good MOBO for core 2

which board should i go with? lookin to spend around $100

 

what r ure specs ddr or dd2 agp or pci-e ?

 

I don't know what you are really asking, but there is a bit more than just buying a motherboard, and you won't be finding a core 2 mobo for $100.

 

let me start by saying i'm a newb. i really don't know much about mobo's, i need help picking one.

i want to use DDR2 - PCI-E

 

well i would go with my mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130051 its 170usd but its worth it

 

asus p5wdh or gigabyte 965 ds3 or asus p5b

 

elokito - you sent me a link to a case.

which of the 3 would you guys go with?

 

fixed

 

is this a good buy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-P5NSLI-nVi...57QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1244QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

altough that can be a good mobo it looks "cheap"

 

how? what do i look for when considering a board?

which of these 3 is the best?

asus p5wdh or gigabyte 965 ds3 or asus p5b

 

sry man i got so confused with another thread anywaysthis is my mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130051 compare pics u could c the quality difference

 

the asus p5wdh uses 975x chipset while the asus p5b and gigabyte 965 ds3 uses p965 chipset , p965 chipset have lower power consumption than 975x chipset

 

go with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. If you haven't already bought a core 2 Duo processor, get the E6300 (1.86ghz). The Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 is very good for overclocking, in which the E6300 has been overclocked to over 3 GHz!

Have you got all your other components, i.e RAM, CPU?

 

thanks guys !!

is power consumption the only dirrerence in these boards? how does power consumption effect my pc?

you can overclock the 1.86 to 3.0 !? thats awesome. i was gonna get a 2.4 - whats involved in overclocking? i've never done it, and know little to nothing about it, is it recommended for a newb?

no, out of all the parts, i know the least about the mobo, so i wanted to get that first and build from that.