ehhh.... Im looking at both these 2 mother boards. PLease tell me which one is should get/ which is better for gamming. Im hoping their both good So i can buy the cheaper one
That doesnt mean it is in anyway at all "better" though. You wont find hardly any performance difference from either of the motherboards it mroe dependong on other factors such as graphics and CPU.
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Well, it depends if you are going to run sli or not. I personally don't find sli very beneficial so i would go for a GA-P35-DS3L and funnel the extra money into a q6600. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128059
Well, it depends if you are going to run sli or not. I personally don't find sli very beneficial so i would go for a GA-P35-DS3L and funnel the extra money into a q6600. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128059
I second that or a cheaper E6320. A dual core is a waste at more than $200 as its in 3/4 the price of a quad with only half the cores.
Message edited by elbert on 08-19-2007 at 04:02:50 PM
I was wondering if theres anything I should watch out for when looking that dual and quad cores.
I remember I bought a p 4 2.40 years ago. After I got it I found out it was a "D" version which was the slowest. Seemed like a dirty trick to me. Are there things like that with the dual and quad? \
also if I go with the rig I picked above will it be considered a high end machine I can use for Gamming?
I looked on Wiki but didn't understand it all about Dual Channel. What is the difference between DDR2 RAM and DDR2 - Dual Channel. Do both the motherboards above support both?
Message edited by googleads on 08-19-2007 at 06:47:16 PM
Q6600 is a quad core, it uses LGA775, it's the best value in CPUs there days. I'd recommend a GA-P35-S3L for a low-budget system with up to 4 SATA devices or a GA-P35-DS3R for something better. Both these mobos support Dual Channel, i.e. using two identical RAM modules to improve bandwidth.
I would go with the Nforce 680i, but thats just me. the Q6600 is likely the best CPU for high end gaming or other intensive apps. I would pair that with 4GB's of RAM if you can. By the way the 8800 GTS is a large video card. be sure there's room for it in the case. (just in case you might want to know).
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I was wondering if theres anything I should watch out for when looking that dual and quad cores.
I remember I bought a p 4 2.40 years ago. After I got it I found out it was a "D" version which was the slowest. Seemed like a dirty trick to me. Are there things like that with the dual and quad? \
also if I go with the rig I picked above will it be considered a high end machine I can use for Gamming?
Hate to nitpic, but there never was a P4 2.4 "D", unless you mean a Celeron D 320, which runs at 2.4GHz. There were four socket 478 P4s offered at 2.4GHz: The 2.4A, with Northwood core and 400MHz fsb; the 2.4B, with Northwood core and 533fsb; the 2.4C, with Northwood core and 800MHz fsb; and finally, once again the 2.4A, this time a Prescott Core and 533fsb. Only the 2.4C offered HT.
As for your questions, everyone likes the GO stepping CPUs. Either motherboard will work, but you really don't have to spend that much money on a mobo just to game.
Message edited by joefriday on 08-25-2007 at 08:34:52 PM
WOW!! $245 for a CASE? I wouldn't spend more than $100 for a case, but that is just me. Wish I had the $ to blow like that! I'd rather spend my $ elsewhere on the system, but that is just me.
I want this ASUS P5B Deluxe ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 2PCI-E16 PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 DTS Sound 1394 Motherboard and E6600 CPU
Will this be good for gaming?
Before you take my word for it look in my sig, the Asus P5B Deluxe mobo is great for gaming and overclocking. These mobo are popular because they OC so well, even if you don't OC. The Asus P5K Deluxe (Intel's P35 chipset) is a little better but not by a huge margin. The P35's are replacing the P5B's so either one is a no brainer.
Message edited by systemlord on 08-26-2007 at 10:16:38 AM
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WOW!! $245 for a CASE? I wouldn't spend more than $100 for a case, but that is just me.
I never said it was a cheap case... just that it would do the job...
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That is the ugliest case I have ever seen. I would get an Antec 900
fair enough... I quite like that mozart though... and I find the 900 to look cheap and tacky, and those awful lights on the front just make me wanna...
Both are valid choises though... so choose whatever you like. Although the Mozart is a bit outside the realms of reason...
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