Purchasing new Mobo looking for feedback

Chill. · Oct 13, 2009

Well my old mobo which was -- http://computers.pricegrabber.com/motherboards/Intel-D955XBK-Motherboard/m9154018.html -- fried :bang head

So, I will be purchasing a new one. I was thinking I would buy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131297
Does anyone have any good/bad feedback on this? I would also like to double check and make sure all of my other hardware is compatible with it.

My specs are:
Intel Q6600 CPU
EVGA 8800 GTX
3 x 250gb Seagate HD's 2 set as Raid 0
4gb DDR2 1600 ram

I would definitely like confirmation that it all of my hardware will be compatible with it and feedback from anyone who has owned or has experience with this mobo would be awesome. Thanks in advance :santa:

DocClock aka MadClocker · Oct 14, 2009

Should work good for ya.should be able to get 3+ gig out of the Q6600, with the right cooling...the parts you have are compatible so far as I can see.
Good Luck,
Doc

itshondo · Oct 14, 2009

I can't comment on the Asus board that you have listed, but for a little less money I will HIGHLY recommend a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

This is what I am using to run my Q9550 at a stable 4.0 Ghz with 8 gb of ram (4X2gb).

Here's a review -

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - P45 at its Finest -

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3508

itshondo · Oct 14, 2009

and with a mail in rebate it's $114.99 -

itshondo · Oct 14, 2009

My thoughts on the mobo -

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=620496

Theocnoob · Oct 14, 2009

I'd take the Giga for the money.

mattspalace · Oct 14, 2009

Agreed. The UD3P, or UD3R, is the best P45 board made, and it's cheap to boot.

Alien432 · Oct 14, 2009

+1 The P45 UD3P is the best OC board I have used. Go easy on the rebate as I just jacked on rebate for x58 UDP4 from Gigabyte.

Chill. · Oct 14, 2009

So is there any significant difference between the gigabyte board you showed me and this one. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0314336
or any difference between the P5Q deluxe and http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0301083

EarthDog · Oct 14, 2009

Yes, no possibility for Crossfire with only one PCIe 16x slot and I heard for some reason it doesnt hit as high FSB as the others, but not certain.

Doesnt matter either way as your CPU will be maxed before the FSB on that board.

Wherea bout in Columbus Ohio??? I lived there for 7 years, NE and SE burbs as well as campus.

Chill. · Oct 14, 2009

So apart from not being able to do crossfire, which I really don't have any intention of doing, there's not much difference between either of those two boards and the ones originally posted? As far as the Columbus Ohio question, If that was directed to me I'm not sure what you mean. I live in Kansas

EarthDog · Oct 14, 2009

There isnt really a difference aside from what I listed.

And the Cbus question was to you. The link shows the store location as columbus ohio, but not sure if thats a cookie on my system (which would be weird b/c I live in MD now and only search their stores).

EDIT: Almost night and day difference between the P5Q Dx and SE. I believe the SE is the vanilla of that series. Memory tables are different and it doesnt overclock as well as the Dx. I owned the Dx and moved to the UD3P if that says anything about the UD3P.

Chill. · Oct 14, 2009

Ahh well then I think I'll go with the UP3L then =). It doesn't show columbus as the location when I click it so I'm not sure. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback and other help ^.^

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