sorry in advance for my poor grammar and possibly long rant.
I have been reading a lot of threads and posts about 775 mobos.
It seems like there is so much confliction and so much personal opinion and preference flowing through peoples choices.
If newegg had 1 mobo that had like 400 reviews with over 85% 5 eggs, id go with that one.
however most of them have a lot of mixed reviews!!
I have no interest in any special RAID or firewire, I dont need wireless( i have wireless usb when I do need one. )
I do have interest in overclocking, hopefully over 3.0ghz on air.
I will be waiting until august, so it will be after price drops and new G0 stepping.
I have listed what the rest of my new complete system build will be (5th or 6the build, but i am gonna try and sell old one(current)(first time ever, most just sit in closet as spare parts)
Any real honest opinions on good/bad?(you can flame my stupidity!!) I am sure they curent 4-5 im boucning between would be fine. I know sometimes u get a bad one, sometimes u get a great one. I am just aiming not at the best of the best, but something that would complete the system and make it be very balanced and good.
currently
7800GT 256mb
AMD X2 3800 OC 2.0ghz to 2.4ghz
1 gig ram( pc4200? i think)
DFI lanparty! yay! i love DFI so much, but they focus more on amd then on intel i think. I could only find like 2-3 intel 775 mobos, and didnt seem to spark my interest too much.
I have been reading a lot of threads and posts about 775 mobos.
It seems like there is so much confliction and so much personal opinion and preference flowing through peoples choices.
If newegg had 1 mobo that had like 400 reviews with over 85% 5 eggs, id go with that one.
however most of them have a lot of mixed reviews!!
I have no interest in any special RAID or firewire, I dont need wireless( i have wireless usb when I do need one. )
I do have interest in overclocking, hopefully over 3.0ghz on air.
I will be waiting until august, so it will be after price drops and new G0 stepping.
I have listed what the rest of my new complete system build will be (5th or 6the build, but i am gonna try and sell old one(current)(first time ever, most just sit in closet as spare parts)
Any real honest opinions on good/bad?(you can flame my stupidity!!) I am sure they curent 4-5 im boucning between would be fine. I know sometimes u get a bad one, sometimes u get a great one. I am just aiming not at the best of the best, but something that would complete the system and make it be very balanced and good.
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail (might wait for 8900 or 8950?(hopefully ist within 3 months of 9 series!)
$546.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
$222.90
OR
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
$480.00
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail
$64.99
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
$38.99
Update G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
$169.99/EA
$259.98/ Total
soundcard: currently own a x-fi xtreme!
case: cant decide!
PSU: I have one, not sure if i will use it or get new one.
mobo:?
cooling: do i need heatsinks for misc components on mobo/ram/etc..??
i have switched out my current chipset fan(huge problems) for that VC-1 or wahtever, so i might do something like this on future? if needed
Subtotal: approximately $1,200
I have keyboard/mouse/speakers/monitor/ 1.4TB worth of hds!
currently
7800GT 256mb
AMD X2 3800 OC 2.0ghz to 2.4ghz
1 gig ram( pc4200? i think)
DFI lanparty! yay! i love DFI so much, but they focus more on amd then on intel i think. I could only find like 2-3 intel 775 mobos, and didnt seem to spark my interest too much.