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WOF: How much did your motherboard cost?

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Julio Franco, Sep 4, 2010.

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  1. jonelsorel Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    Way to go !?!!?
  2. eightwpm TechSpot Member Posts: 42

    Paid around 120 U.S. for a Biostar MCP6P-M2+combo, with amd 64x2 cpu, and fan. Supports 4gb ddr2 5800mhz mem. 4 sata conectors .nvidea chipset, blah blah blah blah. Windows 7 installed, 250 gb hdd sata dvd-rw, 430 antec ps. Just installed the 460 nvidea graphics card. Ststem is holding its own while deployed in final fantasy beta.
  3. Using a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R that I paid ~$85 for about a year ago. I have it running an E8500 at 4.2 Ghz @1.28v.
  4. kpo6969 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 875

    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P that I traded a MSI 250GTS for.
  5. DKRON TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 451

    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 Motherboard for holesale prices a cool $619Au
  6. Was weighing up between AM3 and X58 but ended up going AM3 (was foolishly hoping for bulldozer compatibility) with a Gigabyte 790gpt-ud3h for $155 (AUD) about 11 months ago.
    Feel like a total noob now as Bulldozer is non AM3, possibly up to 12 months away and will probably just exceed the performance an overclocked X58 would have given me 11 months ago.
    Anyway learnt my lesson now so i'll save my pennies and eargerly await bulldozer and socket 2011.
     
  7. Evga p55 sli - $140 usd
  8. starfreezer Newcomer, in training Posts: 16

    A couple of years ago I bought a Core2duo E6850 which was a great processor at the time. I wasn't going to put this nice CPU on a crappy motherboard, so I dug deep in my wallet and spent a whopping $327 on a Asus Striker Extreme Republic of Gamers (the title is probably longer but I can't remember it)! It's got an age old nForce 680sli chipset btw. And I haven't used a fraction of its features and the faulty onboard LAN adapters have been replaced by a Linksys PCI card :S Needless to say but I will never spend that much money on my ego again!
  9. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R; I got it for about $175 or so almost two years back.
  10. nismo91 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 969

    only 80usd for intel board. then it fails and another 70usd for gigabyte replacement.
  11. Asus P7P55D-E, 108 euros plus VAT.
  12. seefizzle Newcomer, in training Posts: 98   +11

    I bought a 200 dollar Gigabyte board a few months ago. It has ALL the bells and whistles. I don't have a single USB 3 device, but when I do, I'll be able to use it.

    You notice the difference when you buy an expensive board. Like my motherboard for example is easily twice as thick as any other motherboard I've worked with. The capacitors on it are huge and high quality.

    This board has features that I don't know if I'll ever utilize. But I'm glad they're there. This board should last me a solid 5 years, and it won't be obsolete any time soon. I love it.
  13. I payed around 880 american dollars for an EVGA Classified in Brazil. Unfortunately computer parts are over expensive over here...
  14. Spent $95 for my Gigabyte P55M-UD2 around this time last year.
  15. around 50 USD, it's a Gigabyte g31m s2l (from 2008), very stable and full of adjustments for OC, for many years now I'm always buying this kind of MB, I used to buy more expensive MBs some 5-10 years ago, but the time showed me that cheaps mbs are the best choice for me, most of the features they lack I never use anyway, and they will normally last forever (will be useless before they fail to work)
  16. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby Posts: 4,179   +23

    360 usd I think, not sure.
  17. dikbozo TechSpot Member Posts: 73

    ASUS M4A785-M board and an Athlon II X4 620.

    I bought a package deal mobo and CPU for $170. Dropped in the W7 Home Premium and a blank drive with 4GB RAM and went through the boring install. First boot to a desktop was completely uneventful. I have never had this experience before, no drivers were needed, all parts supported. IIRC 4 tweaks to the BIOS and a solid 10% overclock with 6MB of L3 cache(2.6 GHz to 2.86 GHz). No problems and good performance.
  18. RogueJedi Newcomer, in training

    approx £40 on the motherboard an msi (I forget the exact model)
    an amd athalon 2 2.7ghz tri core processor approx £50
    an ATI Radion 4870 (I think) procesor approx £70
    3gb of ram approx £35
    250 gb hard disk approx £40
    an old case and 650w power supply I had laying around from when my mother somehow destroyed her old pc

    a complete new build for about £250 I am unemployed and wanted a new desktop this spec took me about 4 months of saving all disposable income, the second I get a job I will probably upgrade to a better machine, this is sufficient for my needs but I want better
  19. TorturedChaos TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 825   +7

    I have a GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R board in my main PC I use for everything. I paid about $120 Feb of last year. But of the components I bought I think I spent the most on the Mobo, which makes since to me. Everything has to run through the Mobo, so if you skimp on it you bottle neck everything else down.
  20. Neojt TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 118

    P6T 200$