Need help replacing MSI P6n Platinum LGA 775 DDR2 800 MB

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#1 mejia13fernando
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As the topic title states, I think my board fried and I need a board to at least match the specifications of the MSI P6n Platinum LGA 775 DDR2 800 MB. Anyway is there really much a difference between boards that have the same specifications? I guess what I mean..is it better to go with an ASUS board over and MSI and is there a significant performance gain for choosing one over another like there is with ram or processors?

I'm looking to spend up to 150 dollars and I want one that is very reliable and user friendly when it comes to installation.

My specs are on my sig, but just in case:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

G.Skill RAM 2.5 gb DDR2

EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS

and i think the rest of the components should naturally be supported as long as the board supports the above components.

Thanks in advance I appreciate any help or advice!!! :D

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#2 jedikevin2
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Gigabyte Ga-Ep45

Gigabyte GA-Ep43

Asus P5QL/EPU

See if those will work for you.

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#3 mejia13fernando
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those look pretty good to me, but does it matter that the memory standard for the board is 1200 when my ram is at 800? I have mixed RAM too. For example, I have a gig of G.skill, 2X 512mb of Kingston, and 512 MB of some other RAM.

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#4 jedikevin2
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It shouldn't matter but as always consult each companies website RAM pdfs for each motherboard to see if your models are on their. But yeah, slower ddr2 800 ram will in principle work on any of those motherboards.