Jimmy Question Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 I'm getting ready for my second new build. The last one was around the Opteron 165; This time I'm going CONROE, baby ! Decided the E6600 was the best CPU for me in terms of performance & value, so the next question is which Motherboard ? Overclocking is something that I intend to do, but no more than moderate as I intend to NOT blow huge amounts of money on bleeding edge memory, nor huge amounts of time messing with weird and exotic BIOS settings. My excess money is going into a Silverstone Power Supply (or equivalent), and I am trying to keep the budget in the $1000 range. So, with moderate overclocking ability, durability and reliablity as the top qualities I am after, what is the best Motherboard for me ? Ideally what I would like is a quiet, invisible performer that I never notice once the system is running. Thanks, Jimmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraxz Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 I'd suggest one of these boards: crossfire/single nvidia boards: DFI P965-S : cheap, fast, good, strap control, BIOS settings. Asus P5B-Deluxe: Pricy, fast, good, well known, good support. Abit Quad GT: Fast, pricy, well known, strap control SLI boards: Asus P5N ... the 650i chipset one to go fast, cheap, good Asus P5N ... the 680i chipset one for $$$. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosch Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 I've put my C2D rig on hold until they release the new DFI LP 680i lt Board in the UK. I think its already out in the USA but in limited numbers. I'll be using an e6600 and hopefully with the new stepping and not a concave heat spreader on the chip http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread...=139778&page=15 http://eu.dfi.com.tw/Press/press_header_co...457.jsp&SITE=UK I hear the Dark Infinity Board is suppose to do quite nicley as well. Also I've got a DFI Infinity 975X with a e440 arriving in a few days for a rig I'm building for a friend, hoping to get it upto 3.0Ghz, I've read the 975X is a very stable board with a good BIOS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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