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Hi all. I am planning to make a new build with the items below. I want to overclock the cpu to atleast 3.0ghz (ideally 3.0-3.2) I will not be doing any SLI or Xfire. I already have a 750gb hard drive. The computer will be for slight gaming and every day normal use. I am mainly stuck on choosing the right mobo. I chose the one below because it seems to be the popular one, however, there are some cheaper ones that may suit me better. Can you guys please direct me to a better mobo along with the other items that fit my descriptions. Thanks

Cooler Xigmatek: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003
Retention Bracket: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019
CPU Q6600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017
Case Antec 300: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
PSU Neopower 550: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817103941
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131299
Graphic ATI 4850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102770
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001309
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106263

The case and psu are in a combo deal. Everything comes out to be $1140 shipped and taxed.

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Get the HDT-S1284EE it's the better one.
Get a PCPower PSU.
I like the 300 case.

Reply to bobbknight

It's true that the EE is a bit quieter at the sacrifice of a very small amount of cooling. (Just .2C)

It would be a bit hard to get right I think... 4 pipes means more grooves to be filled in by thermal paste.

I'm not saying that's a bad recommendation, just throwing out my thoughts on it, as it's the first time I really looked at it.

The Neo power 550 comes as a combo deal with the case, I realize. It's not a bad PSU. If I could afford it I would certainly get an OCZ 600W, or a PC P&C 610W, for example.

Reply to Proximon

I like your build the way it is... Neopowers are SeaSonic.

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.06 GHz/1.275v - Zalman CNPS8700LED - Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L - 4 GB A-Data DDR2 800 @ 850 MHz/5-5-5-15 - XFX Core Edition GTS 250 1GB @ 738/1836/1100 - Seagate 250 GB 7200.10 hdd - Silverstone ST400 - Vista Ult. x64
Reply to Cpt Deadboots

The Asus P5Q Pro seems like the motherboard everyone on this site suggests. You said you won't be doing crossfire, so you could save a little money there like you said. Asus and Gigabyte both make great boards. I've personally had great luck with Gigabyte boards lately. The P43 chipset should work fine for your needs.

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128347 $86.99

Here's a couple low-cost P45 boards also:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128359 $119.99 - $15 MIR

or

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128345 $104.99 - $15 MIR

If you prefer to stick with Asus here are a couple recommendations:

ASUS P5QL PRO LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131329 $84.99

or

ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131322 $105.99

The ASUS P5QL-E offers RAID and 8-phase power. The 8-phase power should help a little with overclocking.

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