Hello everyone. I am still a noob at building, OCing and all that stuff so I really need some help.
Since I am building a new PC now I figure I should just get a P45 chipset because they just came out. I do not plan on running two video cards so I am thinking of either getting
ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295
or
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345
What are your opinions on these boards if I want to do minor overclocking with an E8400 and run one video card? I am just a little weary because the P45 chip just came out and I really want something stable and solid. There aren't that many reviews up yet about them.
Also a question about RAM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227280
Would this DDR2 1000 be okay with these boards? How bad would DDR2 800 ram be? All I really want to do with the E8400 is maybe get it to like 3.4ghz?
Thanks in advance!
Since I am building a new PC now I figure I should just get a P45 chipset because they just came out. I do not plan on running two video cards so I am thinking of either getting
ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295
or
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345
What are your opinions on these boards if I want to do minor overclocking with an E8400 and run one video card? I am just a little weary because the P45 chip just came out and I really want something stable and solid. There aren't that many reviews up yet about them.
Also a question about RAM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227280
Would this DDR2 1000 be okay with these boards? How bad would DDR2 800 ram be? All I really want to do with the E8400 is maybe get it to like 3.4ghz?
Thanks in advance!