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February 6th, 2007
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|  Need a new motherboard/cpu asap Well my core duo is finally about ready to take a dump on me and refuse to do anything. So I need a new motherboard/cpu (heatsink?). I was originally planning on waiting until April, but I don't think I can wait that long. Any suggestions for a build for about $300 (a little more is fine, a little more is defined as $50). I was thinking maybe an E4300 and the Asus P5N-E SLI. Anyone have any other suggestions? Just so you know I won't be able to buy this until probably two or three weeks. Not sure if I'll need SLI, but why not. In case you haven't noticed I plan on overclocking it a bit.  Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 at 2.4GHz Gigabyte P35-DS3R Revision 2.0 4GB DDR2 667 (Corsair XMS2 x2 and Edge Technologies x2, 4-4-4-12) eVGA 8800GTX stock clocked OCZ 700w GamerXstream power supply Antec Three 300 case Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit with SP1 |
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February 6th, 2007
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| We take both criticism and positive comments very positively  | Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 ATX Intel Motherboard $326 shipped with a free copy of Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU |
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February 6th, 2007
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| I'm Diggin it!  | Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap Damn. Kinda hard to follow that one. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 | EVGA 780i | 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 | EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video | 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD | 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals | Antec 900 | ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU |
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February 6th, 2007
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| Modder-ator  | Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap How about the Biostar TForce965PT? Puts you at $298.12 shipped with the E6300. I wouldn't bother with SLI unless you really think you need it because you are gaming on a 24" screen or larger...  Last edited by gvblake22; February 6th, 2007 at 13:34. |
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February 6th, 2007
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| We take both criticism and positive comments very positively | Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap I would definitely recommend the Gigabyte over the BioStar, unless you can't exceed $300 INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU |
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February 6th, 2007
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| I'm Diggin it! | Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap You know, I've just never had good luck with Biostar products. I've tried them three times over the last couple of years and every single time, I ended up RMA'ing and using an ASRock or ECS board. Not saying they are bad, just that my experiences with them haven't been favorable. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 | EVGA 780i | 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 | EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video | 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD | 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals | Antec 900 | ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU |
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February 6th, 2007
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February 6th, 2007
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| Join Date: Oct 2006
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| Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap Will all of these motherboards support Quad cores? I kind of want to remain upgradeable so if I get more money afterwards I can upgrade without buying a new motherboard. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 at 2.4GHz Gigabyte P35-DS3R Revision 2.0 4GB DDR2 667 (Corsair XMS2 x2 and Edge Technologies x2, 4-4-4-12) eVGA 8800GTX stock clocked OCZ 700w GamerXstream power supply Antec Three 300 case Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit with SP1 |
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February 6th, 2007
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| Resident Brownie  Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS
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| Re: Need a new motherboard/cpu asap Ehh, I think you need one of the higher sets to do that... - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3 |
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February 6th, 2007
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