arijit_2404
still find time for games
This is gonna be a long post, please don't curse.
I have MSI P45-Neo motherboard. Just last week I opened my cabinet for regular dust maintenance & I noticed my motherboard is dying. Capacitors, circuits are showing signs wear & tear. Also getting sudden BSODs. I am thinking of getting a new mobo in few weeks time.
My current setup:
MSI P45 Neo,
C2D e8400 (no over clock),
4 GB Corsair DDR2 RAM,
512mb of HD4850,
19” syncmaster,
Corsair TX750 (I know this is overkill, didn’t find vx series at that time).
This machine is enough to fulfill my gaming urge. I play action, RPG & RTS games but gaming is not religion for me (family and job comes first!).
Recent games like forgotten sands, GTA IV, Dragon Age, DoW II - all gave me 50-75 FPS at med-high settings and I'm satisfied with my gaming experience. So I really don’t want to throw away my current setup and shell out chunk of money for new rig.
Future plan:
I’ve 2x2GB of Corsair DDR2 RAMS (forgot the model). I might add 2 or 4 GB more RAM and make it 6 (or 8) GB altogether. 4 RAM-slot mobo is a must.
I have C2D e8400 with no over clocking. I might add a decent cooling solution and over clock a bit for the time being. Later I’ll replace it with a LGA775-based Quad core before LGA-775 vanishes from market. It’s still available in market.
I would also replace hd4850 with hd5xxx in future, since both are PCIex 2.0 based; I think this will be possible.
I want at least a good motherboard which at par with my current mobo, if not better, so that my future plan holds true and I can use this system for few more years before replace it with next gen configuration.
So my question is, which motherboard do you suggest?
What CPU cooling solution you suggest? Remember I’ll buy a C2Q later this year.
Thanks in advance!
I have MSI P45-Neo motherboard. Just last week I opened my cabinet for regular dust maintenance & I noticed my motherboard is dying. Capacitors, circuits are showing signs wear & tear. Also getting sudden BSODs. I am thinking of getting a new mobo in few weeks time.
My current setup:
MSI P45 Neo,
C2D e8400 (no over clock),
4 GB Corsair DDR2 RAM,
512mb of HD4850,
19” syncmaster,
Corsair TX750 (I know this is overkill, didn’t find vx series at that time).
This machine is enough to fulfill my gaming urge. I play action, RPG & RTS games but gaming is not religion for me (family and job comes first!).
Recent games like forgotten sands, GTA IV, Dragon Age, DoW II - all gave me 50-75 FPS at med-high settings and I'm satisfied with my gaming experience. So I really don’t want to throw away my current setup and shell out chunk of money for new rig.
Future plan:
I’ve 2x2GB of Corsair DDR2 RAMS (forgot the model). I might add 2 or 4 GB more RAM and make it 6 (or 8) GB altogether. 4 RAM-slot mobo is a must.
I have C2D e8400 with no over clocking. I might add a decent cooling solution and over clock a bit for the time being. Later I’ll replace it with a LGA775-based Quad core before LGA-775 vanishes from market. It’s still available in market.
I would also replace hd4850 with hd5xxx in future, since both are PCIex 2.0 based; I think this will be possible.
I want at least a good motherboard which at par with my current mobo, if not better, so that my future plan holds true and I can use this system for few more years before replace it with next gen configuration.
So my question is, which motherboard do you suggest?
What CPU cooling solution you suggest? Remember I’ll buy a C2Q later this year.
Thanks in advance!