New Gigabyte board for Existing Kit

[Androb]

Hi Guys,

First time on this forum and looking for some advice.

To cut a long story short I've been having a few issues with a motherboard from another manufacturer.

I'm looking to buy a Gigabyte board for my existing kit. What I'm looking for is good stable board for my Phenom II x3 720 CPU & OCZ3P13334GK (2 x 2024MB) DDR3. I see a few AM3 / DDR3 Gigabyte boards but which one suits best.

Not looking to overclock and dont really want to spend anymore than £70.

Thanks

[Dark Mantis]

Well you came to the right place and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum. Wasn't an Asus board before was it?

I am Moderator of the Intel section so I won't try and give you advice on buying AMD boards but I am sure absic can help you.

[Androb]

Hi Dark Mantis,

Yes it was an Asus board. Had a nightmare last few weeks. The bottom line is probably won't touch them again.

Heard Gigabyte were a good bet and good customer support.

Still looking for a compatable board myself but thought I'd get a bit help from the experts.

Cheers

[Dark Mantis]

As I said Absic the AMD mmoderator is the best one to help with that advice and I am sure he will be back in sometime shortly. You would be suprised the number of members coming over from Asus, me included. I used to help out on that forum but had enough. The thing is all makes have their problems as nothing is perfect but it's how you deal with them that matters and on the forum here we try to give a prompt efficient service. You will also find that is a nice friendly relaxed community.

[absic]

Hi there and welcome to the forum,

Being blunt, there aren't too many options for under £70 but here are a couple that will do the job for you:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-ma770t-ud3-amd-770-am3-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-1666-1333-sata-3gb-s-raid-atx
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3533&dl=1#ov

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-880gm-ud2h-amd-880g-s-am3-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-1800(oc)-sata-3gb-s-sata-raid-matx
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3415&dl=1#ov

The links for SCAN UK afre to give an indication of price and you could well find them cheaper. I have also provided the links to the relevant Gigabyte pages so you can get a better overview. It's a good idea to download the User Manual for the board you think you want to get so that you can get an insight into the BIOS which is different to what you are probably used to if this is your first Gigabyte board.

[Androb]

Thanks for the links Absic,

Sorry I didn't reply earlier. Broadband network went down in my area last night.

I managed to check out the boards you listed this morning. I see what you mean about what's available for under £70.

The MA-770T-UD3 looked the better card for me as it has more slots for my 4890 graphic card and xfi sound card.

What are you views on the GA-870A-UD3 870 Socket AM3. I have seen this on ebuyer for £76.

The 8 pin power supply also looks in a better position away from the graphic card.

Thanks again

[absic]

Yes, the GA-870A-UD3 is a good board and you can check out it's full specs here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3517# and it has the advantage over the GA-880GM-UD2H of being an ATX board so things aren't quite so cramped.

[Androb]

Thanks for the help absic, I'll order one today.

Cheers.

[absic]

No problem and don't forget to let us know how you get on. 

[jannie]

Hi Androb, I am just a nobody, but I welcome you to the site....Bet you never got quick replies like that before.....Yes your in the right place and you have the best two guys for help....
P.S. if your from Scotland, dont tell them a haggis is not an anilmal

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Jannie, don't put yourself down you are of as much importance here as anyone else and we all had to start at the beginning and learn. I remember when I got my first PC I didn't even realise that you were supposed to do a shutdown procedure and used to just pull the plug until someone set me straight. Anyway appreciate the kind words mate.

[absic]

P.S. if your from Scotland, dont tell them a haggis is not an anilmal

Jannie, I bet you don't believe in the Loch Ness Monster, Father Christmas or the Tooth Fairy..... Shame on you!

We all know that the Haggis is a wee small timorous beastie, that has six legs and wears tartan socks. You can only hunt them for a few months of the years because the rest of the time they are getting fat on porridge and a single malt Scotch!

[Dark Mantis]

Absic did you know that they have legs longer on one side than the other so that when they run round the hills they are upright. Bloody clever these haggis. By the way when does haggis hunting season start?

[absic]

Haggis Hunting Season starts on the 1st June and ends on the 31st August, according to the "Toff's Guide to Hunting". 

[jannie]

Well  thanks  DM  ( hey ? maybe I can get a job someday with gigabyte , ( well someone must sweep up in their factory ) . Yes I have much more knowledge since I joined this site and have built two computers with the guidance of you guys.
And at the weekend I installed an Nvidea  geforce GTX 460 graphics card, ( I can hear absic saying Oh  No Nvidea )    I backup my bluray dvd’s with DVD FAB which needs Cuda and that’s why ATI won’t work with this programme..Anyway it is all working  fan-dabi-dozi now

Well ofcoarse I beleive in sanity clause.

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