Hey all - posting to get an idea of whether or not it's going to be worth it to spend an extra hundred dollars on a mobo for x38 over a p35. I'm planning to overclock but not pushing it to the extreme. The two boards I'm comparing are both Gigabyte boards, and I'm wondering if I should really go with the x38 cuz of the rest of the build:
x38: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089
p35: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
Here's the rest of the build, and suggestions are accepted and welcomed:
Case: Lian Li PC-60APLUSII http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112069
Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178
gfx: BFG Tech BFGE88512GTOCE GeForce 8800GT 512MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143118
Will be grabbing a 550W power supply and dvd writer from work, as well as using my current hd running 32bit xp until I invest in a new OS and HD. Is it worth it to get 4 GB of ram or is it better to wait until I upgrade to Vista?
x38: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089
p35: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
Here's the rest of the build, and suggestions are accepted and welcomed:
Case: Lian Li PC-60APLUSII http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112069
Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178
gfx: BFG Tech BFGE88512GTOCE GeForce 8800GT 512MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143118
Will be grabbing a 550W power supply and dvd writer from work, as well as using my current hd running 32bit xp until I invest in a new OS and HD. Is it worth it to get 4 GB of ram or is it better to wait until I upgrade to Vista?