Need help choosing a good motherboard

[obelisk282]

anyone know any good motherboard for OC? is not for gaming.
getting q6600 on it for heavy multitasking

 

[theAnimal]

anyone know any good motherboard for OC? is not for gaming.
getting q6600 on it for heavy multitasking

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R.

 

[obelisk282]

got any good ram to go with that?

 

[theAnimal]

Mushkin or G.Skill DDR2 800 rated at 1.8V.

I'd also recommend a Q8X00 or Q9X00 instead, they run cooler. If you're near a Microcenter the Q9400 is $180 (in-store only).