Please suggest a good latest Intel mainstream motherboard and proccy

[p_d5010]

Hi friends

After my 15 days effort of googlin around for a good future-proof motherboard, i came to a conclusion tht if i go for amd side, the new mobo's, namely msi k9a2cf anf gigabyte ga-ma78 are the only new comers. then after some decisions i went to finalize the msi k9a2cf but at the last moment i was told it wont support 125w cpus so i just cancelled it and thought of gettin gigabyte GA-MA78 mobo but it was nowhere available in India......
So I have decided to go for intel side...
please suggest me the following:

1>Latest intel mobo supportin pcie2.0 and dts

2>mainstream intel proccy

I have 2k reserved for 2gb Ram........now i have left 10k rs. with me. Please suggest a mobo=proccy combination around 10k

Thanks

P.S. SLI and onboard video is not a requirement for me

[hellgate]

u wont be able to buy a pcie2.0 mobo in that budget.the best bet in 10k is:
E4500 for 4.5k and abit IP35-E for 5.9k

[p_d5010]

hmm......well abit is not available in my town

[hellgate]

then either buy it online or look for MSI P35 Neo2 FR

[topgear]

+1 for msi p35 neo fr.
For procy go for e4500 or e6550 if you can spend rs. 2K more

[p_d5010]

well......but wud it be better than amd 780g(gigabyte ga-ma78g) motherboard + amd 5200+ combination? I need good onboard audio for my x-530 speakers and 780g supports dts decoding(neo:6)

[hellgate]

it wud surely be better than ur AMD config.

[p_d5010]

@hellgate, u r using the p35 mobo, can you tell me howz the audio and overclocking power of ur mobo.........also is any of the E8xxx processor possible in my budget?

[topgear]

All mobos come with HD Audio These days which are decent for audio.
But if you are a audiophile then you should consider buying a good sound card.
ALso audio cards in range from Rs. 2500-3000 will outperform onboard sound solution anyday.

A e8400 proc is retailing around Rs.8000-8400
I don't know about any other e8xxx proc which could be found in range of Rs. 5000-6000

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by p_d5010

@hellgate, u r using the p35 mobo, can you tell me howz the audio and overclocking power of ur mobo.........also is any of the E8xxx processor possible in my budget?

i got my IP35-E(5.9k) & E8400(8.6k) for 14.5k all incl.
i like this abit mobo,performance is gud maybe even better than my previous Asus P5B Dlx.
onboard audio is managed by Realtek ALC888 audio codec.it has 8 ch output in both digital(SPDIF) and analog formats.
overcloking performance is gr8 @ this price point.

[p_d5010]

well e8400 is out of my budget for now
so the only thing i can go for is msi p35 neo2-fr and e4500

how is this config?

and does this mobo support ddr2 and ddr3 both??

[hellgate]

only MSI P35 Neo Combo supports bo DDR2& DDR3 memory

[p_d5010]

@hellgate:
which of the following would be better:
amd 5600+ + gigabyte ga-ma78g
or
e4500 + msi p35 neo2-fr combo??

[hellgate]

the 2nd one by all means.

[p_d5010]

ok so now i have finally made my mind to go on intel's side.
So please tell if Biostar TP35D2 - A7 would be a good option with e6500 (if it comes within 10k).........biostar is available in my town, i enquired today

Or which would be the best ip35 mobo apart from abit? asus would be ok?

[topgear]

^^ Hell yeah! The above config is good one.
By the what's the price you get for the mobo & proc ?

But that mobo doesn't supports latest penryn core procs like q9xxx or e8xxx
according to their website:
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/...t.php?S_ID=286

But all intel p35 chipsets supports penryn core procs I think ? correct me if I am wrong.

[hellgate]

afaik all P35 chipset based mobos support penryn procies.if the manufacturers site says that it doesnt support penryn then i dont think that it'll be a wise thing to buy it.
so its better if u buy MSI or Gigabyte (P35-DS3L).

another option is E8400 for 8.6k (all incl) and XFX 630i for 3.5k.total is bout 12k.

[p_d5010]

i saw in another post that a guy managed to get gigabyte ga-ma78gm with 4800+ in bangalore.....
now i m thinking to order one from bangalore and couple a 5200+ with it.........when phenom prices go down, i can upgrade to phenom then!

ohhhhhh i m so confused

[hellgate]

dont even think bout buying X2 when u can afford a C2D.

[topgear]

ya, c2d's are best bet for his budget

[darklord]

Originally Posted by hellgate

afaik all P35 chipset based mobos support penryn procies.if the manufacturers site says that it doesnt support penryn then i dont think that it'll be a wise thing to buy it.
so its better if u buy MSI or Gigabyte (P35-DS3L).

another option is E8400 for 8.6k (all incl) and XFX 630i for 3.5k.total is bout 12k.

Where is Gigabyte DS3L available mate ? I have been searching like mad for that board

[hellgate]

^^^ a vendor in Kolkata said that he cud arrange for that mobo if i ordered for it.since i got the IP35-E in ready stock from another vendor i didnt order the Gigabyte mobo.

[darklord]

Ok thanks, how much is that board costing ?

[p_d5010]

how is the asus p35 board btw? cant get msi or giagabyte easily in my town

[darklord]

Overpriced

[hellgate]

^^^ wont be able to tell u the exact price but the vendor said it sud be bout 6-6.5k all incl.

[darklord]

Asus P5K costs 7.7k

[p_d5010]

man its so much overpriced damn i need to get msi or abit

BTW is there anything special on this mobo as it costs so much

[axxo]

Originally Posted by topgear

^^ Hell yeah! The above config is good one.
By the what's the price you get for the mobo & proc ?

But that mobo doesn't supports latest penryn core procs like q9xxx or e8xxx
according to their website:
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/...t.php?S_ID=286

But all intel p35 chipsets supports penryn core procs I think ? correct me if I am wrong.

Biostar TP35D2-A7 supports penryn proc..but bios has to be upgraded for that...already available on their site...http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/...s.php?S_ID=286
and its a matter of single click with biostar bios utility.

[p_d5010]

^ ^ thanks :d