Planning to Buy new AMD780G chipset mobo

[keith_j_snyder2]

^ Yeah this is also a good option!

 

[j1n M@tt]

@aswin1
where r u getting it from for dat price??

at wat part of Kerala r u from???.........am from Kottayam

 

[p_d5010]

Well, exactly d mobo is Abit ip35-e i guess it's rtailing for 5k or like dat....
If dat's difficult den u can lay up on biostar's p35 based mobo () or an intel orginal p35 mobo....
It's like d p965 of 2day..
best chipset performance as of now.... wid minimal power consumption....
n it iz Dolby home entertainment certified but it dpends on manufacturers 2 provide Dts certified hardware (u can buy a dts certified sound card anytime dude!!)
n all c2d are supported... but no pcie 2.0 (it supports d new 9 series from nvidia anyway)
plus, it suports ddr3 (not sure prices gonna fall here)
lastly, it is a decent overclocker (d abit board)
so if u have less cash go for:
e2160 bout 2.6k
e4500 bout 4.5k
e6550 bout 5.5 - 6k
or if u have mone 2 spend go 4 d new penryns
e8200, e8400 (last one's 4 8k i guess, dunno 4 sure)
d fact remains, msi will improve 980G mobos, but since u already have a gpu, u wont get much benefit out of it...
It really now is a matter of choice, rite now d c2d + p35 combo rules
but den, if u wish 2 b on AMD's side, invest in a 790X (no onboard gfx) based mobo!! n u know vot proccy suits u best!!!

finally, regardin d nvidia chipset, I wud b amazed if Nvidia does not launch its own hybrid grafix system soon....
but regardin an nforce based mobo, u wud have 2 go 4 a c2d in my opinion
now 680i boards r out of d price range
so i wud suggest u 2 look for galaxy 650i lt or zebby 650i sli (4.5k)
remember though, dey only support 8 pipelines per gfx in SLI
so, now it all cums down 2 what platform u want!!
if in doubt, ask hellgate's opinion


oh yes, HAPPY HOLI!!

Hey thank you so much for your kind advice But the problem here in my town is neither biostar nor abit or galaxy are available......so only option i am left with is msi p35.........
about the 790x chipset mobo, the one which comes in my budget is msi k9a2-cf but, it doesnt support 125W Cpus and cant be overclocked more coz of inefficient cooling(it got best award from bittech but when msi removed support for 125W cpus, they took back the award).......
Please tell would it really matter with this move of MSI so that i should not go its side?

Also please tell me which of the following is beter:
MSI k9a2-cf + AMD 5200+
Gigabyte ga ma78g + AMD 5200+
MSI P35-fr + E4500

The main features i want is GOOD onboard sound and overclocking capability....

Happy Holi!!

^ ^ Even the gigabyte ga ma78g aint available in my town my dealer said he can order from Delhi.....does anyone know if its available there?

After what spyingshadow said, I am feeling to change my decision now and go to the intel side......

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

If u looking for great overclocking then nothing beats INTEL. E4500+MSI P-35 is where my bet on!

 

[p_d5010]

how owuld the 5600+ and gigabyte ga-ma78g perform ? would it come in 10.5k budget of mine? :-s

 

[blackbird]

Same Question Is Gigabyte - GA-MA78GM-S2H is good option ? which Processor will consume less Heat and power but will not sacrifice on performance ?

 

[gxsaurav]

^^^^ Gigabyte motherboard is a good option as u r looking to make a HTPC.

Athlon64 4800+ or Athlon X2 BE-2400+ will be good.

 

[p_d5010]

does anyone know how is the biostar tp35d2-a7 motherboard i i need to choose e4500?

 

[Ponmayilal]

I purchased a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard @Rs.5290+4% ( Bangalore) on 18 March.Being a new entry, I am afraid the price has not stabilised and may be in other places it may come cheaper than this.

Gigabyte recommends a minimum of AMD X2 4200+ (2.2 MHz) or above for better Blu-ray playback @1920X1080p ( no need for any Video card - though if you are interested in gaming, you can couple the onboard GPU with select ATI video cards and evoke the hybrid Crossfire). AMD BE 2400 (2.3 Mhz) with 35W consumption is eminently suitable for an HTPC using this MB, but nowhere in Bangalore I could get it. So I have now coupled it with 4800+ with 2GB DDR2 800 MHz in dual channel mode. I have completed the assembly using a Zebronics Cube cabinet with 400W VIP SMPS and may be tom I will do the first switching and if everything goes on fine, will install Vista premium.

Those who want to assemble an HTPC using this or any other MicroATX board can have a look at the Zebronics CUBE cabinet, which is a cheaper alternative to the Coolermaster or Antec cabinets for a living room PC.

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@Ponmayilal
thnx for the info, dude

 

[aswin1]

j1n M@tt @aswin1
where r u getting it from for dat price??

at wat part of Kerala r u from???.........am from Kottayam

I am from Aluva.

 

[p_d5010]

@ponmayilal: great man! can u just post here howz it performing with 4800+. how much did u get 4800+ for? and yes, do u have a separate gfx card? if yes, please also post some good games fps
also, do u overclock?

Can you give me contact number and place from where u bought the motherboard please?

i have 8600gt.. wud that help me with mid-range gaming with above config??

 

[Ponmayilal]

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Rs. 5290 + VAT 4%(18 March)
AMD X2 4800+ CPU Rs.3500 + VAT 4%(20th March)

Both from Ankit Infotech,SP Road, Bangalore
Tel:080-2222354 Telefax: 080-22211643
email:ankitcom@vsnl.net (as given in their bill)

I am not into gaming or overclocking.But I have read a lot of reviews where these are dealt with in great detail. (I usually skip these. Google search "GA-MA78GM-S2H reviews" and you will get elaborate test results on various games when coupled with select ATI cards that can use the hybrid crossfire mode of this card and the fairly advanced options in the bios for overclocking.

I have come across some posts where ppl have complained of difficulties in using nvidia Graphics cards on these AMD/ATI chipset motherboards.

 

[gxsaurav]

^^^^ Since u r not into gaming or overclocking, u don't even need a graphics card.

 

[p_d5010]

well then do i need to worry if my nvidia 8600 will work on that mobo

 

[gxsaurav]

^^^ YOUR 8600gt will work fine.

 

[Ponmayilal]

Technically speaking, you should not have any problems in using any graphics card and what I recalled from my memory, of a few users having problems with nvidia on AMD/ATI chipset boards may have other reasons for their problems.

But be it as it may, using the specified ATI graphics cards in the 780G motherboard you may be able to fully utilise the motherboard's capability of hybrid Crossfire mode and enhance the gaming performance which is not possible if you use any other graphics card.

 

[p_d5010]

^ ^ iheard theres hardly any performance improvement in hybrid mode, but a "very little" performance boost wont hurt

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

I 've seen a test on Anandtech and it says that in Call of Duty 4 the Hybrid shoots up from 30FPS to 60FPS (that might not be true "completely") but yes it does also performs better than a single chip.
Besides the actual beauty of Hybrid is u can switch to low power onboard while not playing extensive 3D work.

 

[p_d5010]

@keith:
does that mean we can switch "off" even nvidia cards while not playing games?