Board Comparison

[Stem]

I'm looking to upgrade my machine and the first thing I want to change is the board. This is my current board and this is the board I want to change to.

Look at the two and give me your suggestions. Looking for a board that is non integrated and has at least 4 pci slots with at least 4gb max memory

[mekeino]

thats a right choice cnt find any problems with the board is ok buy the Board it proper

[Stem]

There's just the issue of the max memory and the amount of pci slots.

[Technocrat]

Well its ok if all you want is a basic board but personally I think it is a bit lame the fact that it only supports ddr2 533 @2gb Tons of other great MoBos out there that can do way better than that. If you say exactly what you plan do with your system or give a price range it would be easier for us give alternatives.

[Stem]

If you say exactly what you plan do with your system or give a price range it would be easier for us give alternatives.

Well my pc is my home entertainment centre, my work center and soon to be my 4th income earner. Thinking of going into motion editing and gaming. Price is not so much of an issue for me. Just looking for something decent!

[Gladiator]

what do you need the 4 pci slots for exactly? every modern board is integrated anyway the only major difference is which ones have video and which ones dont. they all have lan and sound. most decent boards split the expansion slots between a couple of pci slots and a couple of pci-e slots. you can find boards with 4 four pci slots but it tends to push you towards some lower end stuff. so back to the original question. what exactly do you need 4 pci slots for?

[Stem]

Additional USB and sound, TV tuner and wirless antena

[Gladiator]

Additional USB and sound, TV tuner and wirless antena

you have those cards already? i mean if you dont you can get some of them in pci-e instead of pci. especially the tv tuner and sound. i figure if you need better than onboard sound most of the better soudncards come in pci-e and nearly every decent tv tuner you can get it as pci-e or usb. gives you much more options than trying to find a board with 4 pci slots.

[Gladiator]

I'm looking to upgrade my machine and the first thing I want to change is the board. This is my current board and this is the board I want to change to.

Look at the two and give me your suggestions. Looking for a board that is non integrated and has at least 4 pci slots with at least 4gb max memory

945 board is 4 years old. thats no upgrade at all.

[phenom]

from a 4x pcie to a 16x it is if u have a decent video card and by this a 256bit mem bus with more than 16 real cores or 36 shaders