New Motherboard Recommendations

[jeremyofmany]

Everytime I restart/shutdown it it always luck of the draw.
What I mean is, if I turn my PC on, it might not bring up the first post screen the 1st or 2nd time but will on the 3rd. Sometimes on the 1st or 2nd as well.
One of my 2 PATA slots is dead.

I have 2 PCI-E cards and 2 PCI cards.
I have 3 SATA drives but would like to have 4 SATA ports minimum in my next mobo.

I do not need SLI/CrossFire.

I am looking for a $100 motherboard.

At first glance, this catches my eye:

NCIX.com - Buy ASUS M4N75TD ATX AM3 DDR3 nForce 750A SLI 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI 6SATA Sound GBLAN Motherboard - M4N75TD In Canada.

What do you guys think?


Cheers,
Jeremy

[_dangtx_]

whats your current hardware? may i suggest gigabyte, perhaps the 870 one? killer unit for around 100 bucks. or a 785g for 20-30 less.

[Zero82z]

Are you using DDR2 or DDR3 memory? That's an AM3 board, so it's only compatible with DDR3. Also, I recommend that you go with a board that uses an AMD chipset unless you intend to use SLI.

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by Zero82z

Are you using DDR2 or DDR3 memory? That's an AM3 board, so it's only compatible with DDR2. Also, I recommend that you go with a board that uses an AMD chipset unless you intend to use SLI.

Hehehe, I think you ment to say "So its only Compatible with DDR3".

Just to avoid confusion.

ST

[Zero82z]

Yeah... That's what happens when you post right after waking up from a nap; brain was still a bit asleep .

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by Zero82z

Yeah... That's what happens when you post right after waking up from a nap; brain was still a bit asleep .

No worries. I could have just edited your post, but that wouldnt' have been cool lol.
Just wanted to avoid confusion thats all heehehe.

I've been there too just waking up, or when I'm trying to mod and work at the same time.

ST

[SugarJ]

Jeremy, is this the same system where your Forte sound card doesn't work? I think your mobo got toasted when the power went out. Your sound card may still be ok.

Anyway, I'd probably pick this mobo, but it's a little out of your price range: NCIX.com - Buy ASUS M4A79XTD Evo ATX AM3 790X DDR3 2XPCI-E16 2XPCI-E 2XPCI CrossFireX SATA Audio GBLAN Motherboard - M4A79XTD EVO In Canada.

[_dangtx_]

question is does he use ddr2 or 3 lol?

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

question is does he use ddr2 or 3 lol?

No, really? I never realized. Not even when I specifically asked him that in a post I made over three hours ago.

[jeremyofmany]

Originally Posted by SugarJ

Jeremy, is this the same system where your Forte sound card doesn't work? I think your mobo got toasted when the power went out. Your sound card may still be ok.

Anyway, I'd probably pick this mobo, but it's a little out of your price range: NCIX.com - Buy ASUS M4A79XTD Evo ATX AM3 790X DDR3 2XPCI-E16 2XPCI-E 2XPCI CrossFireX SATA Audio GBLAN Motherboard - M4A79XTD EVO In Canada.

Thank you for the recommendation.
My motherboard is fine. The PATA slot did not work before the power surge.
I restarted yesterday and did not have any issues.
I am sending my sound card for RMA.

Originally Posted by Zero82z

Are you using DDR2 or DDR3 memory?

Dual Channel DDR.