help me choose (q6600)

This will be water cooled along with a 8800gts, but simple silent water cooling via swiftech 220.

I know I can get 3.6ghz and will shoot for 4ghz and see how the temps hold. I just want to get a mobo that will allow 4ghz, unless you don't think it is possible with my setup. I have great cooling in my case also.

the first few are the ones I am really thinking about, but maybe the bling bling cooling on the mobo is what is edging me on. Hope you guys can sway me one way or another.


I assume all of these have a 3+ warranty. If you know of a way I can find out please let me know.


Thanks for any inpute

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130184

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130179

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131327

i know the asus have 3 year warranty dont know about the others
Rich

Rumors had it that p45 for most. wolfdales for x48. Not sure.

What I really want to know is will these allow 4ghz. I mean they say oc 1600fsb which allows 3.6, but what about above that.

I own a P5Q-E. It's rock solid stable. If i were you i'd stay away from MSI. The only mobo's i buy are asus/gigabyte. They consistently make good boards, although sometimes BIOSTAR will make a great board, or Foxconn or someone.

Believe me the P5Q-E won't let you down. Make sure you avoid IDE drives though. Apparantly the P45 isn't IDE friendly.

also 4ghz isn't guaranteed anywhere. But I can almost guarantee 3.6+

P5Q-e sounded great till I realized it only had 6 sata, I need at least 8.

After reading some not so great reviews on what I have chosen it is now between these two.

one is twice the price as the other though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...aseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&Keywords=&Page=2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131236

I will have to decide by tonight when I purchase mobo,ram, proc

I wish MSI did not have so many problems OCing because that is a must when water cooling. I will continue my hunt for an article or someone showing me a true overclock with one of these boards past 3.6. Although I hate paying twice as much for something that has all the exact same specifications I will buy something once and do it right.