sad day...dead mobo...recommend me a replacement please

[cmdrdredd]

My Rig is in my sig. My Motherboard died when a bios update failed...I am going to replace the mobo entirely. What would you all recommend?

I'd like to keep my same memory DDR2 and my same overclock of 3.2Ghz on my E6400. I want something extremely reliable as well. I don't have any brand loyalty I just want it to be stable at this overclock. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[PClark99]

I would see if Asus would send you a new bios chip.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: PClark99
I would see if Asus would send you a new bios chip.

There is no removable chip on this motherboard. I'd have to send the whole thing to them at my expense and it may not even be under their warranty at this point.

Thanks though.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Anyone?

What is considered the board to get these days? I've not been following this much lately.

 

[PClark99]

that sucks, I would try to RMA it, that would be the cheapest option by far.

I am way out of the loop on ATX boards atm, I have been doing the matx stuff recently.

 

[swtethan]

I have the P5b deluxe wifi, and I bought a DS3P yesterday. i will tell you how it goes. Seems to be a very good board so far.


I actually damaged my board removing a damn TT backplate

 

[lopri]

What is your budget and upgrade plan? For high-end, I'd recommend Bad Axe 2. There still is nothing more stable and solid than 975X, IMHO. On a P965 variant DFI P965-S has a superb performance and all solid capacitors (if that matters, lol). I had a wonderful experience with the board but some folks didn't, so it's a good idea to do some research on this board. If you need multiple PCI-E slots (other than just x1 slots), EVGA 680i board is, unlike 6 months ago, quite solid. Not just for SLI, mind you - I put my video card in the bottom PEG to help thermals inside the case. Also for on-going support EVGA can't be beat. Their customer service and RMA policy is by far the best in this industry. If you're taking upgrade path into the consideration, P35 should certainly be on the top of the list but I'm afraid that we don't have many choices nor comprehensive reviews yet so I can't really comment on it.

One thing I should mention with the above is that I do have a certain degree of bias against ASUS. I have used many of their boards in the past and while they're usually the first to implement new/flash features and better overclocking, I didn't have much luck when it comes to their longevity. They tend to die/deteriorate rather quickly. (~1 year) Oh and the vDroop / vCore fluctuation is just terrible with ASUS boards. :frown: Again this is my opinion based on my experience so take it as a grain of salt.

 

[lopri]

My bad.. sorry I just looked and there are lots of P35 boards.. Man.. I feel like an idiot. Should be around more often.. Is there any P35 round-up from a reputable site? I don't think AT did a P35 round-up yet?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: lopri
What is your budget and upgrade plan? For high-end, I'd recommend Bad Axe 2. There still is nothing more stable and solid than 975X, IMHO. On a P965 variant DFI P965-S has a superb performance and all solid capacitors (if that matters, lol). I had a wonderful experience with the board but some folks didn't, so it's a good idea to do some research on this board. If you need multiple PCI-E slots (other than just x1 slots), EVGA 680i board is, unlike 6 months ago, quite solid. Not just for SLI, mind you - I put my video card in the bottom PEG to help thermals inside the case. Also for on-going support EVGA can't be beat. Their customer service and RMA policy is by far the best in this industry. If you're taking upgrade path into the consideration, P35 should certainly be on the top of the list but I'm afraid that we don't have many choices nor comprehensive reviews yet so I can't really comment on it.

One thing I should mention with the above is that I do have a certain degree of bias against ASUS. I have used many of their boards in the past and while they're usually the first to implement new/flash features and better overclocking, I didn't have much luck when it comes to their longevity. They tend to die/deteriorate rather quickly. (~1 year) Oh and the vDroop / vCore fluctuation is just terrible with ASUS boards. :frown: Again this is my opinion based on my experience so take it as a grain of salt.

Like I said no brand loyalty. When it comes to a motherboard I have no budget. I want a solid overclocker that won't have a hissy fit with my memory config. I plan to probably upgrade to a quad core CPU later on.

It's been quite a while since I've looked around at different motherboard options and I've just been wondering what is considered the board to get these days. When I got my P5B it was the best overclocker out there at the time and the DS3 had issues that the P5B didn't. Obviously things are different now with so many options.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

GOOG search or scan the MB forum. I think there's one at Tom's. IP35-E is probably the best deal on a high-quality board capable of 488MHz FSB. Note that this board will double post during cold start, adding about 14 seconds to the boot time.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2063989&enterthread=y

 

[Ammocyte]

I just picked up the rig in my sig and I have to say I really like this ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP haven't had any problems yet and overclocks my q6600 very well...would give you a decent upgrade path as well minus the ddr3 memory.....hope this helps

 

[P4spooky]

Abit IP35 Pro
Asus P5K Deluxe

Rock solid boards.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Ammocyte
I just picked up the rig in my sig and I have to say I really like this ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP haven't had any problems yet and overclocks my q6600 very well...would give you a decent upgrade path as well minus the ddr3 memory.....hope this helps

Been looking at that one...seems solid from what I've read.

Only question is...so I need/want to buy a board that offers support for DDR3? Right now I say no, but would I want to have that down the road or would I just be buying a new Mobo at that upgrade time anyway?

 

[Cutthroat]

Some P35 boards have 2 slots for DDR2 and 2 Slots for DDR3, you can only use one type at a time mind you, but it gives you the option to use DDR2 now, and upgrade to DDR3 later when the prices drop.

 

[GenHoth]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2067695&enterthread=y

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Cutthroat
Some P35 boards have 2 slots for DDR2 and 2 Slots for DDR3, you can only use one type at a time mind you, but it gives you the option to use DDR2 now, and upgrade to DDR3 later when the prices drop.

Yea I saw that on the Gigabyte DS3R but, does that cause any issues with certain types of memory while overclocking? That's the part I can't find any information on.