Thread: help me chose MOBO for core2duo

i have a compaq SG3250 IL
now i want to upgrade my mobo bcuz i am going to use my existing mobo with other PC

so i am looking for a mobo for core2duo E4500

i am looking for integrated graphics which can play some games
later i will buy a graphic card so i need a latest graphic card slot
ram support should be 4GB +
mobo should support quad core for future upgrades

i can pay 5000 for the mobo

so please help me

y dont u get new mobo for other PC instead ??

Well, i m sry, but the only Mobo i see that will fit ur case is the intel G31 chipset. Problem is u will not be able to play any game on it. Only very old games(min 4 years old) games will work properly.
Look at this video:
YouTube - AMD 780G vs Intel G35

can i use this mobo and will i be able to play some games on this.

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

yes u can, but the cost is a lot more in india. Will look for it again.

friend i just saw that mobo at a website
actually my budget is 6k for mobo

i need a mobo which support both ddr2 and ddr3 memory

it should have PCIe 2.0 x16 slot for graphic card

integrated graphics so that i can play few more games, at present i can play NFS most wanted, GTA san andrias, call of duty 1.....

so please help me with this

Buddy, i know of only 1 board that supports both DDR2 and DDR3.
Its the asus P5KC. U can use only 1 type of memory at once. But i dont think it has onboard video. It costs abt 9K in bangalore.
It does not have a PCI-e slot.

I would suggest the following:
Get this board:
Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 Motherboard - GA-EG31MF-S2 by: Gigabyte -

and this card:
Point Of View NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 512MB R-VGA150853 Graphics Card -

Total cost: 6K approx.

Reason:
I dont see u buying DDR3 memory any time soon.
This board has all the basics u need. Should be enough. Do u use/need more than 4GB RAM ??
For the GFX card, u do NOT need a PCI-e 2.0 interface as the version 1 will not bottleneck ur card. An 8 series card will provide u with HD acceleration too. So if u wanna watch blu ray movies, it will help. On this card, u should be able to play NFS MW, carbon,COD1,COD2,GTA:SA,coubter strike:Source ... at High or Medium high settings. U will NOT be able to play games like crysis, GTA 4, etc at good settings.

Tell me if u need more than 4GB RAM, i will try to get u a better option.

Originally Posted by rajan1311

Buddy, i know of only 1 board that supports both DDR2 and DDR3.
Its the asus P5KC. U can use only 1 type of memory at once. But i dont think it has onboard video. It costs abt 9K in bangalore.
It does not have a PCI-e slot.

I would suggest the following:
Get this board:
Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 Motherboard - GA-EG31MF-S2 by: Gigabyte -

and this card:
Point Of View NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 512MB R-VGA150853 Graphics Card -

Total cost: 6K approx.

Reason:
I dont see u buying DDR3 memory any time soon.
This board has all the basics u need. Should be enough. Do u use/need more than 4GB RAM ??
For the GFX card, u do NOT need a PCI-e 2.0 interface as the version 1 will not bottleneck ur card. An 8 series card will provide u with HD acceleration too. So if u wanna watch blu ray movies, it will help. On this card, u should be able to play NFS MW, carbon,COD1,COD2,GTA:SA,coubter strike:Source ... at High or Medium high settings. U will NOT be able to play games like crysis, GTA 4, etc at good settings.

Tell me if u need more than 4GB RAM, i will try to get u a better option.

friend i will buy 9800GT but not now may be 6months later so for that time period i am looking for integrated graphics
i will not use ddr3 memory now but i want it for future upgrade may be 2-3 yrs time when i will upgrade next

waiting for your responce

k then just go 4 this mobo.
Forget the card.

get a better card after 6 months lol. 9800GT will be sad at that time. It will be almost 2 years old after 6 months !!!

When u get ur new card, it will be bottlenecked by ur processor.
SO, get a new comp with DDR3 memory 1 year after u have got the card.

This way u will not have to shell out a lot at once.