Which Asus MB for Q6600?
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I need some advice. I am re-building and want to use the Intel Q6600 in an Asus motherboard. I am on my 3d Asus MB and like them but I'm retired so I have a severe budget limit. I've chosen the 6600 because of the articles here listing it as the best in price/performance. My next step is the motherboard and memory.
I'm considering the Asus P5Q Pro.
I'm asking for any comments, tips, etc. on these selections OR any change I might make and stay in that price range.
I do very little gaming, most of my cpu time is spent in Adobe Photoshop CS4/Lightroom/Bridge and I'm using XP.
I have to stick to this price range so the rest of my $$$ can be spent on SATA devices since I'm still in the IDE world!
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Menkaure
I'm considering the Asus P5Q Pro.
I'm asking for any comments, tips, etc. on these selections OR any change I might make and stay in that price range.
I do very little gaming, most of my cpu time is spent in Adobe Photoshop CS4/Lightroom/Bridge and I'm using XP.
I have to stick to this price range so the rest of my $$$ can be spent on SATA devices since I'm still in the IDE world!
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Menkaure
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I also like Asus and I own a few of their motherboards, including a P5Q Deluxe. However, in that price range, the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P is as good if not better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It has more features than the Asus P5Q Pro, a very good layout and I particularly like their eSata solution (not hot pluggable) that allows the connection of 2 SATA disks in the back (using the included adapter). Very useful to copy data, perform a quick test with a different OS, etc.
It has more features than the Asus P5Q Pro, a very good layout and I particularly like their eSata solution (not hot pluggable) that allows the connection of 2 SATA disks in the back (using the included adapter). Very useful to copy data, perform a quick test with a different OS, etc.
If this is the board your talking about it's a good choice.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I don't know what your budget is but you may want to consider raid 5 using 4 250gb 32MB cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... this will give you about 750GB of redundant storage and use one more of the same type of drive for the OS only. I use this setup on my game machine along with a 1TB external backup drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... . For memory get 4GB of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... along with Vista 64 bit.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I don't know what your budget is but you may want to consider raid 5 using 4 250gb 32MB cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... this will give you about 750GB of redundant storage and use one more of the same type of drive for the OS only. I use this setup on my game machine along with a 1TB external backup drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... . For memory get 4GB of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... along with Vista 64 bit.
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