Need HELP - MoBo is the part missing

[sebtarta]

Hello to all. First off all, thank you for the help. I know there have been lots of threads asking the same question over and over. I have read them all, but I am still confused 110% on which motherboard to purchase.

These are the items that I already have.

Intel Q6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

G.Skill 4GB PC26400 (freebie )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Zalman 9700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

XFX 8800GTS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150173



So which one to go for? I might do some OC, but nothing major. I will be running Windows XP PRO 64bit. Things I do is mainly music, photography and some video encoding.

These are the motherboards i have in mind. If you have something better, please let me know.

ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131181

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128046

ASUS P5K PREMIUM/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131190

Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121059

ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182


Once again thank you for the help.

 

[badge]

Hello to all. First off all, thank you for the help. I know there have been lots of threads asking the same question over and over. I have read them all, but I am still confused 110% on which motherboard to purchase.

These are the items that I already have.

Intel Q6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

G.Skill 4GB PC26400 (freebie )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Zalman 9700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

XFX 8800GTS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150173



So which one to go for? I might do some OC, but nothing major. I will be running Windows XP PRO 64bit. Things I do is mainly music, photography and some video encoding.

These are the motherboards i have in mind. If you have something better, please let me know.

ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131181

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128046

ASUS P5K PREMIUM/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131190

Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121059

ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182


Once again thank you for the help.

ASUS or Gigabyte. Whichever you are familiar and comfortable with. Same chipset, different BIOS. ASUS uses American Megatrends and Gigabyte uses Award I believe. Either company makes great products, it's just a matter of user preference.

 

[sebtarta]

thanx for the reply, i might go fer either of the two first mobo's mentioned.

Also I might add that I will be doing some RAID too.

 

[BUFF]

the P5K3 won't take your RAM.
I would go with the DQ6 (or an abit IP35 Pro)

 

[raptorxt]

asus p5k deluxe

also buff is right the p5k3 is ddr3 and wont take your ddr2 ram

 

[chookman]

The is no difference "really" in between P5K deluxe and the P5K-e and you will find the "e" to be a bit cheaper. Main differences are less copper and minus one lan port