CPU/Mobo Cheapest DDR3 based AMD board

Audiophi1le

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I am considering switching over to DDR3- so looking for a board which is economical.
Any suggestions.....And is it worth switching over to DDR3 or should I just wait for another year:)
 
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lostprophets

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I've noticed 30-40% increase in performance since upgrading to am3/ddr3 setup. u should upgrade now to ddr3 as there are few great ddr3 mobos available...

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P - 6k
Gigabyte 785GMT-UD2H - 5.9k
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO -6.7k
MSI 785GM-E51 -4.6k
MSI 785GM-E65 -5.6k

You could always get 1gb/2gb ddr3 module now and then get another later when ddr3 prices goes down to ddr2 level which is very much possible in next 6 months
 
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lostprophets said:
I've noticed 30-40% increase in performance since upgrading to am3/ddr3 setup. u should upgrade now to ddr3 as there are few great ddr3 mobos available...

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P - 6k

Gigabyte 785GMT-UD2H - 5.9k

Asus M4A785TD-V EVO -6.7k

MSI 785GM-E51 -4.6k

MSI 785GM-E65 -5.6k

You could always get 1gb/2gb ddr3 module now and then get another later when ddr3 prices goes down to ddr2 level which is very much possible in next 6 months
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does "Biostar TA790GX A3+ @ 6.6k"

790 better than 785??
 
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I would prefer MSI 785GM-E51 -4.6k over any Biostar MB having same chip. Reason is added features like Black PCB, High quality 7.1 6Port audio chip, PCI Express x1 slot and many more.
 
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I would go for Gigabyte or MSI. Both have been producing some very good quality boards in the past year or so. The Asus Evo also looks nice, but I have no idea of the price.

I see someone here saying that there is a 30-40% increase in performance. i will disagree with that outright and please dont take that no. as anywhere close to what u will get. perofrmance wise the difference is negligible, close to probably 4-5%.
 
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lostprophets

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Gigabyte UD2H is better. unless u really want full atx board with crossfire support, otherwise go with gigabyte mobo, its cheaper anyway and plus it has much better rear panel connectors with esata, firewire and spdif output, which biostar mobo lacks
 
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Gigabyte one is 5.9k and biostar is 4.3k

For 5.9k, you can get a 790 based ddr3 mobo.

Gigabyte 785GMT-UD2H is a good mobo, but isnt the 5.9k too much for a micro ATX mobo. GIgabyte T770 U2Sh falls in 6~6.5k price range and lot better option. But it has no IGP.

785 chipset is meant to be the budget category, and it doesnt make sense to price it close to 6k. Also Biostar TA 785GE A3+ is a proven overclocker, if not better than other 785G mobos.

Its AM2+ DDR2 model is a proven overclocker. check this
 
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lostprophets

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mav2000 said:
I see someone here saying that there is a 30-40% increase in performance. i will disagree with that outright and please dont take that no. as anywhere close to what u will get. perofrmance wise the difference is negligible, close to probably 4-5%.
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Well it depends on the cpu/nb and memory speed/latency ur using. i have phenom x4 b50 am3 cpu(OC'd nb to 2600mhz) and corsair 1600mhz/cl9 ram on dual channel setup in Ganged mode. heres my Everest memory/cache benchmark

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I used to get 5.6gb/s memory read with my old OCZ ddr2 (dual 800mhz/cl5) now i get almost double. And i also noticed significant performance increase in memory hungry programs like photoshop cs4 and Powerdirector 8
 
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Perofrmance increase in memory from an everest benchmark is not in anyway going to give u the same kind of increase in real world applications.

Also as far as ure setup is concerned, try reducing that ram to 1333 and lowering the timings, and then check your everest benchmark.

Please also keep in mind that the majority of that increase in eprformance is due to the NB and not due to the memory, specially since ure running it at CL9. And do one more thing, run your ram the way it is now and reduce the NB to 2000 and then see the difference.
 
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lostprophets

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mav2000 said:
Perofrmance increase in memory from an everest benchmark is not in anyway going to give u the same kind of increase in real world applications.

Also as far as ure setup is concerned, try reducing that ram to 1333 and lowering the timings, and then check your everest benchmark.

Please also keep in mind that the majority of that increase in eprformance is due to the NB and not due to the memory, specially since ure running it at CL9. And do one more thing, run your ram the way it is now and reduce the NB to 2000 and then see the difference.
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I had already tried stock nb speed, i was getting aroung 8.6gb/s in everest bench, still much better than ddr2 rams.

My ram is rated 1600@cl9 it was running at 11-11-11-27 initially, then i manually decreased it to cl9. im afraid to decrease it even further i dont think its capable of running at cl8

this is the ram
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - Desktop Memory
 
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lostprophets

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The EVO mobo is the only ATX motherboard in thew list...i own it...and it's better than anything i've ever used.
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Me too... then again i hadnt really used any half decent mobos before. they all look cheap compared to this mobo. it really has sh!tload of features.
 
mav2000

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Try 1333 cl7. Just save ure current bios settings and then look to do this and then u will see what I am talking about.

Anyway agree on the bandwith part, but that really makes very little difference in real world applications and games.
 
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lostprophets

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mav2000 said:
Try 1333 cl7. Just save ure current bios settings and then look to do this and then u will see what I am talking about.

Anyway agree on the bandwith part, but that really makes very little difference in real world applications and games.
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Im using win7 x64 and i've noticed some differnce not significant though. win7 experience rating gone up to 6.5 from 5.9 before. no real differnce in gaming which is no surprise since they depend on gpu and cpu rather than ram. But most improvement i noticed with cs4 and video editing softwares, while loading templates and creating dvd menus in ulead & powerdvd, that sorta stuff

btw i also tried 1333mhz but it was running at 9-9-9-24, i didnt manually decrease the timings, i guess ill try that later although i doubt it would run stable
 
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lostprophets

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Ok i have tried 1333@cl7 it looks stable but result is not that good

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then i oc'd cpu/nb further and set unganged mode, its the best bench result ive got till now

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btw windows wont boot at 1600/cl8
 
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