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    Which Chipset?

    I have and AM2 (6400 3.2 CPU) setup but want to get a new mobo. Which chipset is the best, AMD or Nvidia? I quite like this board:

    Gigabyte motherboard GA-MA770-DS3

    The GA-MA770-DS3 is GIGABYTE's next generation, high performance platform based on the new AMD 770 Chipset and support for the new AMD Phenom™ quad-core processors, with the latest AM2+ platform support, integrated DDR2 1066 memory controller, HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology links and 128-bit Floating Point Units. In addition, GA-MA770-DS3 features with three innovative S features- Safe, Smart, and Speed technologies, further providing reliable and user friendly computing and reaching the maximum system performance easily via personalized software settings. GIGABYTE S series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD AM2+ platform!

    I have normally stuck with Nvidia but am unsure what to do. Budget is around £60 of which the above board falls into. I don't use SLi so no worries about that.

    Is the AMD Chipset ok / Better or not? Thanks

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    Re: Which Chipset?

    I recently got abit's AX78 based on the 770 chipset & I like it so far (it's got nice touched like the external clear CMOS switch, onboard POST LED & unofficial Crossfire support).
    £52 at SCAN (who appear to have sold out of them atm).

    Supposedly the USB transfer rates aren't quite as good as the nVidia & it's only got 4 SATA ports but that doesn't bother me.

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    Re: Which Chipset?

    Anyone else?

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    Re: Which Chipset?

    Is it a good motherboard:

    Gigabyte motherboard GA-MA770-DS3 AMD AM2+

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    Re: Which Chipset?

    Went for these

    Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
    PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO SCS3 SILENT 512MB DDR2 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

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