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I am in need of a new mobo. I currently am running a stock P4 (yes, I know, very old, will upgrade in the future) and a single slot 7900 gt. I have been looking at Intel p35 and x38 chipsets, but cannot decide between the two.
My future plans are probably to upgrade to a 45nm core (C2Extreme, C2D 8400) and in the future pick up a new video card (9800 series, or the latest at the time). I am stuck between overclocking features and PCI-E 2.0 slots.
The Asus P5K Pro is around $100 and can support C2E and 45nm cores. The only thing missing is PCI-E 2.0. There are only 22 reviews on Newegg, so it does not give me a good picture about the quality of a p35 board.
I can also get a Gigabyte EX38 DS4 board, which is the x38 chipset, and also has dual PCI-E 2.0 slots, but runs at $199.
I probably will not get around to ever running SLI cards (too expensive), so is PCI-E 2.0 actually worth the price tag on the X38 board?
Is the $100 extra for the x38 DS4 really worth it? Or should I stick to a p35 board. Thanks.
My future plans are probably to upgrade to a 45nm core (C2Extreme, C2D 8400) and in the future pick up a new video card (9800 series, or the latest at the time). I am stuck between overclocking features and PCI-E 2.0 slots.
The Asus P5K Pro is around $100 and can support C2E and 45nm cores. The only thing missing is PCI-E 2.0. There are only 22 reviews on Newegg, so it does not give me a good picture about the quality of a p35 board.
I can also get a Gigabyte EX38 DS4 board, which is the x38 chipset, and also has dual PCI-E 2.0 slots, but runs at $199.
I probably will not get around to ever running SLI cards (too expensive), so is PCI-E 2.0 actually worth the price tag on the X38 board?
Is the $100 extra for the x38 DS4 really worth it? Or should I stick to a p35 board. Thanks.