Hi all, I just wanted to ask a quick question
I have this machine :
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/product...109101-43.html
ok link broke... its a PB X8880
I was seriously unhappy with the performance, which started off with under-performing ram (they call it a gaming machine, I should have returned it whilst I could)
Now though.. Im running two 8800GTX's in SLI
and also just added a Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and 4GB ram
Running on Vista Ultimate 64
I was actually amazed that the current motherboard supported it... its working well so far..but I couldnt find any reference to anybody running this processor on this board, they are normally all 6600's
Now then, the question....
The Packard bell bios is locked of Overclocking, so time to change that too..
What motherboard do you recommend to take best advantage of the QX9650 and SLI with a decent set of overclocking options, altough im not intending on pushing it too far.
I understand Im looking at the 780i / 790i chipsets, but any particular brand such as Asus / Gigabyte..
Ive read alot of bios problems and BSOD stuff, but people only generally post the bad things, Im looking for the positives on any particular boards..
Thanks in advance for any recommendations..
I have this machine :
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/product...109101-43.html
ok link broke... its a PB X8880
I was seriously unhappy with the performance, which started off with under-performing ram (they call it a gaming machine, I should have returned it whilst I could)
Now though.. Im running two 8800GTX's in SLI
and also just added a Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and 4GB ram
Running on Vista Ultimate 64
I was actually amazed that the current motherboard supported it... its working well so far..but I couldnt find any reference to anybody running this processor on this board, they are normally all 6600's
Now then, the question....
The Packard bell bios is locked of Overclocking, so time to change that too..
What motherboard do you recommend to take best advantage of the QX9650 and SLI with a decent set of overclocking options, altough im not intending on pushing it too far.
I understand Im looking at the 780i / 790i chipsets, but any particular brand such as Asus / Gigabyte..
Ive read alot of bios problems and BSOD stuff, but people only generally post the bad things, Im looking for the positives on any particular boards..
Thanks in advance for any recommendations..
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