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Question

Motherboard for Intel G2020.

Mar 23, 2014 11:55PM PDT

My system stopped working all a sudden. And they say that motherboard is the culprit here. Now that I've to change it, I'm planning to change my processor [Pentium D 2.8Ghz] as well.

My plans were to change the processor to G2020. I've a ATI Radeon 6570 with me and since I'm a casual gamer, I'd like to put into use as well. I'm very tight financially and I'm happy with medium settings game.

Now, I might not overclock, but I plan to use a SSD in future. And no chance of crossfire, as well. And I want the motherboard to be able to support the new 3rd Gen or 4th Gen Core processors. Also, in case I upgrade again in future, it will be to make it into a better gaming rig.

So, what should I go with? Here is what I ended up with :

http://www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-ga-b75m-d3h-motherboard/p/itmdacp2gubgfpfm?pid=MBDDACP2GUBGFPFM&srno=b_3&ref=ed088249-afc1-4a4a-9074-5c5e55617c03

http://www.flipkart.com/intel-dh77eb-motherboard/p/itmd9mpbn2zrttps?pid=MBDD9MPBN2ZRTTPS&srno=b_1&ref=791eefff-a59d-40e8-8ee5-f5bd96f5b6be

http://www.flipkart.com/asus-p8h61-m-lx-motherboard/p/itmd5ppvtrzzkzys?pid=MBDD5PPVTRZZKZYS&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=ASUS+P8H61MLX+R2.0&ref=40f049da-69e0-4caf-b1c5-aacbeedc69db

Do keep in mind that budget is the issue here. Also I have two hardrives now. One IDE and the other SATA. I should be able to connect both.

Many said that if I use a Z77 or H77 board, there will be issues of bottlenecking. So, what are my options now? Kindly use boards from this website so that I can order it right away.

http://www.flipkart.com/computers/computer-components/motherboards/pr?sid=6bo%2Cg0i%2Cy7i

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