Need a Core 2 Motherboard

[mn072065]

Can anyone recommend a good inexpensive core 2 motherboard, please. I just received a call from tech store that I need a new motherboard, I want to upgrade to the core 2 motherboard. Any suggestions. Thanks for any info, thanks.

[MJA]

newegg.com is the best place to check
be sure the PS can handle the neW MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000200280+1070622729&name...EE+%2f+Pentium

Intel E4300 Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz Processor $113.50 Free Shipping

[budz]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138034
I have this BIOSTAR mobo which is inexpensive and works well for me. I have a core2 duo E6400 processor w/2gb ddr2 pc677 kingston memory overclocked to 2.30ghz. I use this computer strictly for video encoding. If you're upgrading to core2duo processor you're going to need to upgrade to ddr2 memory w/a new mobo. There are some core2duo mobo's that can use ddr400 memory but it's wise to upgrade to a mobo w/ddr2 memory instead. That's my 2 cents!

[jagabo]

A lot of people like the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 motherboards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=gigabyte+ds3

[redwudz]

Good point about the power supply. 450-500W or a little more is good. It's also nice to have one with the 24 pin ATX connector, but not required. But you do need the 4 pin CPU PS plug. A 450-500W PS or a little more is good.

Go with one of the major RAM manufacturers with a lifetime warranty, DDR2 800 should work well. RAM prices are fairly low at present.

I've also had good luck with the Gigabyte MBs, but shop around.

You should see a fair improvement with encoding times and multitasking with a dual core CPU and DDR2 memory.

[bendixG15]

A lot of people like the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 motherboards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=gigabyte+ds3

That's the hot favorite ..............

[mn072065]

Thank you very much, I will be buying today a Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 motherboard. Thanks again.