pc for gaming, animation rendendering

[hid3out]

I have some knowledge about graphics, processors, however i dont know much about motherboards.
I'm building pc for gaming, 3d animation rendendering (lightwave, maya), and aplications like after effects, photoshop.
This is what i have choosen up to now:

Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) + Scythe Andy Samurai Master CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

2x Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU

I know that the motherboard is good for o/c q6600, but it doesnt have sli support, because i'd like to buy next 88000gt on summer. So do u have any suggestion about that?

 

[dagger]

For sli you need Nvidia chipset motherboards. 790i, 780i, 750i and some models of 680i can run Q6600 while supporting sli. But 680i and 750i do not overclock well, and 780i and 790i cost a lot more.

Nvidia and ATI takes turns as industry leader once in a while. Nvidia is ahead at the moment, but it might not last forever. That p35 chipset is cheap, runs at 1333mhz fsb natively, reliably oc to 1600mhz. X38/48 runs at 1600mhz fsb natively, and reliably oc to 2000mhz. 1600mhz = 3.6ghz for Q6600. P35 starts at under $100, X38 cost $207, and 780i cost around $250.

 

[Gravemind123]

SLI is going to run your motherboard cost up and the nForce chipsets haven't offered anything better then the Intel ones other then SLI lately, so I'd skip SLI and keep the P35 board, when you need more graphics power just buy a whole new card later.

 

[hid3out]

What do u think about other components which i've choosen?

So, if rezignize from sli i need to change power supplier, any suggestions which one will be good?

Do u know how much p5k-e and Ballistix DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz 4x1gb can overclock this q6600? 3,6GHz, maybe more? (;

 

[monst0r]

SLI is going to run your motherboard cost up and the nForce chipsets haven't offered anything better then the Intel ones other then SLI lately, so I'd skip SLI and keep the P35 board, when you need more graphics power just buy a whole new card later.

Right, skip SLi, not really worth it.

What do u think about other components which i've choosen?

So, if rezignize from sli i need to change power supplier, any suggestions which one will be good?

Do u know how much p5k-e and Ballistix DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz 4x1gb can overclock this q6600? 3,6GHz, maybe more? (;

I wouldn't go that high with air cooling, but sure. Get a TRUE if you're going to use air cooling, it's awesome

Eh, I would just get a smaller PSU, maybe the Corsair HX520. That's all that system will need, but the PSU that you already picked will be fine also.

 

[hid3out]

Alright, cheers.

One more question which one is the best for O/C:

Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35

Asus P5K3 Deluxe WiFi Intel P35

**B Grade** Asus P5K3 Deluxe WiFi Intel P35

 

[dagger]

P35 can oc Q6600 realiably to 3.6ghz. You'll likely be able to do more, but it's not guaranteed beyond that point. For 3.6+, use x38/48.

Air cooling isn't a problem if you get a good cpu cooler. My Q6600 ran 4ghz at 70/70/68/68 full loaded temp, one hour of prime95, on air cooling.

Not sure which of those is best, they all use p35 chipset, so it's the same in the guts.