Here's a link to the board I've selected: Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP.
I chose it because it was the fastest mobo I could find that was fully certified for Red Hat Enterprise 5.
I'm an experienced home-builder, but I haven't kept up with the latest advances, so I thought I'd turn to you experts for recommendations on how best to complete the system.
I've already chosen a cool Silverstone mini-desktop enclosure. Here's what I need advice on:
■I want a very fast Intel Core 2 duo (not a quad), but I just can't afford the fastest because I'm sure that's the most expensive. What's the next-fastest option in an Intel processor for this board?
■I don't like searching for CPU coolers, because I've gone wrong in the past. So either suggest one that would definitely work that is easy to install and includes everything I need or tell me if going with the retail package is a good option or not (my guess is that retail packages from Intel over-charge for the fan, but I really don't care about a few extra bucks as long as the Intel fan is plenty good enough).
■I already have 2 GB of OCZ Technology 800MHZ PC6400 Dual Channel DDR2 RAM (OCZ2A8002GK). Is that compatible with this board? Should I get faster and/or better? (I can afford very high speeds, but I don't know what the board's speed limit and timing requirements are. Speaking of which, I understand that Intel's mobos are particularly strict in the timing area. If that's true, I need to know.
■I want advice on a good, very-high resolution digital graphics add-on card, because I may be going to be using the single PCI Express x16 slot for this. Let me explain my thinking: For some reason, Intel uses an uncommonly used connector for their onboard digital graphics output, whether DVI-I or DVI-D, I don't recall which of those is the more common and which is the uncommon one, but I am drowning in cables for the one and have zero of the other. I didn't like the adapter I found, so here's a big area I need help with. Do I try to find the right cable with DVI-I at one end and DVI-D at the other to use the funky built-in Intel graphics connector or do I get a cheapie digital card that uses the connector style that's directly compatible with my current setup? I'm using an expensive digital KVMA (keyboard, video, mouse, audio), so this will not be a stand-alone configuration. I have a large-screen Samsung 245BW digital monitor. Also, I do NOT need or want a gamer's card!
So, my friends, what do you recommend?
I chose it because it was the fastest mobo I could find that was fully certified for Red Hat Enterprise 5.
I'm an experienced home-builder, but I haven't kept up with the latest advances, so I thought I'd turn to you experts for recommendations on how best to complete the system.
I've already chosen a cool Silverstone mini-desktop enclosure. Here's what I need advice on:
■I want a very fast Intel Core 2 duo (not a quad), but I just can't afford the fastest because I'm sure that's the most expensive. What's the next-fastest option in an Intel processor for this board?
■I don't like searching for CPU coolers, because I've gone wrong in the past. So either suggest one that would definitely work that is easy to install and includes everything I need or tell me if going with the retail package is a good option or not (my guess is that retail packages from Intel over-charge for the fan, but I really don't care about a few extra bucks as long as the Intel fan is plenty good enough).
■I already have 2 GB of OCZ Technology 800MHZ PC6400 Dual Channel DDR2 RAM (OCZ2A8002GK). Is that compatible with this board? Should I get faster and/or better? (I can afford very high speeds, but I don't know what the board's speed limit and timing requirements are. Speaking of which, I understand that Intel's mobos are particularly strict in the timing area. If that's true, I need to know.
■I want advice on a good, very-high resolution digital graphics add-on card, because I may be going to be using the single PCI Express x16 slot for this. Let me explain my thinking: For some reason, Intel uses an uncommonly used connector for their onboard digital graphics output, whether DVI-I or DVI-D, I don't recall which of those is the more common and which is the uncommon one, but I am drowning in cables for the one and have zero of the other. I didn't like the adapter I found, so here's a big area I need help with. Do I try to find the right cable with DVI-I at one end and DVI-D at the other to use the funky built-in Intel graphics connector or do I get a cheapie digital card that uses the connector style that's directly compatible with my current setup? I'm using an expensive digital KVMA (keyboard, video, mouse, audio), so this will not be a stand-alone configuration. I have a large-screen Samsung 245BW digital monitor. Also, I do NOT need or want a gamer's card!
So, my friends, what do you recommend?
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