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stephenstern   10-12-2008 at 01:21:57 PM

hey,
im going to buy a e8600, so i need a MB and RAM to go with it.

i also have a thermaltake Ultra-120 eXtreme which i would like to keep and use, i believe this should be possible...

would also like to buy from www.dabs.com :)

ideas?


thanks all


Message edited by stephenstern on 10-12-2008 at 01:24:53 PM
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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   10-12-2008 at 02:46:28 PM
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You should definitely get a socket 775 motherboard that supports Wolfdale.

:p

Maybe you should give us more data?

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Zenthar   10-12-2008 at 02:54:41 PM
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Personally I would either go for an E8500 and save £50 or go quad with the Q9550 for £50 more.

To answer you question, since you didn't mention video card/SLI/Crossfire or what you want as feature, I would suggest the Asus P5Q Pro. As for RAM, since Dabs is much more limited than NewEgg, I will suggest the only CAS4 DDR2-800 2x2GB kit they have, the OCZ Reaper (a good choice non the less).

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stephenstern   10-12-2008 at 03:56:47 PM
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sticking with just one graphics card, Nvidia.

Q9550 is tempting... but hum...

EVGA S775 nForce 780i DDR2 SLI
was thinking this one: http://www.dabs.com/productview.as [...] ationKey=0
already have some ocz 1066 memory too use with this as i have the older 680i sli board now.


Message edited by stephenstern on 10-12-2008 at 04:52:39 PM
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stephenstern   10-12-2008 at 08:54:47 PM
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on second thoughts the Q9550 wont clock as high as the e8600 and im a gamer rather than app man, so the e8600 probably suits my needs better...

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Sable Wanderer   10-12-2008 at 10:21:32 PM
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if your just using 1 gfx card then why an sli board also nvidia chipsets have some bugs.
If your only going to use 1 gfx card i suggest a p45 chipset board. and is you havent bought the gfx card yet i suggest getting an ATI card.

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