Dazzeerr
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| System Name | The D-Machine |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.9GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P5Q-SE2 P45 |
| Cooling | AC Freezer Pro 7 / MX-2 - 2x 120mm fan - 1x 80mm fan |
| Memory | 4GB Crucial Ballistix 800MHz |
| Video Card(s) | nVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 512mb |
| Storage | 1TB Samsung F3 (Win7), 160GB & 250GB Maxtors. |
| Display(s) | Acer 17" AL1716 LCD |
| Case | Coolermaster 330 Elite |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative SB! X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX 650W Single 12V+ Rail {52A} |
| Software | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit |
| Benchmark Scores | Super PI : 17.016s 3dMark06 : 14355 |
I'm looking for a motherboard at or under the £80 price mark. I would like it to have the following things:
- Core 2 Quad support
- 800Mhz+ Dual Channel RAM support
- Nice overclocking potential (3.0GHz on a Q6600 maybe)
- One which will fit an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 on it
- Gigabyte/Asus board, leaning more towards Asus as they seem cheaper for the same features and are nicer looking boards IMO.
- 8GB max RAM is fine, i can't see me going over 8GB before i get a new motherboard
- 8+ USB ports
- All other features aren't necessary to me really
I've seen the following, how would these be for overclocking and which would be best? Plus how much difference does 1600FSB make over 1333FSB with a 1066FSB Q6600? Oh and finally why are P43 boards a fair bit cheaper than 45? what is the difference?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152885
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149276
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150285
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148800
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Giga...CI-E-20-(x16)-DDR2-1200-1066-667-SATA-300-ATX
EDIT: This one seems rather cheap for what it is:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-P5QLP
Any good?
- Core 2 Quad support
- 800Mhz+ Dual Channel RAM support
- Nice overclocking potential (3.0GHz on a Q6600 maybe)
- One which will fit an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 on it
- Gigabyte/Asus board, leaning more towards Asus as they seem cheaper for the same features and are nicer looking boards IMO.
- 8GB max RAM is fine, i can't see me going over 8GB before i get a new motherboard
- 8+ USB ports
- All other features aren't necessary to me really
I've seen the following, how would these be for overclocking and which would be best? Plus how much difference does 1600FSB make over 1333FSB with a 1066FSB Q6600? Oh and finally why are P43 boards a fair bit cheaper than 45? what is the difference?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152885
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149276
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150285
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148800
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Giga...CI-E-20-(x16)-DDR2-1200-1066-667-SATA-300-ATX
EDIT: This one seems rather cheap for what it is:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-P5QLP
Any good?
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