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n°1775048
06-23-2008 at 10:32:14 PM

Title says it all ...

rest of specs :

c2d 8400
2x HD48XX ( to be decided )
2x2gb mushkin xp2-8500 ( 1066mhz)

Need to have good and stable OC, DDR2, and ofc 2x PCIE 16x slots ...
what features i need ? nothing fancy, i will be using 3 sata drives, 6 USB ports at max... the only thing im concerned about is the space for a good CPU cooler, since i will be using a Cosmos S case, the max height of the cpu cooler is about 145mm so it will probably need more space around the cpu socket ... any recommendattions here ?

x38 or x48 ? and wich one ? i must admit im pretty tight on budget here for the mobo, but i guess ill find the cash if needed. So far i was thinking about Asus Maximus Formula, but its a bit pricey ...

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n°1775083
06-24-2008 at 01:59:09 AM

X38 and X48 are basically the same, and perform the same. But since x48's cost have dropped to about the same level as x38, it's a good choice. Something like this should do well:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128336


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Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 X38 chipset motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB 7200rpm 32mb cache hdd, 850watt 12v rails=4x20amp powersupply

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