[SOLVED] Compatible ASUS Motherboard

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N_J

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Looking for a suitable replacement motherboard for an ASUS ESSENTIO CM5570 P5QL-VM EPU MOTHERBOARD....Ultra ATX....DDR2 FB-DIMM SDRAM....Intel CPU LGA 775/Socket T.

I'm wanting to use the same CPU, Memory and Power Supply.


Thanks, N_J
 
What CPU do you currently have?
Short of Ebay or Craigs list finding a G43 chipset board is going to be tough, there are however still some G41 matx boards on the market.
 
I believe it is "Intel® Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core Support Intel® 45nm CPU".

Don't necessarily need the exact board, just one that would be suitable for the CPU and Memory.
 
I understand but without knowing which CPU there is no way to verify it will work in the CPU support list.
The G4x boards got a little funny many will not run a Pentium D or a Pentium 4 and some will so as long as you have a Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad it's not a problem but one of the others needs to be verified via the support list.
 
My brother-in-laws computer has 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1066. He has 6GB installed now using three sticks. Is there any other options?
 
That looks like a nice board....how much do you think RAM would cost for 8GB?

I'm not a hardware guy at all, what does this mean?

[h=3]Chipsets[/h]North BridgeIntel G41South BridgeIntel ICH7
 
The Chipset is the basis of the motherboard controls the ram, contains the video chip and I/O functions,
He currently has the G43 chip set which is 1 feature level above the G41.

Moving too far from the original may give you issues with Windows Activation/WGA.
 
I posted a link for some compatible RAM.
Bruce, odd as it seems, I have changed boards and Ram without WGA problems. I was fully prepared for the robo phone call but I got it activated normally.:thumbsup2:
 
Wrench97 said:
The Chipset is the basis of the motherboard controls the ram, contains the video chip and I/O functions,
He currently has the G43 chip set which is 1 feature level above the G41.

Moving too far from the original may give you issues with Windows Activation/WGA.
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Bruce, do you mean I can use the original recovery disc if I go with the board you suggest? We are thinking of upgrading to Windows 8 when it comes out.

What is the difference in the two chipsets?
 
Lower Audio capability as in 6 channel vs 8 channel for the G41, the G43 can have a HDMI port the G41 does not, also the G43 can have raid options but probably will not on a OEM board. The voltage regulation section will also be more robust more like the P45 setup on the G43. But no you won't be able to use the recovery disk, as the board unless a refurb replacement will not have the OEM bios and the network controller and sound will be different between manufacturers(Actually between Asus models those 2 can vary).
 
I thought as much when changing motherboards, SO, is there any other choices? My brother-in-law would like to upgrade if possible.
 
Upgrade to a board that uses DDR3. The memory is cheaper and he can sell the old sticks some place like craigslist.. Do a fresh install of Windows 7 using his existing product key and if it fails activation, activate over the phone.
 
775 boards are EOL while the CPU has plenty of life left for normal PC users it's a toss up as to if an upgrade to a i3 or i5 is economically worth it as technically that would require a new Windows license. Even upgrading to a 775 board with DDR3 the options are limited as to what is avaiable all are either G41 or some oddball Q45 business boards.
 

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