the best mboard / memory combo

[chudley]

I am looking at upgrading my board , memory, processor and graphics (depending on cost) I want to get a system that will play all the latest games and not seem slow. What is the best m board to buy and which memory is best compatable with it. I have a MSI board and the memory it has in it has been inducing BSOD. When I upgrade I want to avoid this.

Suggestions please.

 

[jm7162]

i'd say go with a gigabyte board.. spend a resonable amount on it and go for dual channel ddr.

 

[FragTek]

Hrmmm...

I'd go with a DFI SLI-DR and 1-2gb's of UTT/BH-5 or 1-2gb's of TCCD/TCC5 depending on what processor you'll be running.

 

[chudley]

A little knowlege can go a long way

Thanks for the replies so far.

Its all relevant on the price of the board and memory as to whats left over for the processor.

I have read some reviews and DFI seems to be a lot more clockable than Gigabyte, plus I have not read any bad reviews about DFI yet.

Memory UTT/BH 5-or TCCD/TCC5 my ignorance is now showing as I do not know what the abbreviations stand for.

Will do a quick search and start compiling prices to scare the missus with before Christmas or look for bargains in Jan sales.

 

[FarFarAway]

Hi mate

As Frag says some TCC5 (if your going for 1gb kit) like OCZ Platinum Rev 2 would go very sweet with a DFI board.

If you want 2gb then get some Crucial Ballistix PC4000 - those little Micron chips are steaming

As for vid card - XFX are insane at the moment and my other favourite brand is BFG

 

[yoni45]

question, u said to use PC4000 RAM, I'm a bit behind, but wouldnt that be DDR2? AMD chips dont support DDR2 do they? =/

 

[WC Annihilus]

Nope, PC4000 is good ol' DDR500, will work just fine

 

[FarFarAway]

Yeah PC4000 is DDR - just rated to run at higher speeds.

Ideal for overclocking

 

[chudley]

plenty of good advice so far guys , thanx, just waiting for payment to arrive for some kit sold then I will be ordering. Just need to find the cheapest places to buy it from.

 

[chudley]

I have now ordered the Ballistix PC400 at £200, will more than likely get te DFI SL -DR board and need to know best processor to get (should have up to £200 ) to spend on processor and suitable fan.

Any suggestions guys

 

[FarFarAway]

Nice mate

Of course Opty 146

 

[chudley]

Cheers Kempez,

Just confirming what I had in mind now need to source it cheapest.

 

[jiffz]

3 solid components you have chosen there! Should be tidy.

1 thing I have to say about Gigabyte is - I find them excellent for the cost, very reliable boards. I've used them for N-force 2, 3 and 4 and I must say I am fond of them. I'm about to start clocking on my NF3 board so we'll see how it goes on overclocking!!! It has a fan on the northbridge chip, so I hope that'll help stability. It didn't have this on my mates NF4 board though?

 

[FarFarAway]

Thats good mate - you want a fan on the southbridge - but Gigabyte's are not renowned for OC'ing

The DFI sexy ass Uber 1337 board chudley has picked rulez

 

[jiffz]

I suppose if you have the money and are looking for an overclocking mobo then yeah go for the DFI stuff but for boards for around £50-£80 I reckon Gigabyte are tidy boards.

 

[Hyper]

Yep, Nice choice so far, You bought the same motherboard as me and are looking at the best cpu going in my opinion. If you do buy a Opty 146 then a good stepping is a must and the only place for those now is ebay.

I have a Opty 146 CABYE 0540 FPAW and if you can get hold of one then go for it as they are becoming rare and will hold there value, especially a retail one.

You may end up paying more for a better stepping but its all worth while.

It may be your lucky day, I have just looked on ebay and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMD-Opteron-64-146-1MB-Cache-SKT-939-CABYE_W0QQitemZ6836824671QQcategoryZ80142QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If i was you i would wacka bid in, I payed £190 for mine.

Sam

 

[chudley]

Looks like it may have to be a Opty 144 all the 146's are very rare, My last chance at the moment is to try the local PC stores and see what they have, I am not building my hopes up though.

Failing an Opty I will plunge for a x64 3700+ san diego

 

[WC Annihilus]

3700+ are decent choices too I think. Seems most are at least able to hit 2.8 or so no sweat and with solid cooling and a bit more volts can go higher pretty easily. I mean, I got mine at 2.86 on stock, and I'll try to push farther with my new BT

 

[chudley]

Now have the opty 144 in the bag , just need to finance my motherboard.

It seems as though I am building this rig back to front, heh nevermind as long as it gets built thats the main thing.

Need to sell a few old items but will probably only get £150 for the base station i am selling as its a little dated now, sad thing is it runs like a dream and is the most stable I have ever had, but at least that will get me the DFI board I am after.

 

[Tec]

Scan had the opty 146 in stock for weeks now and still do , how much did opty 144 cost you ?