Recommendation: Upgrade Mobo Suitable For E6600

kizzav · 27th February 2008, 9:31 PM

Hi,

I am currently running a system that consists of:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA
2x 512MB DDR
400GB Seagate SATA
320GB Seagate SATA (currently dead)
80GB Seagate IDE
Maxtor 100GB USB HDD
GeForce 7600GT 256MB
Samsung DL DVD-RW
19" LCD Samsung SyncMaster 932B

I have been thinking of upgrading the mobo to something more 'current' that may be of more use now & hopefully, later on.

The only reason why I got the Asrock 775Dual-VSTA, was its support for AGP & PCI-E. I then found out afterwards that my AGP Radeon 9800 Pro, had crapped itself. My intentions were to use my exsisting AGP card, then later upgrade to PCI-E, which I have already done.

I also do realise that the capacity of my RAM isn't much chop. I haven't been out to buy any new RAM, but I think from memory the 775Dual-VSTA only supports up to DDR2 667.

So, in all, I'm looking at:

A mobo with PCI-E, which obviously wont be hard to find.
Look for something that would support atleast 2GB DDR2.
2 SATA & IDE ports.
Atleast 4 USB ports on the back & 2 on the front.
Then, the general ethernet, PS/2 etc.

If anyone could recommend me a suitable mobo, that would be great.

Btw, on a parting note, I have noticed for a while now, that when I right click on My Computer, Properties, I notice that it says my CPU is running at 2.31GHz, rather than 2.4GHz (screenshot). I havent changed anything in the BIOS. What may that problem be?

AlieN101 · 27th February 2008, 10:08 PM

ga-p35-ds3r rev 2.1

freaking excellent motherboard with all the stuff you need

also comes with great overclocking options and capabilities

or the other one that you may consider looking at the P5K Asus board

dalien · 28th February 2008, 7:12 AM

I say if the current board does what you want, keep it, as the e6600+ a mild overclock is plenty to tie you over to the next chipset and cpus are released.

As for the speed, the multiplier in your bios is set to 8x, change it to 9x and all will be good

Scalectrix · 28th February 2008, 8:04 AM

abit IP35 Pro

Idryss · 28th February 2008, 10:06 AM

Do you have a price range at all as that can determine what would be suitable.
As stated above however, if the current board does the job, keep it.

Sub.Zer0 · 28th February 2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scalectrix

abit IP35 Pro

+1! Rock solid, great features and fantastic price.

If I see one more fucking recommendation for a Gigashat board I'm gonna go postal.

EDIT: I'd also recommend getting some more RAM, it should give you noticeable performance boost and 2GB kits are dirt cheap these days.

27th February 2008, 9:31 PM	#1
kizzav Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,086	Recommendation: Upgrade Mobo Suitable For E6600 Hi, I am currently running a system that consists of: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Asrock 775Dual-VSTA 2x 512MB DDR 400GB Seagate SATA 320GB Seagate SATA (currently dead) 80GB Seagate IDE Maxtor 100GB USB HDD GeForce 7600GT 256MB Samsung DL DVD-RW 19" LCD Samsung SyncMaster 932B I have been thinking of upgrading the mobo to something more 'current' that may be of more use now & hopefully, later on. The only reason why I got the Asrock 775Dual-VSTA, was its support for AGP & PCI-E. I then found out afterwards that my AGP Radeon 9800 Pro, had crapped itself. My intentions were to use my exsisting AGP card, then later upgrade to PCI-E, which I have already done. I also do realise that the capacity of my RAM isn't much chop. I haven't been out to buy any new RAM, but I think from memory the 775Dual-VSTA only supports up to DDR2 667. So, in all, I'm looking at: A mobo with PCI-E, which obviously wont be hard to find. Look for something that would support atleast 2GB DDR2. 2 SATA & IDE ports. Atleast 4 USB ports on the back & 2 on the front. Then, the general ethernet, PS/2 etc. If anyone could recommend me a suitable mobo, that would be great. Btw, on a parting note, I have noticed for a while now, that when I right click on My Computer, Properties, I notice that it says my CPU is running at 2.31GHz, rather than 2.4GHz (screenshot). I havent changed anything in the BIOS. What may that problem be? __________________ My system: Antec 300 \| i5 750 \| GA-P55A-UD5 \| 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz \| WD 1TB Black \| 2TB ST2000DL003 \| GB 5850 1GB \| Corsair HX-650 \| BenQ G2420HD 24" \| Win 7 Pro (64bit) \| MythTV FE/BE: Antec 200 \| E6600 \| G41MT-S2P \| 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz \| 4x 2TB ST2000DL003 RAID5/LVM \| G210 512MB \| 2x Sony Play TV's \| Ubuntu Server 10.04 \| MythTV FE #1: Asrock ION 330 \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz \| 320GB Seagate \| Hauppauge MCE remote \| Ubuntu 11.04 \| MythTV FE #2: Asrock ION 3D \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz \| 320GB WD \| Ubuntu 11.04

27th February 2008, 10:08 PM	#2
AlieN101 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 463	ga-p35-ds3r rev 2.1 freaking excellent motherboard with all the stuff you need also comes with great overclocking options and capabilities or the other one that you may consider looking at the P5K Asus board __________________ PC: Intel E8400 - Asus P5Q Pro - GeForce GTX 570 - Kingston Hyper-X (2x2GB) - Windows 7 Audio: Foobar2000 > STX > Schiit Asgard > HiFiMAN HE-400 (rev.2) / Beyerdynamic DT250-250Ω \|\| Foobar2000 > AudioEngine A5 Over 20 Successful Trades on OCAU!

28th February 2008, 7:12 AM	#3
dalien Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,693	I say if the current board does what you want, keep it, as the e6600+ a mild overclock is plenty to tie you over to the next chipset and cpus are released. As for the speed, the multiplier in your bios is set to 8x, change it to 9x and all will be good __________________ Stock market & people who buy investment property now - "Gamblers are always optimistic" - MW LABOR = GREAT NEW TAXES - CAN NOT TRUST LABOR

28th February 2008, 8:04 AM	#4
Scalectrix Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 160	abit IP35 Pro __________________ I've come to bring you bad luck

28th February 2008, 10:06 AM	#5
Idryss Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Central Coast Posts: 2,002	Do you have a price range at all as that can determine what would be suitable. As stated above however, if the current board does the job, keep it. __________________ Steam: Idryss