New Motherboard

[Repulse]

Recently my system has decided that it doesn't want to boot up properly, most of the time it will fail to even start POST, avter turning it on and off a few time it finally comes to life. I checked a number of thing in the BIOS and checked to see that the new primary hard drive was ok to start up from a cold boot.

A few weeks ago my PSU decided to go bang, got a new one but think that the old PSU may have damaged the motherboard.

I currently have a ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE motherboard looking for something with similar spec at £120 or less.

Suggestions please?

[=98=]

Asus P5K Deluxe. No questions asked.

[jake_]

Asus P5K Deluxe. No questions asked.

Alex is a genius. Listen to him.

(looks at my system )

[Repulse]

A friend from overclockers suggests the MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX, which would you guys prefer out of this and the P5K Deluxe?

[=98=]

P5K, it can do the highest FSB out of any board, isn't bloated with stupid features.

It's custom PC's premium motherboard winner and an all round good board.

[peeth]

P5K deluxe over the MSI there, becasue that's AMD is it not?

[Repulse]

I currently have an AMD CPU. If im to upgrade both it will be one at a time, as the motherboard seems to be the main problem that shall be first :-o.

[=98=]

P5K deluxe over the MSI there, becasue that's AMD is it not?

Yup, the MSI board is AM2. You won't get too far with that.

[jake_]

I currently have an AMD CPU. If im to upgrade both it will be one at a time, as the motherboard seems to be the main problem that shall be first :-o.

definitely go for a core 2 duo while your at it.

You can get a cheaper one and overclock it like crazy (assuming you have enough cooling too).