Intel P45 or G45 chipset Mainboard

[Suren]

Hello guys,

I have the following

1. Intel core 2 quad Q6600 CPU

2. 4 x 2GB Kingston ValueRam DDR2 800 (total of 8 GB)

so i used the above parts with an gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R and ATI 4350 VGA Card, (this is not a gaming rig for the time being)

so last week both MB and VGA broke, and no warranty .

so now i have to buy new MB and VGA card,

so i need your advice in the following

should i go for a Mainboard with P45 or G45 Chipset ???

if i go for the P45 then i need to buy a VGA .

i thought of buying an Mainboard with G45 chipset so i get the on-board VGA, and later on buy a good VGA when i have the money and if the off-board dies again, i can use on-board until i fix again.

i will never go for an Multi-GPU Setup.

so what i need here is some advice

and is there any difference between the G45 and P45 chipset other then the on-board VGA ???

and later on i might go for an Geforce 460 VGA Card , so will the G45 able to handle it ??

and is there any advantage for a non-overlocker to have more power phases in Mainboard ??

Please help ,

thank you,

Suren

[Zain Adeel]

G45...

u can save money and get a good vga later..

and no other difference..

if u wont be doing multi gpu.

the g45 will handle it all good ..

i have a p43 chipset i think..

but i was gona get g45 but no MSI board was available here.. only Intel and i dont like those.

[Ci7]

both are almost identical except for the presence and absence of IGP

as pair the illustration

the chipset won't limit the graphic card performance ,so no worries

the extra powerphase is gimmicky at best for non-overclocker

the IGP would be enough , if you are not into gaming and/or graphical design

in my opinion.

that article may interest you , have a look

http://techgage.com/...s_g43_g45_p45/1

[Suren]

thank you guys,

and does G45 support Intel? Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ???

[Ci7]

thank you guys,

and does G45 support Intel? Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ???

yes it does support VT-x capable CPUs

it is listed next to system bus

http://www.intel.com...45-overview.htm

[MR_Candyman]

the extra powerphase is gimmicky at best for non-overclocker

Extra powerphases are a godsend! They regulate the power to the cpu much better, not only increasing stability and overclock potential, but helping to protect your cpu if you get a big power variation.