I want to buy a ANTEC FUSION 430 V2 CASE 430WATT PSU but dont understand which motherboard to have!?

Question

I want to run either a core duo or quad processor. I would like to use at least 4gb ram.. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Very complicated.

It just has to be a socket 775 Intel Mobo, try the 600 series mobo's.

Any Mobo that goes into an ATX case will do (which is almost all)

Try Googling Nvidia Chipset Intel 775 and see what comes up.

Newegg.com

Tigerdirect.com

Yadda yadda.

Answer 2

You'll need a micro-ATX/µATX motherboard running socket 775. Get one which is compatible with high-speed DDR2 RAM support: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component...

Answer 3

hi martin

             the ANTEC FUSION 430 is a micro atx size case so when purchasing a motherboard look for one with "m-atx" as the size

              as for the type the socket lga775 is the motherboard type you need to buy,each motherboard has its own socket version,there are several different types however the main two are lga775(intel) and socket am2(amd) and with these you also find the biggest selection aswell

           so going on the core specifications you need a good example of a motherboard for the ANTEC FUSION 430 is the ASUS P5VD2-VM SE VIA P4M900/VT8237S Socket 775 Motherboard(http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Component... has all the required specs including 4gb maximum memory capacity and support for Intel® Core™2 Duo (EE excluded)/ Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors

              it also has a pci-express x16 slot which means you can use decent graphic cards in your p.c,however size will be limited so bare this in mind when buying a card

               theres also u-atx which is a micro atx board,these are slightly smaller and ideal for media center builds,however they are limited on certain specs and some actually come with no graphic interface(no pci-e or agp) so you rely on intergrated vga,but then again if you wanted a gaming system you would buy a alternative motherboard

              a decent u-atx motherboard worth considering is the Gigabyte GA-73VM-S2, GeForce 7050, NF610i, Socket 775,this has a pci-express x16 slot and support for ddr2 memory up to a maximum of 4gb,it also supports 4xsata plugs and realtek audio,and the intergrated vga comes in the shape of the NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 chipset

              hope this helps however any problems let me know

                    good luck martin  !