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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: pw29010 on January 01, 2009, 06:24:03 pm

Title: is this mobo/cpu combo any good
Post by: pw29010 on January 01, 2009, 06:24:03 pm

i was in pc world today and i noticed that they sell mobo/cpu combos i was wondering if this one was any good-

mobo-
* Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard
* MATX Form Factor
* LGA775 Socket
* 1 x PCI-E (x16 & x1) / 2 x PCI Slots
* NVIDIA GeForce 7100 Chipset

cpu-
* Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 processor
* 2.53GHz Clock Speed
* 1066MHz FSB
* 3MB L2 Cache
* LGA775 Socket

price £129


my current computer(emachines3230) is is about 5 years old and i want to install a HD graphics card but i've can only install a agp 4x graphics card.i know i will have to put a knew psu in. could i use my current hard drive and case. will this combo be any good ?
thanx

Title: Re: is this mobo/cpu combo any good
Post by: runn3R on January 02, 2009, 02:42:50 pm

Hi

GA-73PVM-S2H has ATA connector so probably you would be able to use your old HDD. and the requirement for the case is that is should fit micro ATX or ATX standard, that's all. but mind that you will also need new power supply unit (PSU).

Title: Re: is this mobo/cpu combo any good
Post by: neilgl on January 20, 2009, 11:50:08 pm

Hi all,
you will probably also need to buy new RAM (memory) as the GA-73PVM-S2H uses DDR2 RAM.

Also I see it has integrated graphics that you wont need (but are paying for) if you are going to put in a new HD graphics card.

Regards,
Neil

Title: Re: is this mobo/cpu combo any good
Post by: Badbonji on January 26, 2009, 10:24:23 pm

I recommend getting a motherboard without integrated, you are paying for something you won't be using. Also, perhaps try buying one supporting crossfire also so you have more flexibility with new video cards in future. The E7200 is a decent processor for gaming, and many people have been able to overclock it to 3.5-4.0Ghz.