FSB question

[pinkparrot]

hey guys just a quick question. im stuck between the gigabyte ds3 and the asus p5n-e sli. Im going to be useing the C2D 6600 and just wondering if im actualyl Capped at the 1066 mhz with the ds3 or if i'll perform better at 1333 with the asus

tahnks in advance

 

[pwnage]

Newegg shows a $10 price difference. I would go with the higher FSB because it gives greater room for expansion. Do you plan on over clocking? if you are then there are better mother boards, also there are going to be Intel price drops and new chips in i think April. All the conroes core 2 duo's are going to get a 4MB L2 cache.

 

[slacker190]

You can easily get the FSB of the DS3 beyond 1333, thats just at stock settings. With a few small changes in the BIOS, you can get the FSB much higher. I'm running FSB 1600 with my DS3 with DDR2-800

 

[pinkparrot]

yea that's what i planning on getting my system last week of march though. because parents would chip in 100 then for my bday haha.... college take what u can get . so yea im pretty set on the 6600 cuz it has the 4mb cache. but what other boards would u recommend? trying to stay below 170.

 

[pwnage]

agreed. i have seen similar setups to yours (OC wise i mean). But if he is going to OC i wouldn't recommend that board.

 

[pinkparrot]

o wow that totally slipped my mind lol. and yes i plan to overclock. jw what your specs are if u dont mind. as for ram im getting a 1.8v 2x1gb gskill. jw what voltage your ddr2 800's were

 

[pinkparrot]

what boards do u recommend?

 

[pwnage]

the ASUS P5B deluxe is a good board. it's well worth the price.

http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2914

Check out this review. it covers the P5B deluxe's big brother. the only difference between the one reviewed and the on i recommend is the WI/FI capability. It also takes a look the the GIGABYTE board that the other poster has.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131045

The intel price drops will allow you to by a $183 instead of a 300+ chip and the only difference will be the GHz speed. Trust me its worth the wait esspecialy since you can OC the chip to preform at the same level as the 6600.

 

[Yrusoad]

im runnin 1600 as well on a P5W-Dh deluxe

P.S. great mobo