i need a new motherboard?

Question

hello at the moment i have a gigabyte GA-8SIMLH motherboard but i need a new one can someone recommend a new one as i have no idea about computers and pc world and gigabyte itself have been useles. any help much appriciated.
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just to add it is the motherboard which has gone, my brother will be putting it in as he knows more, cheers for the answers so far.

Answer 1

I recommend ASUS main boards, personally. Do you plan on only replacing the main board or the whole computer? The board you get will depend upon the type of RAM, HDD, and CPU you have as well... for example:

If you have an Intel Celeron Processor, SD RAM, and an IDE HDD, then getting a main board that is Socket A with DDR banks and SATA connections is not what you want.

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Answer 2

Bo**ocks to PC World, they are overpriced and ignorant.
The very latest AMD processor mobo out is the socket AM2 motherboard, the equivalent Intel one is socket 775. I have just bought a Gigabyte Socket 939 GA-K8N51 mobo. This is the AMD model that was superseded by AM2 mobos and is still a very good buy. I can recomend Socket 939 mobos for Socket 939 AMD Athlon CPU's, you will not notice any difference in performance from a later AM2 board. Try www.ebuyer.com, they are nice and cheap and have superb after sales service. Navigate to S 939 mobo's on their site, they start at about £36 with postage.

Answer 3

All I did was when I bought my computer was go to newegg.com Its very easy to navigate and all of the information is there. I first found the type of cpu I wanted then looked at different motherboard options and they make it wayyy easy.

The motherboard information contains things like what kind of memory it supports and others. And if you still have questions, just google it. Thats all I did, now installing the board itself can be abit trickky so again I would go to the web for more informaiton.

Good Luck

Answer 4

i can understand your reservations about pc-world,and what ever you do ,do not ask them to fit your new board as it will cost you a small fortune
i am slightly concerned about you attempting to fit a new motherboard with no computer knowledge,as you should have at least 3 years computer knowledge before you attempt a build
as long as your existing motherboard is working fine(and gigabyte motherboards are quite good),i would recommend you invest in a) a memory upgrade,try to double your existing memory ...for example if you have 512mb ram you should look at
buying a 512mb ram memory module this will give you a system ram(random access memory) of 1024mb ram
b) if you still have money to spare a graphic card upgrade would be in order,depending on your graphic interface(a.g.p or pci-express) you can pick up a half decent card for around £80,this will ahve support for direct x 9.0 and also shader and pixel model 3.0(needed to run all the latest games)
to find out about your memory and to get a detailed report of the correct module you need to buy go to http://www.crucial.com/,you should then run the crucial system scanner which will give you a report on what memory to purchase
to find what graphic interface you are running go to start>control panel>display properties>settings>advanced>adapter>look in the dialog box and you should read the list of specifications and it should tell you the name of your card and also agp or pci-express
by upgrading your memory and graphics you will see a instant improvement in performance and speed,were if you upgarded your motherboard you would a)have to reinstall your windows xp,and b) would see little or no improvement in the speed and performance of your p.c and finally c)your processor may not be compatible with the new motherboard
take my advice and if you upgrade your memory and graphics you should be able to run most games and applications
any problems do not hesitate and contact me,even for p.c advice...
good luck

Answer 5

i recommend www.overclockers.co.uk. they are reliable and knowledble. they will sell kits so if you are considering a complete pc repleacement i would recommend them as the kits are guarateed compactible.

ASUS motherboard are highly recommended but start with the processor you want then get the motherboard that is compactible with that processor then memory then the hard drive and so on. ....

email overclockers for their advice

pc world are rubbish as they dont have the knowledge

Answer 6

ASUS boards are a good choice

I have one and it was easy to set up and never given me a problem

Answer 7

Call Geeks On Call and ask one of their techs

Answer 8

try www.novatech.co.uk thats wer iv got my new pc from