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Lionblade

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I know it's a tough question. But I want a board that will last me through the duo era and support a quad decently. I would like to go with nForce 680i because I'm a big fan of Nvidia and I hear their a top gunner when it comes to chipsets. I would like it fully SLI compatible. I was thinking of going with either this board:

EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188015

OR

ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131225
(Which is really an intel based chipset but it has good reviews?)

Now I'm open to suggestion. I appreciate it. :)

PS: I'll be usin a Duo E6750 with a 7950 gfx and prob 2X1GB Mushin ram with a 600W PSU. Case undertermined
 
I am very new to this forum and quite a bit new at overclocking as well, but I have been doing a lot of motherboard research trying to build my own system.

Gigabyte has a good history of boards for overclocking and they have the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 that goes for about $200 if you can find a place that sells it.

I was looking at getting an E6750, any reason you're getting that beside overclocking an E4600 or E2180?
 
I imagein the E6750 will last me quite some time even with overclockin and that is what I want. I'm just torn between boards. I feel a 680i is the way to go. They got full support for SLI.. I unno lol
 



Quad core is future proof compared to dual.

If you are going to have this rig for 2-3 years go quad.

780i will support full bandwidth 3 way SLI.
 


That's my personal opinion.

Pentium D 805 came out December of 2005. Look at where we are at 2 years later. Netburst is a joke in most places.

Core 2 is great. However with the advancements and support for multi-threaded applications coming I really don't see dual cores being that great. Sure they will still meet minimum specs for another 2-3 years.. however I'd consider quads much more future proof.

We are once again in the same spot we were 2 years ago with Nehalem releasing late 2008.
 
cnumartyr... i am just like dancing around your posts...

... but futureproofing you're right. A quad board will hold you out longer and i would get one if the quad and core 2 processors didn't vary in price as much as they do.
 



Yea it's unfortunate it's in the 200-300 price bracket. I got mine for $276 shipped and guarenteed G0 stepping at the time.

I dunno, don't really need anything special on the board, the Gigabyte you have selected would hit 3 GHz with that easily and probably 3.2-3.6

You'd just have to get aftermarket cooling like a Freezer Pro 7, Tuniq, or Ultra 120X.

That's how I justified it... Now I'm trying to figure out how to justify putting it under water and buying a Q9450 in February under water for a 780i board...
 
tell me about it... i'm trying to compile a list of components to watch price fluxuations so i can get them as they have specials... but i think in the time itll take for me to get my components my build will be out of date. 😛
 
Mine was ~1200 (including shipping.. infact this would be less because I just subtracted the monitor off the total cost and included it in the shipping...)

CM 690
Thermalright Ultra 120X
Q6600 + Blood Iron
2 GB Transcend DDR2800 (Great deal)
650W PSU
X1950 Pro
2 Seagate HDDs
SATA DVD Burner
Extra Cables, Extension cables
Extra Fans
XP Home 32 Bit
 
cnumartyr... i am trying to get mine under a 1000 excluding monitor and speakers. that's a really nice setup though for that price. i might just have to start eBaying things...

... eBaying computer parts... crap...
 
I put a wish list together just now.

$963 with no OS and before shipping.

CM690 Bundled with 550W
GA-P35-GS3R
Sapphire X1950 Pro
Q6600 (I'd buy a guarenteed G0)
2 GB Transcend
2 Seagate 160 GBs for Raid
LG DVD+RW
AC Freezer Pro 7

Sorry I can't get you closer.. but that'd be within budget with an E2180.
 
I have a similar list that comes out around $890, but the Q6600 is what puts me over... I may settle for a E6750 and worry about a new build for a quad later. I think the GA-P35C-DS3R is what I am going to go with.
 


P35 is 45nm ready.

Drop in a 2140 for $85.

Use it for now and buy a Q9350 when it comes out in January. :kaola:
 
e2180 is $85 dollars as well... i'll think about it. someone just offered me an e6750 for $140... we will see. i'll keep you updated.
 


Sounds good, hope it all works for ya.
 
lionblade... sorry... cnumartyr and i sort of hijacked your thread... i'll research some motherboards for you and get some prices for you later tonight... browsing newegg at work hasn't been working too well.
 
Did a bit of research...

I think the EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1 would be your best bet with a few additional ports and features. It edges out ASUS P5K-E just barely and costs more, but taking advantage of the $30 rebate at newegg now would probably be best if you were choosing between the two. It's not much of a price difference, but I think you would be happy with either choice.
 
i personally don't see any quad core necessarily future-proof. I had a P4 478 HT on an i875p board since 2003. during that time I popped in a new vid card, and bumped the CPU to a 3GHz with a 1meg cache. the limitations i was seeing largely was that i was still on DDR1 with an AGP bus. pick up a fast C2D and a new DDR3 board and you should be fine until the penryn's replacement comes along sometime in 2010 lol
 
'Sup all. I'm an old poster from the 90's (yikes). I did my first build on this forum so very long ago... I think Crashman was just learning to drive.

I'm a breath away from building again, and would like some input from ya'll if possible. What ever I do, after I build mine (and like it) I will repeat it a 5 more times for my staff. I am mainly undecided on the motherboard choice.

Personal budget is not too restrictive, but gets that way hitting everything by 6. Of course, on mine we can do a few extra things, like leaving the door open for serious OC.

What are the top 4 mobos you would get for a q6600 or qx6700? Whats the difference between them (without getting real technical)? I typically lean toward Asus and Gigabyte, as I have had good luck with them. Model numbers please.

We do not game; we CAD, and use 3+ mon on each workstation. I originally didn't care bout ATi/Nvidia, but planned on a pair of 8800gt's. But now I am considering the 3870's for lower power consumption/cheaper ps (and bills). I only mention it because some mobos I guess work better with one flavor vs the other. Do the 3870's draw a that much less power? Is there a link to a place that gives the typical power draw for late tech components, like SATA dvd drives, quad core procs, and the 8800's nad 3870 v cards?

Thanks!
 


I would go with the E2180 and just OC it, gets about equal performance for a lot less, even the offfered price. Not only that it wouldnt hurt so much when you get a quad-core a couple years later.
 
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