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Well , i write this post because i have to buy a new motherboard for my pc , as my old one (only with 2 years) stopped working yesterday.
I think my mobo had problems , and yesterday trying a memory that i bought sometime ago , but not used (and useful for my win 7 system), my pc stopped working.
I only tryed start it with 2 x 2GB sticks (one the usually used , and the not usually used) , and as i see that when putting the old stick , the pc had problems , i decided to try different positions,using both sticks , only one , and there was one time , when using only the stick i usually use , that the pc started , but once i decided that the other stick was bad , when putting all like always , the pc never started again.
The mobo has a green light , the fans started , but the screen was dark, nothing happened.
In the shop , we tried with a new PSU , but didn't start , so it seems is the mobo that died, but they will try other memories (i tried with one 1GB , but nothing happened ) and see what could be.
But i am looking for a new mobo, but i don't know if select one with a x38/x48 chipset or one with P45.
I have read that P45 is very similar to x38/x48 chipsets but , x38/x48 is better for crossfire. As i don't use crossfire, i think a P45 is good no ?
In my system i have Windows 7 64 bit , and a Linux 64 bit distro, i use it for 3d design / CG , some game perhaps ,and for general things (I haven't been using windows for 4 and a half year , so i didn't use it much yet)
My pc have a Intel Quadcore Q6600 cpu, Nvidia Quadro FX 570, one OCZ Vertex 120 GB SSD (SATA) and 3 more hard disks (SATA) (one for backups,another for 3d projects/data , and other one for music and like).
The memory i use is one stick of Kingston ddr3 1333 PC1600 CL9 2GB, but i will buy 2 or 4 GB more (in 2 GB sticks), because is a bit tight with 2 GB for 3d and windows 7 (although win 7 with my 2 GB was fast,but not using 3d apps or like , nothing really) .
I am looking at asus and giga-byte (although i like asus more , i don't know) looking for x38/x48 or P45 mobos , but i am a bit lost.
I can spend in the mobo about 230 $.
Every mobo with 1333 ddr3 and 5-6 SATAs will be ok , or there are some better than other in that budget ?
I have seen in asus a list of Windows 7 compatible mobo's , i will look at it , because perhaps not all mobos useful for me , are compatible with Windows 7.
The advantage of buying a new mobo is that i will have a cd with Windows 7 drivers , and not need to look in asus (or only to see what new versions there are)
My died mobo is a P5e3 Deluxe wifi-ap mobo (X38 chipset) , but is too expensive. This time i will buy something cheaper.
It would be wonderful if someone can advice / help me a bit , because although i am looking in asus and other webs , i don't really know the differences between x48 and P45 , or if all mobos with dd3 and 6 sata's are ok or not.
I think my mobo had problems , and yesterday trying a memory that i bought sometime ago , but not used (and useful for my win 7 system), my pc stopped working.
I only tryed start it with 2 x 2GB sticks (one the usually used , and the not usually used) , and as i see that when putting the old stick , the pc had problems , i decided to try different positions,using both sticks , only one , and there was one time , when using only the stick i usually use , that the pc started , but once i decided that the other stick was bad , when putting all like always , the pc never started again.
The mobo has a green light , the fans started , but the screen was dark, nothing happened.
In the shop , we tried with a new PSU , but didn't start , so it seems is the mobo that died, but they will try other memories (i tried with one 1GB , but nothing happened ) and see what could be.
But i am looking for a new mobo, but i don't know if select one with a x38/x48 chipset or one with P45.
I have read that P45 is very similar to x38/x48 chipsets but , x38/x48 is better for crossfire. As i don't use crossfire, i think a P45 is good no ?
In my system i have Windows 7 64 bit , and a Linux 64 bit distro, i use it for 3d design / CG , some game perhaps ,and for general things (I haven't been using windows for 4 and a half year , so i didn't use it much yet)
My pc have a Intel Quadcore Q6600 cpu, Nvidia Quadro FX 570, one OCZ Vertex 120 GB SSD (SATA) and 3 more hard disks (SATA) (one for backups,another for 3d projects/data , and other one for music and like).
The memory i use is one stick of Kingston ddr3 1333 PC1600 CL9 2GB, but i will buy 2 or 4 GB more (in 2 GB sticks), because is a bit tight with 2 GB for 3d and windows 7 (although win 7 with my 2 GB was fast,but not using 3d apps or like , nothing really) .
I am looking at asus and giga-byte (although i like asus more , i don't know) looking for x38/x48 or P45 mobos , but i am a bit lost.
I can spend in the mobo about 230 $.
Every mobo with 1333 ddr3 and 5-6 SATAs will be ok , or there are some better than other in that budget ?
I have seen in asus a list of Windows 7 compatible mobo's , i will look at it , because perhaps not all mobos useful for me , are compatible with Windows 7.
The advantage of buying a new mobo is that i will have a cd with Windows 7 drivers , and not need to look in asus (or only to see what new versions there are)
My died mobo is a P5e3 Deluxe wifi-ap mobo (X38 chipset) , but is too expensive. This time i will buy something cheaper.
It would be wonderful if someone can advice / help me a bit , because although i am looking in asus and other webs , i don't really know the differences between x48 and P45 , or if all mobos with dd3 and 6 sata's are ok or not.
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