Best Motherboard

mulldoonuk

Of these two Motherboards.... which is the better??....

ASUS P5VDC-TVM mATX P4M900 (FAVORIT 1000 I M06)

or

ASUS M2V-MX: DUAL DDR II, SATA, x16 slot, 2 PCI ETC

Thanks!

Dan:)_7

what sort of things do you wanna use it for?

mulldoonuk

Dan:) wrote: »

what sort of things do you wanna use it for?

I want to start getting "into" gaming!!

computerwoman

you want one with at least 4 memory slots,
as you will need 1gb up for gaming,
also are you going to use a pci express grahpics cards or an avg one,
cw

Reluctant_spender

Have a look here at Tom' Hardware UK - https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/index.html

A good search here will not be time wasted

Antexter

for gaming you need a really good motherboard you want SATA hdd's at least 2 hdd's running raid, want at least a dual core processor 2ghz with minimum of 1gb RAM using dual memory slots allowing for much better speed on your RAM.
very hard to make a good gaming computer, I recommend you do a lot of research on it especially overclocking .

banger9365

i would say the Asus Commando or Asus P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP both under £200 or Asus Striker Extreme if you have lotts of money and 2GB of good OCZ or Corsair ram and a Zalman cpu fan and do not forget the psu something like the 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HXUK

GoofyGAT

From the responses it appears some of you may have misunderstood. I don't think mulldoonuk is after the best gaming machine out there. In this related thread we've advised mulldoonuk that the Maxdata E6300 PC (with one of the motherboards in question - see below) could be improved gaming-wise if an adequate PCI-E graphics card is installed to replace the integrated one. We've also suggested some GPUs for mulldoonuk's budget & the system's PSU.

The ASUS P5VDC-TVM is in a readymade Maxdata Intel Core2Duo PC with 1Gb RAM & a SATA drive: Maxdata Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (that mulldoonuk earlier sought advice about)

While the Asus M2V-MX is an AMD AM2 board: click here

mulldoonuk, in gaming the above motherboards don't play an important role when compared to the other components, so there's no real point in comparing them for this purpose. If you think the AMD/Asus M2V-MX system you found (I'm assuming) has a much better overall spec than the Maxdata Intel/ASUS P5VDC-TVM one, then post it here for us to have a look at. G

mulldoonuk

GoofyGAT wrote: »

From the responses it appears some of you may have misunderstood. I don't think mulldoonuk is after the best gaming machine out there. In this related thread we've advised mulldoonuk that the Maxdata E6300 PC (with one of the motherboards in question - see below) could be improved gaming-wise if an adequate PCI-E graphics card is installed to replace the integrated one. We've also suggested some GPUs for mulldoonuk's budget & the system's PSU.

The ASUS P5VDC-TVM is in a readymade Maxdata Intel Core2Duo PC with 1Gb RAM & a SATA drive: Maxdata Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (that mulldoonuk earlier sought advice about)

While the Asus M2V-MX is an AMD AM2 board: click here

mulldoonuk, in gaming the above motherboards don't play an important role when compared to the other components, so there's no real point in comparing them for this purpose. If you think the AMD/Asus M2V-MX system you found (I'm assuming) has a much better overall spec than the Maxdata Intel/ASUS P5VDC-TVM one, then post it here for us to have a look at. G

Thank's (again GG!)....

Okay...money is a bit tight at the moment...

As you can tell i'am after a budget gaming PC....

Very close to going for the Maxdata....and this Graphics Card...http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119686
(thank's to your advice!) then stumbled across...
Eclipse Computers....http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/default.aspx.
The way i am thinking is.....(a bit sad i know)
is..
Maxdata..£390
7600GT with Zalman..£82...(fan noise is a issue)..
Local PC shop to fit the Card.. £20....( i will not fit it myself!!!)
Joystick..£20
Kvm switch...http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/75629...15
Crossover cable..(will be asking a few questions about these soon)..£15
Total...£542!!!...


This i put together at Eclipse....

Motherboard - Asrock AM2NF6G-VSTA AM2,VGA, SATA2, 7.1Snd, mATX £47.95
(one of the motherboards i asked about in my original post was from a system i put together at Pcspecialist..http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/..i spent a lot of last night read a lot of (mostly bad) reviews about them! so they are a no no!!)

Processor - AMD Athlon64 4200 Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor - Retail £61.45
(i know this processor is not as powerful as the Maxdata E6300 one ...will it still do the job?)

Memory Slot 1 - 1024Mb (2x512Mb) Dual Channel DDR2 533Mhz Memory £31.57

Memory Slot 2 - None

Graphics Card(s) - 256Mb GeForce 7600GT PCI-Express16 DVI VGA Card £58.09
(Going to buy this with the Zalman cooler for the Maxdata!!....as a said fan noise is a issue!!)

Modem - None

Network - Onboard

Optical Device 1 - NEC AD5170A-0B 18X+/-DVD-R Dual Layer Dvd Writer- Black £14.95

Optical Device 2 - None

SATA Device 1 - 250Gb Maxtor DiamondMax21 SATAI/II 8Mb Cache Hard Drive £34.97

Floppy Drive Bay 1 - None

Floppy Drive Bay 2 - None

Bluetooth - None

TV Tuner - None

Case - X-Blade Black ATX Case with 450W PSU, Side Window £23.95
(Love this case...a big plus for this system...can put it on my desk next to the monitor ..love the lighting!!)

Case Accessories - None

Case Cooling Front - None

Case Cooling Rear - None

Case Bay 3 - None

Case Bay 4 - None

Monitor - None

Speakers - None

Keyboard - None

Mouse - None

Desk Managers - None

JoyPads - Saitek P220 6 Button Gamepad £5.95

Joysticks - Saitek Cyborg EVO Joystick £18.95

Steering Wheels - None

Printer - None

Scanner - None

WebCam - None

USB Storage - None

Desks - None

Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit - Home Premium Edition - oem £67.95

Application Software - None

Entertainment Software - None

Internet Security - None

Anti-Virus Software - None

Utility Software - None

DVD Player - None

Optical Drive Software - None

Warranty - Bronze Eclipse System Warranty (1Year RTB + Premier30) £4.95

Total with... Delivery...£459.04!!
also have to buy..
Kvm Switch..£15
Crossover cable £15
Overall Total......£489.04!!!!

Is there anything else that i should add to this eclipse system??
Have i missed anything??
Vista Premium OEM??..Is this Okay??

So many questions!!!!

mulldoonuk

Another on bites the dust!!....Eclipise reviews....
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/electronic-stores/eclipse-computers-coventry/reviews/ ... they don't look promising!!...

Anyway....GG...what do you think of this? ...

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=22260&session=eb286be4f7562c86b9a3849b671b5879....

Better than the Maxdata??...

BTW... thank's for your help and advice..its very much appreciated...

Have a Happy Easter!

Blacksheep1979

computerwoman wrote: »

you want one with at least 4 memory slots,
as you will need 1gb up for gaming,
also are you going to use a pci express grahpics cards or an avg one,
cw

seeing as how you can get memory in 2gb flavours I don't see the necessity for 4 memory slots, infact alot of the time if you use all 4 slots on a motherboard it can be a bit temperamental and not allow you to run the memory in dual channel etc.

As for the computer itself I think you would def be better off with the E6300 and if you can afford the extra 2gb of ram instead of 1gb.

Oh and don't pay £20 for someone to fit a graphics card - thats stupid for what is less than a 5 min job that even a trained chimp could do. And do you really need a kvm switch? And who is trying to charge £15 for a crossover cable ? Depending on length you can get these for as little as 99p or a 20m one here for £7.79 incl postage

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RJ45-Crossover-Network-Lead-Cable-20M-POST-TODAY_W0QQitemZ110108935893QQcategoryZ64034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem