Board for Phenom suggestions
I'm going to change my mobo, because of some issues with the present MSI k9a2 cf-f(usb problems, mostly when using apple's alu keyboard). I need something cheap, because I'm thinking of a quad core intel upgrade after 2-3 months. But I'd…
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I'm going to change my mobo, because of some issues with the present MSI k9a2 cf-f(usb problems, mostly when using apple's alu keyboard). I need something cheap, because I'm thinking of a quad core intel upgrade after 2-3 months. But I'd like to make this machine as functional as possible.
So which am2+ board would you suggest? I would like to have a faster booting time also(now is more than a minute). I was thinking about Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H 780G+SB700. The price here is about $100. I don't know what the difference will be, going from 790X to 780G... is a downgrade? I don't need the extra pci-e for crossfire, that I have now. I just need a good board for os x, with good booting times and hopefully without the current issues.
Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
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it's not really a waste, cause I'm building a vista htpc with phenom, and my old board is perfect for that. Just use the opportunity to fix the stupid usb problem. Actually I don't really need a 780G board, cause it has a built-in gpu, so I'm gonna be looking at 770 boards, which are even cheaper. Unfortunately Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 (rev. 2.0) is not available yet here and I want the SB700.
Actually which one is better for osx sb600 or sb700? There's really not that much info... can I also keep my install with the new board?
Thank you for the reply. I already did that and decided to get the first rev of GA-MA770-DS3 with SB600. It should be almost the same as my board, but without the crossfire. So it should work well. Will write here when I get it.
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@Seawane... because I'm thinking of a quad core intel upgrade after 2-3 months ...
Why waste money? Wait three month and buy an Intel
Take a look around the members list and find the Phenom guys. Thats the best advice I can give as I am still a lowly Athlon 64x2 kind of guy. One day though
I will keep my eyes open and if any good suggestions come by I'll pass them on.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @Seawane | Primary Author | 5 | 2008-10-20 → 2008-10-22 |
| @FirstHackTosh | Contributor | 1 | 2008-10-20 |
| @nfoav8or | Contributor | 1 | 2008-10-22 |