mATX/uATX - Spec Me..

[dynamoboy]

Haha, hw did I know you were gonna say that..!

I really wouldn't like to spend that much money on a mobo tbh.... Unless it does something really really special, I can't really justify it...

[staffsMike]

In that case I probably would buy the Gigabyte DS2R. Seems the best for the money, bad reviews or not.

630i boards might be worth a look but they are fairly compromised.. I'd probably only use one for an HTPC.

[dynamoboy]

Hmm, you've scared me now...

[staffsMike]

Confusing myself now haha.. Knowing myself I wouldn't buy the gigabyte even though that board does sort of make sense, as I don't really like gigabyte.

I think I would get the Asus G33 that you linked to before. I normally go to asus when I can't get Abit. I know nothing about that board though lol

[dynamoboy]

Haha, okay fair enough! This component shopping lark tends to alwaysssssss lean you toward the most expensive feature packed parts - even when its not necessary for your requirements.

I'll have a look around and see who wins - the Asus I proposed, or the initial Gigabyte DS2R.

Thanks Mike, you've been a great help. Thanks @ your way.

[Webby]

Out of interest what "Bad" points did people come up with for the DS2R? And were the reviews from reputable sites or just peoples opinions? Just asking as my board has done nothing to cause me any trouble. And as you can see from my screen shots it overclocks well enough as well (not that you are worried about that). The only issue I know about it is based around overclocking 800MHz chips but since you are going with a 1066 chip that shouldn't be an issue for you.

[dynamoboy]

I saw this review from Anandtech, which compares the three boards I listed at the top of this page, concluding that the Asus P5K is the best option.

Let me know what you think.

[Webby]

Just read the last page (Final Words and flicked through the rest) they seem to be mainly having problems with overclocking (which in my experience hasn't been a problem, in fact they get their E6550 to a FSB of 396 mine is running at 499 quite happily and at much lower voltages as well).

In fact they praise the board quite highly I would guess the review was when the board first came out and some of the problems they faced may have been fixed in later BIOS revisions.