Replacing Motherboard help!

Hello,

I sort of, but not really, am new to building computers. My motherboard recently burned out and I need to buy a replacement. The motherboard I had was Asus P5QL Pro and I'm running Windows 7. Can someone please give me my best options of replacing this motherboard? I want to either have a model that is just as efficient, or more efficient than this one.

Burned motherboard and specs...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131329

I want the most bang for my buck, but don't have big bucks. Would love to keep it under $150

Thanks in advance.

 

I have a P5Q-E and it's similar to yours but better.

Having a hard time finding DDR2 motherboards on newegg right now for Asus except one MicroATX board.

Anything specific you want on your new one?

 

I had the same problem as well. Gigabyte seemed to have more options, but I'm only familiar with Asus and I've heard only bad things about Gigabyte.

I've looked up your board and it looks great, but it looks like it possibly won't be sold anymore. I would like for it to have 4 memory slots like yours and mine.

If I can bother you for the source of my problem. I saw "master" under your name and I'm going to go for it. My computer cut on for half a second and then cut off. Shortly after there was a bad burning smell coming from my computer. It would not turn back on. I immediately took everything apart and examined eveything. Nothing looked burned. I have tried plugging everything in one by one into my board and it won't fire up. I've looked at my CPU and it didn't look burned, or effected in any way. I have narrowed it down to either the motherboard or the power supply. Do you think I am correct with thinking this? I am going to buy both and test them both together and seperately.

Thank you for your reply.

 

Although I'm only a "Corporal", my advice is to try a new PSU first before buying a new mobo. It sounds like something in your current PSU shorted out when you turned it on.

Although a bad PSU can toast a mobo when it fails, this is not always the case (my experience is about 50/50). If you're in a hurry to find out, don't have a discount PC retailer such as Fry's or MicroCenter nearby and don't want to wait on shipping, it might be worth biting the bullet and paying more for a decent one (Antec) at your local Staples or Best Buy (check their websites first; they'll normally tell you if the item is in stock at your local store before you make a trip).

If you do end end up needing a new board, have room for a full-size ATX and don't mind using a seperate video card, look at the Gigabyte EP43-UD-L. It's been on the market for years, has good reviews and will work with any 775 chip from a Celeron to a Quad Core. I've used about 5 over the past two years and have never had to do an RMA. If you get this board, get an NVIDIA video card - the board's only downside is potential driver issues with ATI cards.

Hope this helps.

 

This helps a lot. I'll try the power supply first. Thank you SO much!!!!!!