gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Hi guys i an thinking about getting a new rig i hear the Q6600 quad is a good CPU at the mo... so maybe use one of these? as u can see my system is a bit old in my sig! i like the DFI board in it at the mo but was wondering should i go with DFI again for the Q6600 rig? i like all the bios options on my current board and would like such options on a new board. ive heard that a DFI infinity 975X/G will run a Q6600 due to the VRD11.0 curcuits (whateve that is! lol) im asking if this is a good option since its an older board and i may find a bargain to run the Q6600 and get a fast/stable runner out of it... if not what do you guys reckon is the BEST OPTIONS for mobo's to run the Q6600 in?? also for value/speed is the Q6600 actually worth getting or is there better now? my PC is for studio work and games.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branjo Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Get either a P35 or X38 and you will be good to go. The E8400's are great value and will do some amazing overclocks, The Q6600's are a great price and a good move for future proofing, any CPU intensive applications ie photo/video/sound editing the Quad would be what I would suggest, Games at the moment don't play any better or faster on a Quad than they would on a Dual. Not that many multi threaded games out lately but thats bound to change, but when it does the price of Quads will be a lot lower too. So for price/performance today, I would suggest the E8400 and either a P35 or X38 Motherboard. Gigabyte, ASUS, Abit, MSI and DFI all do good versions of them so just pick one that meets your requirements for #SATA, RAID, #USB, Firewire, SLI, DDR2 or DDR3 etc... and of course price lol. You really don't need to go expensive for a great board either. The Infinity although its a good board, I would give it a miss for these types of CPU's I would also get a minimum of 2Gb of RAM, if you go with 4Gb get 2 x 2Gb sticks, leads to less hassle with timings and overclocking. Invest in a nice cooler something like the Thermalright 120 or Tuniq Tower's are excellent coolers that will keep you well within safe zones when you start to overclock the snot out of your new rig, the stock coolers are absolute crap don't rely on them at all, they take you to the edge of safe temp zones running at stock speeds alone. Just don't buy on impulse because something may be cheap, do your homework and read as many reviews as you can to narrow your choices for both what you think you will need and can afford. No point getting an SLI Motherboard if you know your never gonna use it ya know. One thing though, don't go too cheap with your choice of PSU get a good name brand and around the 500w to 600w range. You'll get plenty of opinions here, damn I love spending other peoples money hehe Good luck gustie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 my PC is for studio work and games.... What type of studio work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 hi Praz i make drum and bass mate if i remember u produce aswell? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 P35 or X38 which is best?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuppA-SnipA Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 well p35 does NOT have pci express 2.0, x38 does... read the p35 specs - http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/P35/index.htm and the x38 specs http://www3.intel.com/products/chipsets/x38/index.htm if u want sli tho, 780i is the way, if u want sli with ddr3, 790i Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kandoo Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 There is also the AMD option, An amd build is gonna cost you a lot less and still give you great performance. You can also pair that amd cpu with a matx mobo (something like this: http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial...657366DF0F8474D )and case (something like this: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1256461 ) and save even more money. Also a corsair VX550W PSU can be had for around $60.00 bucks. There are a few draw backs for this type of build, you cant do crazy oc's, not too many slots for extra cards, cramped quarters . But if you need to save money, desktop space, portable, and still give you performance. this might be the way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Just dont forget when you order to use the affiliates link to help generate money for this site, before its gonne.... gawd i feel like a spammer now... sorry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Just dont forget when you order to use the affiliates link to help generate money for this site, before its gonne.... gawd i feel like a spammer now... sorry even to UK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 was checking LANPARTY LT X38-T2R says DDR2 only?? which can do DDR3? id consider asus and maybe abit.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustie Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 well this sounds a good board.... ASUS P5E3 Mobo – X38 DDR3 and X38.... this a winner OR is there better? im not sure about SLi yet.... im runnin AGP still lol and dont know anything about this PCI-x x16 or PCI-x x1 slots etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kandoo Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Dont do sli, its a waste of money for what you gain. Imo. I don't know if there is much of a differance between DDR2 and DDR3, maybe in price Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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