What's the best mATX MB for Intel Wolfdale?

[pcmodem]

Folks,
What are your recommendations for a microATX motherboard for the Intel E8400 Wolfdate processor?

So are looks like this is the leading candidate:
GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H

Been looking for a P35-based microATX motherboard but can't seem to find one.


Cheers,
PCM

 

[Zap]

AFAIK no P35 based mATX board. However, the G33 and G35 chipsets are NEARLY identical to the P35 chipset. Just ignore the IGP part and you'll be good.

As for the Nvidia chipset micro ATX boards for Intel, so far they are all only single channel memory. Just FYI.

If you're overclocking, then Gigabyte or Asus G33/G35 chipset boards seem the favorites. If not overclocking, then any G31/G33/G35 board will do.

 

[o1die]

I got an msi g31 board with my new hp system, and it's stable, but no overclocking options whatsoever. I recommend this chipset for stability. My old system used to give me error messages while using explorer. I haven't had a single error message yet.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: o1die
I got an msi g31 board with my new hp system, and it's stable, but no overclocking options whatsoever. I recommend this chipset for stability.

All current Intel chipsets are stable, if the motherboard manufacturer built it properly. All current Intel chipsets are overclockable, if the motherboard manufacturer built it to be.

 

[Skott]

Zap pretty much sums it up. The two most popular overclocking mATX mobos atm seem to be the ASUS P5K-VM and the P5E-VM HDMI. The P5E being the better overclocker of the two. Supposedly we see the new G45 mobos in June. Net rumors (read rumor) say around 3rd week of June.