Motherboard discussion, which one?

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allblur

101 posts

Master Geek

#75637 21-Jan-2011 01:09

So, I've decided to build another computer and i came across this mobo Asus P8H67-M PRO it supports the latest cpus and also has true usb 3.0 AND sata III integrated graphics so unless i'm going to play halo or starcraft 2 on this i won't be needing a graphics card. Problem is, can it get any better? List the possibilities down below please!!

http://pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MBDAS57006&name=Asus-P8H67-M-PRO-Intel-H67-mATX-Socket-1155-4x-DDR

pando

235 posts

Master Geek

#429498 21-Jan-2011 12:14

You really should state price range and your requirements since that mobo doesn't support the top end i7 chips and triple channel memory

kyhwana2

2566 posts

Uber Geek

#429507 21-Jan-2011 12:39

pando: You really should state price range and your requirements since that mobo doesn't support the top end i7 chips and triple channel memory

Thats the old top end i7's. ;)
The new Sandy bridge CPUs are just as fast/faster than the old top end i7s, with the exception of the hex-acore CPUs, assuming you're doing threaded work that will use all 6 cores.

kyhwana2

2566 posts

Uber Geek

#429509 21-Jan-2011 12:43

allblur: So, I've decided to build another computer and i came across this mobo Asus P8H67-M PRO it supports the latest cpus and also has true usb 3.0 AND sata III integrated graphics so unless i'm going to play halo or starcraft 2 on this i won't be needing a graphics card. Problem is, can it get any better? List the possibilities down below please!!

http://pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MBDAS57006&name=Asus-P8H67-M-PRO-Intel-H67-mATX-Socket-1155-4x-DDR

Heck, with the Intel HD 3000 GPU, you can play Halo and SC2 with the graphics turned down a bit. See http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/11

With the H series chipset, you can't overclock the CPU, were you planning on doing that?

Mprezd

119 posts

Master Geek

#429530 21-Jan-2011 14:06

Well H67 has onboard gpu and no overclocking. p67 is overclocking with the gpu disabled.

Really depends on usage

allblur

101 posts

Master Geek

#429702 21-Jan-2011 22:57

Budget is whatever, cause i reckon if you're going to get a proper desktop might as well buy something decent to your liking, so that is that.

My requirements aren't that much since i will only use the desktop for photo editing, office, movies and some documentations. Not much gaming on this though :/

Well since i'm not going to do anything extreme, i guess i don't need to overclock.

Would you guys say that this mobo is fit for my needs?

b0untypure1

1426 posts

Uber Geek

#429747 22-Jan-2011 07:22

i would get the mobo that fits the sandy bridge chip and get an intel i5 2500k or the i7 version.

kyhwana2

2566 posts

Uber Geek

#429775 22-Jan-2011 10:25

allblur: Budget is whatever, cause i reckon if you're going to get a proper desktop might as well buy something decent to your liking, so that is that.

My requirements aren't that much since i will only use the desktop for photo editing, office, movies and some documentations. Not much gaming on this though :/

Well since i'm not going to do anything extreme, i guess i don't need to overclock.

Would you guys say that this mobo is fit for my needs?

Yep, it should be fine! And of course you can stick a discrete card in it later on if you want to. (But then you'll potentially lose the ability to use the ondie GPU)

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allblur

101 posts

Master Geek

#430022 22-Jan-2011 21:28

kyhwana2:
allblur: Budget is whatever, cause i reckon if you're going to get a proper desktop might as well buy something decent to your liking, so that is that.

My requirements aren't that much since i will only use the desktop for photo editing, office, movies and some documentations. Not much gaming on this though :/

Well since i'm not going to do anything extreme, i guess i don't need to overclock.

Would you guys say that this mobo is fit for my needs?

Yep, it should be fine! And of course you can stick a discrete card in it later on if you want to. (But then you'll potentially lose the ability to use the ondie GPU)

Yup, and i have a revodrive sitting around atm so i could use the x16 for that

b0untypure1

1426 posts

Uber Geek

#430042 22-Jan-2011 22:07

wow, i want your revo drive :D wish i casually had one sitting around lol

allblur

101 posts

Master Geek

#430045 22-Jan-2011 22:20

b0untypure1: wow, i want your revo drive :D wish i casually had one sitting around lol

haha actually i am selling it, though i can't advertise here, if it doesn't sell by the time i earn enough to build this computer i'll use it as a primary boot drive.