board for an 805 D with upgrade potential?

[mark204]

Hey,

I bought an 805 D just before I lost my job so I never built a system, now I need a system but want to get a motherboard I'll be able to drop a quad in one day.

Anyone recommend a board?

Thanks!

 

[bkiserx7]

The Asus P5B Deluxe is pretty nice with the D805 and will for sure run the Q6x00 series, just don't know how well it will overclock those.

 

[mark204]

want to keep it low power anyway!

Thanks for the info!

 

[mark204]

want to keep it low power anyway!

Thanks for the info! :idea:

 

[angelkiller]

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3

EDIT: The one I linked to is version 3.3.

 

[bkiserx7]

but definately get Rev 3.3 if you go the DS3 route HERE for same price

 

[mark204]

what about the GA-P35C-DS3R?

 

[kukito]

You might want to get one of the newer P35 motherboards which will support Penryn quad cores. link

 

[o1die]

Newegg sells the msi neo-f p35 for $99.95 plus $6 shipping. They also sell an Intel board for a few dollars more in p35.

 

[mark204]

as this will be for a high end HTPC which will not be OC'd, the msi neo-f p35 may be a good choice - anyone have one?

 

[darkstar782]

want to keep it low power anyway!

Thanks for the info! :idea:

Low power? No overclock?

So, you are running a 95 Watt TDP chip, at 2.66GHz, and having:

1. Lower performance than an e4300, or even an e2140

2. 30W more power used than an e6700 (65W)

3. Much worse power/performance ratio than ANY Core 2 Duo or Allendale based Pentium.

Why would you do that? :/ How can you say you care about heat/power then use a Pentium D?

 

[mark204]

you're right!

I was hoping to save cash on the processor but I guess I just needed someone to point that out to me.

Pentium D 805 for sale - CHEAP!