>>> MSI 880GMA-E45 | or | GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H ? ? ?

[abracadabra]

I have been put into a dilemma recently in suggesting a board for my friend!

He has cut down his options between MSI 880GMA-E45 and Gigabyte GA-880-UD2H.

***He needs the board to overclock and unlock AMD Phenom II 555BE ***

MSI 880GMA-E45

*Good Reviews and A.S.S
*Military Class Components/OC Genie/CPU Core Unlock (Website Claims)
*No IEEE1394(connects his cam via this), eSata​

Gigabyte GA-880-UD2H

*Has IEEE 1394, eSata too!
*Can anyone tell me is overclocking and unlocking the cores easy on this board???
*Component durability?​

I was more leaning towards Gigabyte as for good reviews, good CC overall satisfied user!

Mention the pricing and availability for online purchase.

 

[l33t]

Mate ,

AFAIK - 8xx Series chipset from AMD doesnt really gel-well with unlocking the 555BE - Most of the 7xx series chipsets do.

I'd suggest a 785 chipset mobo from gigabyte since most 555BE owners in TE have been successful in doing it with that board.

Gigabyte GA 785GMT ~ 5.5k will be one of the best boards to do it . Also I'd suggest getting yourself an after market cooler like the Hyper 212+ since you will be overclocking it.

For further reference : AMD K10.5* Core & Cache Unlocking Guide @ OCN - the 150 odd pages in the thread will be able to answer most of the queries which you'd be confused about.

Best of Luck

:cool2:

 

[RD274]

I have the 880GM - UD2H. Overclocks very well via BIOS as well as in software. As for core unlocking, I dunno sorry ...

 

[tech_savy]

Whats the price of Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H ?

 

[DarkAngel]

Whats the price of Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H ?

4.5k.. Members have got it for this price from SMC, Delhi

 

[tech_savy]

does it have usb3?

 

[impulse1992]

does it have usb3?

Msi has it & i think Gigabyte one doesn't

 

[abracadabra]

4.5k.. Members have got it for this price from SMC, Delhi

SMC no longer displays this on their website. Anywhere else ONLINE to pick up this board?

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does it have usb3?

GA Supports USB3. Upto 2 USB3.0 >>> Specs

 

[princeoo7]

web address of smc .......???

 

[RD274]

www.smcinternational.in

 

[princeoo7]

@RD274 :thank u.

 

[DarkAngel]

SMC no longer displays this on their website. Anywhere else ONLINE to pick up this board?

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GA Supports USB3. Upto 2 USB3.0 >>> Specs

U can PM them and try whether they will ship it to your location. They are registered dealers in TE.

The GA-880GM-UD2H --> no USB 3.0 ports. SB 710 --> SATA 3Gbps

The GA-880GMA-UD2H --> 2 USB 3.0 ports. SB 850 --> SATA 6Gbps