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blashyrkh   04-21-2008 at 04:07:30 PM

Hello everyone.
I'm looking to buy a relatively cheap mobo to combine with a e2180 (or e2160 would be better? price difference is like 7$)
I can spend around 100-120ish $. I'm gonna use it for OC at about 3.2Ghz on air. I have some performance OCZ ram and a 500W Thermaltake PS unit.

Could you please recomend a nice Mobo at my price range? If possible, I would like something a bit futureproof so I can stick a q9300 later.
Also, will my PSU be enough?

Thank you all.

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dagger   04-21-2008 at 04:11:43 PM
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PSU should be enough. P35 is cheap right now, starting at under $100. It runs at 1333mhz fsb natively, and reliably oc to 1600mhz. Should be good enough to oc e2180. But due to Q9300's low 7.5 multiplier, 1600=only 3.0ghz. You'll likely be able to push past 1600mhz, but it's hit or miss. X38/48 effectively removes fsb wall, but will cost at least $200.

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evongugg   04-21-2008 at 04:29:08 PM
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More components and an article:

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,1810.html

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Maziar   04-21-2008 at 05:01:20 PM
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ASUS P5K
GIGABYTE P35 DS3L

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Craxbax   04-21-2008 at 05:12:30 PM
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+1 on the P5k and DS3L

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blashyrkh   04-22-2008 at 01:57:57 PM
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Hey guys, is it possible to set up a RAID array with 2 drives (raptors), either 0 or 1?
I'm asking cause it's a cheap board.
Also, what's the big difference between this board (P35) and the GIGABYTE P35-DS3 (no L after the 3 and about 10$ more expensive) and the GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 (about 6$ more expensive)????

Thanks

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