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Old Feb 13, 2008, 03:09 AM   #1
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Need a mobo for my q6600.

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i need a new mobo for my q6600. i do want to overclock the cpu and would preferably like to hit somewhere around 3.4 to 3.6. i do also want to go sli, so I'm thinking i should get the asus p5n-d sli. the only problem is i can't find a single review for this board so i have no idea how it is on overclocking. i had the predesessor to it(p5n-e sli) it was a great board but terrible for quad core oc'ing. that being said any suggestions?
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Old Feb 14, 2008, 03:43 AM   #2
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If SLI isn't an absolute necessity, I can happily recommend the Asus Maximus Formula. It's my favorite board to date.

Can't help you with SLI boards tho, don't know much about the newer ones. I can say that I didn't like my 680i boards for the short time I had them.
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Old Feb 19, 2008, 01:10 AM   #4
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i've got a 780i and 680i on my sig that are both for sale. the 680i is a great board. i've got my q6600 to 3.9ghz on it.
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i've got a 780i and 680i on my sig that are both for sale. the 680i is a great board. i've got my q6600 to 3.9ghz on it.
Kevin, this guy knows how to get the most out of his rigs and C2 Quads, and I agree a 680i would take care of your needs, especially the one he's selling.
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Are you going nvidia or ati ?

I recomend the Asus P5E Intel X38 because its actually a asus maximus formula mobo but you save a few bucks if you peel the p5e sticker off the mobo its printed on the board underneath "asus maximus formula" lol and i know for a fact that board will do 3.6ghz easy.

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Reviewed by: Ed

Supurb board, layout is fanastic can easly get two ATI 3870's with good air flow going. Clocked my Q6600 to 3.6Ghz 24/7 @ 1.4V

One problem the Tuniq Tower Simply wont fit ethier way round due to capasitors/heatsinks!, luckly i had my Thermalright 120Extreme from old Amd 6400+ setup!


ave got one of these mobos mainly for crossfire but does it overclock too.I have my q6600 clocked to 3.4mhz 2x3870 and it benchmarks on 3dmark6 at 17300. Plays crysis with everything on very high with no problems at all. Bet the new 3870x2 rocks big time. Buy this mobo if you have Ati cards and want to use crossfire.



theres lots more lol
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hey everyone,

i need a new mobo for my q6600. i do want to overclock the cpu and would preferably like to hit somewhere around 3.4 to 3.6. i do also want to go sli, so I'm thinking i should get the asus p5n-d sli. the only problem is i can't find a single review for this board so i have no idea how it is on overclocking. i had the predesessor to it(p5n-e sli) it was a great board but terrible for quad core oc'ing. that being said any suggestions?
<--- specs say it all. 3.6GHz with 4x1GB of ram at 1000MHz.
No SLI, i looked for it myself but 680i and 780i dont like quads.
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dude I would check out an nvidia chipset I have an 780i and it does not oc as good and as stable as my abit ip35 pro
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Ive read loads of reviews on nvidia boards they dont seem to oc as good with a quad.
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thx for feedback. much appreciated. hopefully i can get that 680i mobo.
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thx for feedback. much appreciated. hopefully i can get that 680i mobo.
just keep in mind that 680i is known to OC very poor on quads. A few revised models worked a lot better, but they generally didnt OC very high (350-375 FSB at *BEST*, when i tried)
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just keep in mind that 680i is known to OC very poor on quads. A few revised models worked a lot better, but they generally didnt OC very high (350-375 FSB at *BEST*, when i tried)
I 2nd that i looked at loads of reviews because i couldnt decide weather to go Nvidia sli or crossfire with my Q6600 but the sheer lack of good reviews for overclocking on Nvidia boards made my mind up they dont oc as good.

But maybe hes going Nvidia sli.
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Since my new bios update for 45nm cpu's i can oc to 4ghz without problem and thats on the 965 chipset I have no need to upgrade yet i aint seen one Nvidia board do 4ghz yet they seem to favour amd chips more.
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Since my new bios update for 45nm cpu's i can oc to 4ghz without problem and thats on the 965 chipset I have no need to upgrade yet i aint seen one Nvidia board do 4ghz yet they seem to favour amd chips more.

I had my e6850 up to 4.090ghz yesterday all day long stable but it was REALLY hard and it toook a long time to get it that high. it is possible but the nvidia intel boards have alot of fsb holes when it comes to overclocking so they are "shunned" upon they are nice looking boards and they support sli but they still haven't gotten all the bugs out yet.
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i was pondering SLI, but the performance gained from two cards would be lost from the lack of OC
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If you plan on going SLi, you should consider a high resolution LCD as well. Bare minimum of 1600x1200. Anything less than that is a waste of time and money as you will see 0 benefit.
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If you plan on going SLi, you should consider a high resolution LCD as well. Bare minimum of 1600x1200. Anything less than that is a waste of time and money as you will see 0 benefit.
Considering my GTX slows down at the mere res of 1366x768 on my HDTV in some games (cough crysis/DX10) there ARE other uses for SLI.

The main use would be high res gaming, i agree on that.
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I had my e6850 up to 4.090ghz yesterday all day long stable but it was REALLY hard and it toook a long time to get it that high. it is possible but the nvidia intel boards have alot of fsb holes when it comes to overclocking so they are "shunned" upon they are nice looking boards and they support sli but they still haven't gotten all the bugs out yet.
an e6850 is a dual-core, asking for quads
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I had my e6850 up to 4.090ghz yesterday all day long stable but it was REALLY hard and it toook a long time to get it that high. it is possible but the nvidia intel boards have alot of fsb holes when it comes to overclocking so they are "shunned" upon they are nice looking boards and they support sli but they still haven't gotten all the bugs out yet.
In your system specs it is supposed to be 4.5GHz
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Considering my GTX slows down at the mere res of 1366x768 on my HDTV in some games (cough crysis/DX10) there ARE other uses for SLI.

The main use would be high res gaming, i agree on that.
Well consider the game though.
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well, i am getting a hand me down 30" apple cinema display this week. im sure sli will come in handy when it comes to 2560 x 1600 res gaming.
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well, i am getting a hand me down 30" apple cinema display this week. im sure sli will come in handy when it comes to 2560 x 1600 res gaming.
same as my dell 30''. you'll love it other than the fact that you'll want/need the best damn GFX card out.
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same as my dell 30''. you'll love it other than the fact that you'll want/need the best damn GFX card out.
Hmmm... how big are they, dimensions wise? i love big screens, but need to fit them on the front seat of my car for lans... :P
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