The Conroe boards thread

[^don.k's^]

I think it will be 1.03G, not 1.3, doesn't really mind tho...

Nice thread!

[BadlyDrawnBoy]

Let's hope some of those mATX boards are actually good!

[Fixxxer]

975x sucks.

Really? Why?

[theteamaqua]

still waiting for DFI 965x and nforce 500 series mobo

[Nasgul]

Look at ATi RD600 spec.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=101642

You will agree with me.

975x sucks.

FYI. Intel Core Logics for Intel CPUs, that's the #1 rule in the 10 commandments. VIA, SiS and nVidia......care to do little history before you come up with a dumba$$ statement like that.

And also, absolutely no ONE will agree with you, ever!.

[PcCI2iminal]

You will agree with me.

975x sucks.

what s the next?
Asus sucks?

[Meefle]

Whats the significance or specs of the i965 chip (i yahoo searched it but didnt really find anything)? will it crossfire or sli? And will mass production of 975x be in june.... around what time... mid month... end month?..... price and conroe support?

sry about all the questions..... but (prolly like alot of ppl here) I WANT A CONROE!

[Blue078]

Look at ATi RD600 spec.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=101642

You will agree with me.

975x sucks.

Hummm...? Dont look like an 975 Killer to me

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2657

[Hyperr]

Everybody talks about 975 chipset, but I'm waiting for Asus P5B... I hope that 965 will be a good "low" price chipset...

[IluvIntel]

I'm going to be a bit cautious of first release conroe mobos, maybe I'll wait for second or even third revisions. By that time they should have found there way down here to the bottom of the world in OZ.

[g.l.amour]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2656

Epox Unveils 945P Based "Conroe" Motherboard...


i had some bad exp with epox nforce boards with exploding mosfets though

/edit
@skyline, my bad, thought it was a novelty, an 945 conroe board; it could be expected it wouldn't be a novelty around these parts :p

[Vric]

I'm going to be a bit cautious of first release conroe mobos, maybe I'll wait for second or even third revisions. By that time they should have found there way down here to the bottom of the world in OZ.

Well some 975X board have been here for a while and will have new revision for Conroe... so no need to wait when the only difference is some electric parts and bios.

but I know what you talk about. I was one of the first with a P4S8X board.. damn I had hard time with it.. finally got an RMA + freebies from Asus. Was a pain, but good service anyway.

[theteamaqua]

whats the best overclocking board?? DFI??

and no, 965 wont support Crossfire unlike 975, probably because its no high end

[Skyline GT-R]

That's hard to tell at this moment. Some 975X sure will OC very good, but ATi's RD600 looks very nice too. Even Fugger says that

@ g.l.amour, that board was already added, but thx anyway

[vapb400]

Yoti posted this in the other conroe board thread:

[DARK SIDE]

is there any motherboard who can ride 450mhz speed?I know for "bad axe".Others?Asus p5bdeluxe can get only 400mhz..

[Skyline GT-R]

There is something I just don't like about the layout, and it looks cheap to :s And which idiot put the powerconnectors at that place

[cupholder2.0]

Look at ATi RD600 spec.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=101642

You will agree with me.

975x sucks.

Noob alert!

[DARK SIDE]

There is something I just don't like about the layout, and it looks cheap to :s And which idiot put the powerconnectors at that place

dfi infinity
they are not in the way to anything important.
One thing odd to me with this motherboard : lack of cooler on southbridge.(or it's so small i cannot see )

[flakpyro]

I was planning to get the Intel 975 Badaxe board for conroe but the asus P5B Deluxe looks interesting. I have what is perhaps a really dumb question about the 965 chipset however. Whats the deal with IDE? Is it supported or not? Are some boards gonna tack one on for DVD drives and some not? Or are we all gonna have to invest in SATA optical drives?

[DARK SIDE]

I was planning to get the Intel 975 Badaxe board for conroe but the asus P5B Deluxe looks interesting. I have what is perhaps a really dumb question about the 965 chipset however. Whats the deal with IDE? Is it supported or not? Are some boards gonna tack one on for DVD drives and some not? Or are we all gonna have to invest in SATA optical drives?

that is more and more reality.You will get one pri-ide and two eide(ata2).Other conectors are sata1 or sata2.(Asus p5wd2).

[cupholder2.0]

Anyone know the release dates for any of these boards? Im getting tired of my non oc mATX board! Need new board.

[Evilsizer]

I was planning to get the Intel 975 Badaxe board for conroe but the asus P5B Deluxe looks interesting. I have what is perhaps a really dumb question about the 965 chipset however. Whats the deal with IDE? Is it supported or not? Are some boards gonna tack one on for DVD drives and some not? Or are we all gonna have to invest in SATA optical drives?

well i for one am not dropping $100+ for a dvd drive... these are the only 2 sata optical drives listed at newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ice=&maxPrice=

Anyone know the release dates for any of these boards? Im getting tired of my non oc mATX board! Need new board.

i shall show you the light my son,
ABIT LG-81
last time i looked price is around $129.

[Blue078]

Or you can use one of these and keep your old DVD drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812206001

[Evilsizer]

Or you can use one of these and keep your old DVD drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812206001

i have been thru a lot of reviews. i have yet to read a review were one of these works with a dvd-r/rw. Im not going to spend $20 from newegg to have it not work and then refund money back. Then im out shipping to them plus restocking fees. Till i see a hard review from in ocf/xs/ect im not getting one. I would rather lose a pci slot and keep my pioneer dvd-r/rw.