Motherboard suggestion. Dh61ww, Dh61ho.

[lifesamd]

So, let me start wid my current config
Core i3 2100, intel dh61ww mobo, saphire radeon 6570hd gpu, corsair ram ddr3. 2*4GB. And sata HDD. Etc etc.
Now, my system got trashed due to a lightning strike. 😛. Looks like my PSU and mobo got fried. So, am looking forward to replacing my mobo.
1. dh61ho comes at a much cheaper price than dh61ww. Will it be compatible with my components?
2. Dh61ho has almost all features same as dh61ww. Infact ho has 3gb/s sata connectivity while dh61ww has 1.5Gbps. So, why is its price more? What am i missing. What will i lack from my former experiance if i use ho instead of ww.
3. What is this chipset thing? Will my config fit in a mobo with the same socket type, that's lga 1155 but with a different chipset? And what will be the difference if it does?

Btw, I have only 1 HDD. Dh61ho has 2 3Gbps headers. Dh61ww has 4 1.5 Gbps headers.

I know that I have a lot of questions.. Please bare with me. I just like to be informed before I buy anything. That's why all that.

Lastly, why should someone having one discreet graphics card buy a costly mobo? What difference will it make? Cuz the onboard gpu will get disabled. So what's the point?

Thank You.

 

[cin19]

Usually intel brand is more expensive, you can use other good brand H61 (LGA1155) MB, like ASRock, MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, because I don't know what store you shop I can't get the model for you.

 

[C12Friedman]

Differences between the two boards are as follows
The DH61WW supports up to 95W CPU's, the HD61HO only to 65W (won't affect you - the TDP of the i3-2100 is 65W)
The WW supports 1600MHz ram, the HO only to 1333MHz
The WW has 4 SATA headers, the HO only 2
The WW supports PCIe x16 3.0 while the HO is PCIe x16 2.0
Those are the main differences I can find - I'm sure there are a few more

 

[k1114]

They are both the same h61 chipset and both are sata 3gbps. Ww has pci and a parallel port. Ho has another pcie x1 and ps/2 port. Where do you see 1600mhz ram, the intel site only states 1333 for both?

 

[C12Friedman]

Where do you see 1600mhz ram, the intel site only states 1333 for both?

Here: http://ark.intel.com/products/54876/ - does say O.C. under it tho (which I didn't notice before)

 

[lifesamd]

Differences between the two boards are as follows
The DH61WW supports up to 95W CPU's, the HD61HO only to 65W (won't affect you - the TDP of the i3-2100 is 65W)
The WW supports 1600MHz ram, the HO only to 1333MHz
The WW has 4 SATA headers, the HO only 2
The WW supports PCIe x16 3.0 while the HO is PCIe x16 2.0
Those are the main differences I can find - I'm sure there are a few more

What does 4 sata headers and 2 sata headers mean to me? What's its purpose? I guess itz regarding the HDD. I have only one internal HDD. So how many SATA headers would I need? And can you plz tell me if my radeon hd 6570 will be compatible with Dh61ho or not?

 

[k1114]

Any pcie graphics card will be compatible. Sata is used for hdds and cd/dvd/br drives.

 

[Arith Sengupta]

Differences between the two boards are as follows
The DH61WW supports up to 95W CPU's, the HD61HO only to 65W (won't affect you - the TDP of the i3-2100 is 65W)
The WW supports 1600MHz ram, the HO only to 1333MHz
The WW has 4 SATA headers, the HO only 2
The WW supports PCIe x16 3.0 while the HO is PCIe x16 2.0
Those are the main differences I can find - I'm sure there are a few more

 

[Arith Sengupta]

Intel dh61 Ho has PCIe x16 3.0
but the WW has a PCIe x16 2.0

I recommend you u should Go for the DH61HO
cause its price is less