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RickU09   10-06-2008 at 01:57:47 PM

Hello, I have a PackardBell Imedia x1100 (one pile of ****)

 

And my qeustion is, what motherboard schould I buy to get rid of my crappy VIA chipset.

 

Components i'm going to use.

 

Q6600 (From my PB)
8800GT (Asus)
7200RPM maxtor (From my PB)
Wireless Internet PCI card
480 Watt Psu
2xDVD writer

 

Things to buy. (Help me with this.)
-Motherboard
-Memory
-Cooler??

 

Maybe important to know.
-I play games (i'm not a die hard)
-I'd like to overclock my q6600 to (2.6-3 ghz) not verry far.
-I can't spend to much. Keep it at max 110 Euro (Mobo only)

 


Message edited by RickU09 on 10-06-2008 at 02:05:06 PM
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outlw6669   10-06-2008 at 02:29:52 PM
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Welcome to the Fourms!

I am not sure what all is available to you in Holland but you should look into an Intel based P35 or P45 motherboard. Gigabyte and ASUS make some of the best Mb's around. For a low to mid cost solution, look into either a GA-p35-DS3L or a slightly higher costing ASUS P5Q-E.

For the RAM, look into 4Gb of DDR2 800 with 4-4-4-x timings.
Skip the DDR3 or higher speeds of DDR2 as there is no performance increase.

At 3.0Ghz on a G0 Q6600 the stock cooler should be just enough.
For a quick and simple upgrade, look into an Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro or Xigmatek 1283 with a retention bracket.


Message edited by outlw6669 on 10-06-2008 at 02:30:23 PM
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RickU09   10-07-2008 at 09:10:34 AM
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Hey thanks for your help!

http://azerty.nl/producten/zoek/?SPECIFICATIE[49][%3D]=Intel%20P45&p_tab=8&GROEP_ID=89

This link shows all p45 mobo's available in the netherlands.

I was thinking on:
Asrock P45TurboTwins2000 (yeah i know how people think about asrock) but it has many features like FSB2000 CF/SLi and DDR2/3.

And:
GigaByte GA-EP45-DS3

Wich one schould I buy?
Or save some buck on SLi/CF, and take GA-p35-DS3L?

ASUS p5Q-E is too expensive here.


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outlw6669   10-07-2008 at 10:22:45 AM
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I would recommend against the Asrock Mb.
The dual DDR2 and DDR3 support is worthless.
There is no increase in performance going from DDR2 to DDR3.
All it does is add another point of failure.

After reviewing your sites motherboard selection, I would recommend the Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3.
Seems to be the best choice in the under 100€ range from a quality manufacturer.
The extra 15€ or so from the P35 variant will get you a much more current and featurefull motherboard.

FYI, no current Intel chipset supports SLI but they do support CrossFire.
If you wanted to SLI you would need a motherboard with a nVidia chipset.
I would recommend against such as nVidia's chipsets are not so nice.

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