- Joined
- May 6, 2007
- Location
- Klamath Falls, Oregon
Before you suggest a mobo read my story.
I have
E6750
Scythe Infinity HSF
EVGA 8800GT 512MB SC
2x1GB Crucial Ballastix DDR2-800
WD Cavair 250GB 7200RPM SATA
Sony CD/DVD
CorsairHX 520W
Vista Home Premium
I had GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R, I liked it a lot. Had CPU @ 3.5 no problem. Had no real issues until a bad BIOS flash sends it to RMA and it is currently still in RMA. I plan to sell on ebay when it gets back.
Now I NEED to have a working computer at home as that is how I generate my income and has no time to wait so I had to order a new mobo. Not to say I don't use my PC to game/bench.
I needed a mobo and I heard good things about the ABIT IP35 PRO so I ordered it. I had to stretch my budget for it. Sorry to say I had a bad experience with the mobo. Acted all screwy out of the box. 8800GT didn't seem to like it all as it lost video a lot, it was a good card to as it was fine in my old 939 system. I suspect it had something to do with the 1.0a PCI-E spec. Currently a whole thread about that on Abit forums.
http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=131643
It didn't seem to OC better if it all then the previous DS3R, I just had it at 3.5 and the vcore needed to be set higher too.
I decided I needed to do a mod with the Infinity as I hate push pins on a heavy heatsink like that. I do this mod.
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=16
I forget the insulators and turn it on and therefore it shorted and won't ever go to BIOS, has tons of different post codes. I would RMA if I could but I enlarged HSF holes because I didn't have small enough knobs for the size screw needed. I know my mistake I should of went to Home Depot. Since the holes are enlarged I am not sure I can RMA but I still might try.
So I NEED a mobo as I said before so I am looking to order a new one.
On a smaller note my Scythe Infinity is pretty scratched and lapping does not seem to help. I would like to order a new HSF without pushpins that mounts via a backplate like the Tuniq which is currently has on newegg for $44.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001
I am not rich and putting the Tuniq into the equation takes money for the mobo out.
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I am looking for at least 3.5 with my E6750
-P35
-No SLI
-Performance
-Overclock
-Stability
-Good BIOS
-No 1.0a PCI-E
I saw this thread about DFI Blood Iron 600+fsb on E6850
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166590
I do realize largely based on the CPU and I like DFI BIOS a lot
So what do you guys suggest? I was looking at MSI ne02 but I don't like the PCI-E 1.0a. Do I just buy another DS3R?
Here's what I have
DFI Blood Iron - Seems good performance for cheap to me and I like DFI BIOS
DS3R - Had it before and had no issues.
ASUS P35 Mobos - Don't really know much about them.
I have
E6750
Scythe Infinity HSF
EVGA 8800GT 512MB SC
2x1GB Crucial Ballastix DDR2-800
WD Cavair 250GB 7200RPM SATA
Sony CD/DVD
CorsairHX 520W
Vista Home Premium
I had GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R, I liked it a lot. Had CPU @ 3.5 no problem. Had no real issues until a bad BIOS flash sends it to RMA and it is currently still in RMA. I plan to sell on ebay when it gets back.
Now I NEED to have a working computer at home as that is how I generate my income and has no time to wait so I had to order a new mobo. Not to say I don't use my PC to game/bench.
I needed a mobo and I heard good things about the ABIT IP35 PRO so I ordered it. I had to stretch my budget for it. Sorry to say I had a bad experience with the mobo. Acted all screwy out of the box. 8800GT didn't seem to like it all as it lost video a lot, it was a good card to as it was fine in my old 939 system. I suspect it had something to do with the 1.0a PCI-E spec. Currently a whole thread about that on Abit forums.
http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=131643
It didn't seem to OC better if it all then the previous DS3R, I just had it at 3.5 and the vcore needed to be set higher too.
I decided I needed to do a mod with the Infinity as I hate push pins on a heavy heatsink like that. I do this mod.
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=16
I forget the insulators and turn it on and therefore it shorted and won't ever go to BIOS, has tons of different post codes. I would RMA if I could but I enlarged HSF holes because I didn't have small enough knobs for the size screw needed. I know my mistake I should of went to Home Depot. Since the holes are enlarged I am not sure I can RMA but I still might try.
So I NEED a mobo as I said before so I am looking to order a new one.
On a smaller note my Scythe Infinity is pretty scratched and lapping does not seem to help. I would like to order a new HSF without pushpins that mounts via a backplate like the Tuniq which is currently has on newegg for $44.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001
I am not rich and putting the Tuniq into the equation takes money for the mobo out.
---------------
I am looking for at least 3.5 with my E6750
-P35
-No SLI
-Performance
-Overclock
-Stability
-Good BIOS
-No 1.0a PCI-E
I saw this thread about DFI Blood Iron 600+fsb on E6850
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166590
I do realize largely based on the CPU and I like DFI BIOS a lot
So what do you guys suggest? I was looking at MSI ne02 but I don't like the PCI-E 1.0a. Do I just buy another DS3R?
Here's what I have
DFI Blood Iron - Seems good performance for cheap to me and I like DFI BIOS
DS3R - Had it before and had no issues.
ASUS P35 Mobos - Don't really know much about them.