]

@praka123

thanx for the info.........

hw abt SuSE and Fedore Core?? (I like to work with these....plz help )

[praka123]

^kernel options(boot options) may be the same for all these distros.try the luck!also,if u got installed,better support will be there with newest kernel(2.6.24).sound,gfx drivers are a lil late for new chipsets although the scenario is changing.

[Choto Cheeta]

By the way, For Intel Core2 Platform there is one good value for money board available... which is, XFX 630i nvidia 7150

[j1n M@tt]

^^ yeah, it really hav everything.

• HDMI / DVI / HDCP
• 8 Channel HD Audio with SPDIF
• 1 eSATA
• 10 USB
• Rest and power Switch(gud 4 overclockers)
• LED display for troubleshooting