Help needed on what mobo to get

[geco]

Hey, sup all, iam 100% new here. And trying to get some help, hope u guys can help me out =). Iam not sure on what mobo to get, i have some in mind but first ill say what iam sure i wanna get. 4 SURE: c2d e6600, corsair xms2 2gb ddr2 800 pc2 6400C4 and eVGA 7950gt 512mb. NOT 4 SURE: Asus comando, asus striker, asus p5w DH deluxe, MSI 975x platinum, msi p6n sli platinum. (the price dont matter). if any other sugestions, ill be glad, tnx and hope iam welcome here. =)

[Elysium]

If price doesn't matter to you, go for the Striker Extreme!! For a little more realistic choice, Go with a P965 chipset for non-SLI, maybe the ASUS you mentioned or I hear the Gigabyte 965P-DS3 is a very good overclocker. For SLI, I recommend the ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus. (the "Plus" is important!!)

[geco]

tnx bro, (i have to say, iam really ****e, i dont know how to OC and stuff like that..) this will be my 2 machine iam building. The P5N32-E SLI Plus is better choice then the p5w DH deluxe?

[Elysium]

For SLI (2 nvidia graphics cards) the ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus is the only one that will work because it's a nvidia chipset. For Crossfir (two ATI graphics cards) the P5W DH Deluxe will work, but since you have a nvidia-based card, I'd go with the Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus. By the way, the name's Nate. Welcome to HL!! We'll help you overclock if you want to learn, too!!

[geco]

lol tnx bro, i really LOVE pc's, 4 REAL, but i dont know much about them, ive been reading and checking out so much forums and other sites that can help me out, this one looked great, and the first post i read i really saw people helping (1 forum i join). iam trying to make a good PC iam planning to waste like 1200, 1300$. About the SLi, i dont think ill be using it, cause like in afew mounths i plan on selling the 7950gt and buying a DX10 card, if u can help whats a good max 100$ PSU and a max 60$ cooler.

[Elysium]

I recommend spending at least $130 on a PSU. the OCZ psu's are good and thermaltakes are good, too. as for a cooler, maybe the new thermaltake V1 will to the trick or the thermaltake maxorb. also, the zalman 9700 and 9500 series are very good. by the way, you can run 2x 8600 series or the 8800 series in SLI in the future.

[Elysium]

Could also make your signature with the specs of your current system for quick reference?

[geco]

o, true that, so i should get the P5N32-E SLI Plus. i didnt think about that....the only thing that changes the SLi between the to right>?

[Elysium]

um, could you clarify by what you mean when you say

"the only thing that changes the SLi between the to right>?"

?

[geco]

mybad, didnt re-read to check if i wrote it right. The only thing that changes between the to mobo's (P5N32-E SLI Plus and the p5w DH deluxe) is the SLI capability? (ja just did the signature now tnx)