945 G MOBO

[yogi7272]

HI , I am planning to buy GIGABYTE GA-8I945G PRO mobo based on
intel 945 g chipset .. planning to use 3.2 ghz or 3.4 ghz proci now ..

maybe after 6-7 months ..switch to dual core proci ..

now is this mobo good ? anyone has used it earlier ? and what should be its estimated cost ?

also I am not into gaming .. hence 945 g chipset instead of 945 p or 955 x

.. I mean chipset with onboard graphics... maybe later I will upgrade to 6600 gt or something ..

also suggest any better mobo based on 945 g chipset than this one ..

so guys pls give ur advice ..

 

[cryptid]

i think 945 g has onboard graphic (GMA 950) and 945P doesnt have 1 i think 945 P is the mobo u would want check out these link and go through the features
for 945G go here *www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945g/index.htm

and for 945P go here *www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945p/index.htm

 

[yogi7272]

but what abt this mobo .. I just called gigabyte and they informed me that
GA-8I945G Pro is not availble and only GA-8I945G is available .. difference between two is just firewire 800 connector ..

so what abt this mobo ? also any other mobo specially from asus ?

pls advice ..

 

[Aniruddh]

if u r not a hardcore gamer and as u said u r not gonna put a external gpu than this mobo will serve ur needs.its shud cost u some where around 6-7k.u can also check for ASUS P5LD2-V (945G chipset) or MSI 945G Platinum (945G chipset).

 

[yogi7272]

THANKS ANIRUDH ..

r u sure that ASUS P5LD2-V is available here in mumbai ..

also I have checked on all three .. 1. ASUS P5LD2-V

2. MSI 945G Platinum AND 3. GIGABYTE GA-8I945G Pro ..

there is very little to choose among all these three being very good mobos..

I will definetely go for asus if available ..

pls reply

 

[Aniruddh]

well i dont know bout its availibility in mumbai nor the price but i think u can get that in mumbai easily.yea even i think that ur 1st choice shud b ASUS P5LD2-V then MSI.if u dont get asus than u can even go for MSI they are almost the same and even MSI is one of the best company.gigabyte makes very gud mobo but i feel other 2 companies r better than gigabyte.lets c wat others hav to say bout this.

 

[yogi7272]

asus is not available right now ... only gigabyte and msi .. msi one needs power supply with 24+8 pin connections .. so i will need to change the psu also ..

I liked the gigabyte pro model .. which according to dealer will be available within week or two .. so pls help me deciding the mobo..

 

[mohit]

Gigabyte is a very good company making good boards but their only problem is in their service network in India. Asus is the most preferred coz of its good service/support. and MSI is the second best option to go for. But since u r from Mumbai i dont think u will have any probs with service , so go for Gigabyte dude.

 

[yogi7272]

one last question ...

soon in jan 2006 intel will be releasing 65 nm single core codenamed cedal mill and dual core presler .. some reputed sites have reviewed these procis . and they claim to have better performance and less heating problem than the current 90 nm line up and also better overclocking abilities .. so the question is will 945 g chipset mobos support these processors apart from the extreme edition ? ..

also intel will release processors based on new architecture somewhere in june -july 2006 .. will those supported on current 945 line up ?

somebody has any idea?

or they release some new chipsets for it as usual ?