Motherboard CPU ugrade???

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ltb-p5wd2, Jul 7, 2009.

  1. ltb-p5wd2

    ltb-p5wd2 Private E-2

    I am thinking of going with the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz . Here is where I need help!! What mother board do I go with. My PC is more of a Media Center PC. I surf the net and record TV. Sometimes We get into photo shop eidting but not much more besides office apps. At this point I only use one video card and I also use the onboard sound. Not looking to break the bank. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I was lloking at the ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo but I am not sure if this is more than I realy need. I do use an external hard drive the is eSata and USB 2.0 so I guess I need eSata too! HDMI would be nice too but not needed.
     
  2. nunchuck

    nunchuck Private E-2

    what is your budget?
     
  3. ltb-p5wd2

    ltb-p5wd2 Private E-2

    $200-$300 max mobo and cpu combined. CPU is $169 so that leaves about $130 give or take a few dollars.
     

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