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- Sep 22, 2004
I'm posting this here because I'm most up in the air about what motherboard to choose. I'm a long time AMD guy and just recently built myself a Q6600 & Gigabyte P35-DS3L combo for Folding. Now I'm looking to replace my sig rig with a Q6600 setup and need a more feature rich mobo.
Here's the run down of what I've got and plan to get.
Have
- eVGA 8800GTS 512
- HDs and Opticals
- Antec P180 Case
- TR Ultra-120
Still need
- Q6600
- Corsair 650TX psu (I need 8-pin cpu power- can't use my PCP&C Turbo-Cool 510-SLI )
- at least a 2x1gb DDR2 kit... maybe 2x2gb. The mobo cannot be DDR3, I'm not selling my car to buy DDR3.
- MOBO ??? ???
What I'm looking at (comments and other suggestions are requested and appreciated)
I'm not an Asus user... and will not start to be one, so those options are out.
I've read some good things about the Abit IP35-Pro. My concern here would be clearance with the TR Ultra-120 and the Northbridge sink.
I'm also a long time DFI user... so the DFI LP UT P35 T2R peaks my interest as well. I really like the digital PWM.
The EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 or possibly the lighter T1 version. I haven't heard good things about the 680i & 780i chipsets. I'd like to keep the possibility of maybe adding another 8800GTS 512 to the mix once everyone moves to 9xxx series cards and everyone is selling their G92 8800GTSs for cheap. Maybe someone could explain the issues or elevate my concerns.
Here's the run down of what I've got and plan to get.
Have
- eVGA 8800GTS 512
- HDs and Opticals
- Antec P180 Case
- TR Ultra-120
Still need
- Q6600
- Corsair 650TX psu (I need 8-pin cpu power- can't use my PCP&C Turbo-Cool 510-SLI )
- at least a 2x1gb DDR2 kit... maybe 2x2gb. The mobo cannot be DDR3, I'm not selling my car to buy DDR3.
- MOBO ??? ???
What I'm looking at (comments and other suggestions are requested and appreciated)
I'm not an Asus user... and will not start to be one, so those options are out.
I've read some good things about the Abit IP35-Pro. My concern here would be clearance with the TR Ultra-120 and the Northbridge sink.
I'm also a long time DFI user... so the DFI LP UT P35 T2R peaks my interest as well. I really like the digital PWM.
The EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 or possibly the lighter T1 version. I haven't heard good things about the 680i & 780i chipsets. I'd like to keep the possibility of maybe adding another 8800GTS 512 to the mix once everyone moves to 9xxx series cards and everyone is selling their G92 8800GTSs for cheap. Maybe someone could explain the issues or elevate my concerns.
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