Whats the best MOBO for a LGA775 socket

[iamtheimouto]

OK so i have a old intel E7400 lying around which i want to turn into a general use media centre type of pc running KODI or some Linux distro but I don’t want compromise future upgrades or Windows support, so tl;dr I need DDR3 memory support on my motherboard but everything I fount online was DDR2 or or DDR3 with only up to 4GB of Ram if someone can recommend a DDR3 LGA775 that has up to 8GB RAM support that would be great..

 

Thanks

[Jurrunio]

8GB RAM? You mean a socket 775 mobo that supports 8GB DDR3 stick? No, none of the 775 motherboards support it. The memory controller isnt compatible with newer (higher capacity) memory dies which makes up 8GB sticks and single-sided 4GB sticks. If you want to get 16GB memory capacity then you will need a 4x4GB configuration.

 

If you are talking about using 2 4GB double sided RAM to make 8GB capacity, then pretty much every mobo with DDR3 support can do it. Like for example, the MSI G41 P33 Combo I used in the past.

[Geraldino]

12 minutes ago, iamtheimouto said:

OK so i have a old intel E7400 lying around which i want to turn into a general use media centre type of pc running KODI or some Linux distro but I don’t want compromise future upgrades or Windows support, so tl;dr I need DDR3 memory support on my motherboard but everything I fount online was DDR2 or or DDR3 with only up to 4GB of Ram if someone can recommend a DDR3 LGA775 that has up to 8GB RAM support that would be great..

 

Thanks

ok so you have this option-https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABVR6KB2900 its a bit expensive but its a great motherboard.

I´ve searched on newegg because i presume that you are from the united states

 

[iamtheimouto]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

8GB RAM? You mean a socket 775 mobo that supports 8GB DDR3 stick? No, none of the 775 motherboards support it. The memory controller isnt compatible with newer (higher capacity) memory dies which makes up 8GB sticks and single-sided 4GB sticks. If you want to get 16GB memory capacity then you will need a 4x4GB configuration.

 

 

oh thats what i thought thank a lot for clearing that up

[Pasi123]

Do you mean 8gb of total or 8gb sticks? Many LGA 775 mobos support 4x 2gb DDR3 sticks

[iamtheimouto]

20 hours ago, Pasi123 said:

Do you mean 8gb of total or 8gb sticks? Many LGA 775 mobos support 4x 2gb DDR3 sticks

8gb sticks

But as ihave come to realize i think that doest exist

[SupaKomputa]

for kodi you'll want the smallest motherboard you can get.

huge case beside the tv is a bad spectacle.

4 gb is enough for kodi.

 

You might wanna get an android tv box for just watching kodi, it's less than $50.

Plug and play and ready to go. And its low power.