Mobo for 555BE

[chiron]

Main concern is about expansion capabilities (sata ports and expansion slots). The 770 chipset based motherboards seem ideal for my needs but I am not sure about their availability and price.

Q: What is your budget?

Around 10k or so(CPU+Mobo)

Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)

2gb Transcend DDR2 800

VS 1912w

Corsair VX450

POV 8600gt 256mb ddr3

5 X Sata HDDs

Sata DVD-RW

Lancool k58 Cabinet

Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy

CPU - X2 555be

Motherboard

Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component

Yes, will upgrade the following within 6 months

Monitor - 22" or higher

Gfx card - to replace 8600gt

Tuner Card

PCI Sata Card for additional drives

Soundcard - something in the range of Xonar series or a DAC

Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)

Online purchase/S.P Road

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware

Gaming - fps/rts/rpg

Download rig, 24x7 operation

Q: Are you looking to overclock?: No

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?: XP, Windows 7

 

[DarkAngel]

U have a separate budget for RAM?

If u want to have USB 3.0 in the mobo then get this,

Gigabyte 785GMT-USB3~5.5k(not sure abt the availability of the 880G giga mobos. If so choose according to pricing and unlocking capability)

MSI 880GMA-E45~5.7k

If u do not want USB3.0 etc... Then,

Gigabyte 785GMT-US2H~4.5k

MSI 7885GM-E51~4.1k

 

[chiron]

I've already got ram(edited first post). Problem with the matx mobos is that I'll lose one PCI slot for the gfx card and since I'll almost definitely be getting a sata card(already need 6 of them which is what most mobos now come with), I won't be able to add a sound/tuner cards etc.

Few motherboards that I've liked (no idea about pricing/availability though);

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130297

 

[DarkAngel]

I've already got ram(edited first post). Problem with the matx mobos is that I'll lose one PCI slot for the gfx card and since I'll almost definitely be getting a sata card(already need 6 of them which is what most mobos now come with), I won't be able to add a sound/tuner cards etc.

Few motherboards that I've liked (no idea about pricing/availability though);

Newegg.com - MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - MSI 870A FUZION AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Havent seen this mobos listed in any of the dealer's website or other prominent online PC Components retail sites in India. Sunny27 was saying that MSI 770 mobos were available in Prime. But not listed in their site.

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ASUS M4A87TD/USB3~ 5.7k is a excellent choice for ur rig. Only -ve is Rashi A.S.S.

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=nlWYrI9wlNIYHAaa&templete=2

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TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard - TheITWares

 

[sunny27]

Since you have ddr2 ram--I would suggest this board-MSI 770T-c45 it has ddr2 support and costs 2800rs shipped from Prime ABGB - Lamington Road Mumbai (its in stock).The board is a full atx board so you don;'t have to worry about expansion slots and it does unlock the cores on the 550/555 BE. All in all a good board for what you have in mind.

Call up prime ABGB - 022-23855500