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Hello to all. First off all, thank you for the help. I know there have been lots of threads asking the same question over and over. I have read them all, but I am still confused 110% on which motherboard to purchase.
These are the items that I already have.
Intel Q6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017
G.Skill 4GB PC26400 (freebie 
)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231098
Zalman 9700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118019
XFX 8800GTS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150173
So which one to go for? I might do some OC, but nothing major. I will be running Windows XP PRO 64bit. Things I do is mainly music, photography and some video encoding.
These are the motherboards i have in mind. If you have something better, please let me know.
ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131181
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128046
ASUS P5K PREMIUM/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131190
Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813121059
ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131182
Once again thank you for the help.
| sebtarta wrote : Hello to all. First off all, thank you for the help. I know there have been lots of threads asking the same question over and over. I have read them all, but I am still confused 110% on which motherboard to purchase.
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ASUS or Gigabyte. Whichever you are familiar and comfortable with. Same chipset, different BIOS. ASUS uses American Megatrends and Gigabyte uses Award I believe. Either company makes great products, it's just a matter of user preference.
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