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bayoyonski   09-10-2008 at 09:43:03 PM

Sup im posting because i have like 2 months reading and looking for the best pieces for the best price, but i still have problems with the MOBO.

Build:
-Q6600 2.4ghz
-8800GT 512mb + Accelero + 120mm Fan
-4gb Corsair DDR2 800mhz PC2 6400
-WD Caviar 640gb
-Motherboard????

So the thing is what board you guys recommend me for a build like this, plis give me links so i can check them out. Thx and sry for taking your time, but am going to be GLAD if u help me out <3 :D


NOTE: range price 80 - 150


Message edited by bayoyonski on 09-10-2008 at 09:45:25 PM
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Bronze Motherboards badge o1die   09-10-2008 at 11:40:31 PM
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I have 2 asrock boards, and they run pretty well. Asrock has a p43 1600 twin-s that is only $70; has plenty of stuff, including 6 memory slots and overclocking jumpers, but no onboard video. Newegg has an asus 2400 fanless basic video card for $24 shipped in the open box section, if you need one, but it may be sold out by now.

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Zorg   09-11-2008 at 12:11:03 AM
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It might help if you told us anything that you want/need like eSATA, RAID, firewire, a certain number of drives etc?

 

If you don't need anything fancy get a GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L.

 

Ignore the number of 5 eggs, read the reviews and see. Even with the downgraded reviews it still was able to maintain 4 eggs.

 

You should be prepared to update the BIOS, as with all mobos. Use QFlash and a flash (thumb) drive.

 

I'm building a machine with that exact mobo tomorrow night, I'll post how it goes.


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bayoyonski   09-11-2008 at 03:49:32 AM
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thats a good, let me know how it work 2morrow and guys for help me out

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Zorg   09-11-2008 at 05:13:44 AM
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I probably won't get the parts until late, but I'll post the results when I'm done testing.

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Zorg   09-13-2008 at 06:13:03 PM
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Sorry I didn't get back sooner. The GA-EP45-DS3L mobo installed flawlessly with the following parts.

 

Q6600 G0
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket
PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W
POWERCOLOR AX4850 512MD3-PPH Radeon HD 4850 512MB

 

The HD4850 was running hot so I had to use RivaTuner ot increase the fan speed. I also placed an intake fan on the side of the Antec 300 for additional cooling. That seems to have solved it.


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bayoyonski   09-14-2008 at 09:10:04 AM
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Thx for posting it man, i think i will go for it

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Zorg   09-17-2008 at 04:46:58 PM
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The Powercoler just took a dump. No fan and no signal. I swapped it for a 1950pro and it's sent back to Newegg for RMA.

I hope I have better luck with the second one.

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