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post #21 of 29
1/31/08 at 4:52pm
which is the better pick? the ASUS' P5NT-Deluxe?
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post #22 of 29
1/31/08 at 7:08pm
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It depends on what you intend on doing. If you're just gaming and not overclocking any of the reference boards (EVGA 780i A1 or XFX 780i SLI) would work fine.

Non-reference boards, such as the ASUS Striker II Formula and EVGA FTW (EVGA's own board, not the reference board made by FoxConn), usually do a better job at overclocking due to the use of higher quality components.

If you're looking for a real overclocker and are not interested in SLI, then steer clear of the 780i chipset.

I was going with the 780i chipped board early on, but have since changed my mind.
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post #23 of 29
1/31/08 at 9:09pm
mostly gaming, minimal overclocking if any at all. wanted to put a quad core on it the e6600, thinking about one graphics card and maybe a second later (or maybe both up front hadn't decided) but might have wanted a wireless card in there and a tv card...but that thing doesn't look like it has much room for expansion...what's the reason for that
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post #24 of 29
1/31/08 at 9:31pm
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thats the price you pay for sli or x-fire...fewer pci slots.

there are some boards available w/integrated wireless, if interested.

If you're sure you are not gonna SLI, then I suggest buying a board with an Intel chipset..either X38, or the upcoming P45 or X48.

edit - if want to sli, but only dual sli, you might want to think about a 750i chipped board. will leave a little more room for expansion.
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post #25 of 29
2/1/08 at 7:05am
i was thinking about that b4...not sure why i stopped, i'm gonna have to take another look at it



only two pci slots on the 750i http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...33&modelmenu=1 not much for expansion, i'm feeling like i've forgotten something though what else would i have put in this machine...?


I'm thinking now maybe i don't need the wireless or even the tv card...

the price difference is big between the 750 and 780
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post #26 of 29
2/1/08 at 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by almmohd View Post
mostly gaming, minimal overclocking if any at all. wanted to put a quad core on it the e6600
You mean the Q6600. Fantastic processor by the way. Due to revision releases you shouldn't have a problem getting one with G0 stepping, which in laymen's terms doesn't seem to run as hot as the previous revisions and overclocks better as well.
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post #27 of 29
6/30/08 at 10:34am
i just built that desktop i was talking about earlier it's in my sig: the q6600 g0 stepping/780i with a 9600gt and now i've gotten a sale for it

so now i was going to build another back with two 9800 gtx's as the price has dropped so much, i know the 9900 is supposed to come out soon but at $210 for a 9800gtx that's a good price for that kind of performance.

now i'm wondering though should i go with the wolfsdale this time? i'm getting it for $189 a little cheaper than the quad and the benchmark ranked it higher than the quad though those benchmarks are old (the quad is a great performer though)

and for the mobo i was thinking go back with the same thing an asus p5n-t deluxe. i am getting a driver irql not less than or equal to BSOD but that seemed to be linked to the nvgts driver which i put back to standard pci ide and i've not crashed since http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=149768

i am also considering the evga 790i but i dont overclock that much and i already bought the ddr2

what's your thoughts?
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post #28 of 29
7/1/08 at 3:07am
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Originally Posted by almmohd View Post
i just built that desktop i was talking about earlier it's in my sig: the q6600 g0 stepping/780i with a 9600gt and now i've gotten a sale for it

so now i was going to build another back with two 9800 gtx's as the price has dropped so much, i know the 9900 is supposed to come out soon but at $210 for a 9800gtx that's a good price for that kind of performance.

now i'm wondering though should i go with the wolfsdale this time? i'm getting it for $189 a little cheaper than the quad and the benchmark ranked it higher than the quad though those benchmarks are old (the quad is a great performer though)

and for the mobo i was thinking go back with the same thing an asus p5n-t deluxe. i am getting a driver irql not less than or equal to BSOD but that seemed to be linked to the nvgts driver which i put back to standard pci ide and i've not crashed since http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=149768

i am also considering the evga 790i but i dont overclock that much and i already bought the ddr2

what's your thoughts?
What res do you game on?
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post #29 of 29
7/1/08 at 7:26am
currently 1024x 768 but I want to go higher, current card is a 9600gt but I have two 9800gtxs on the way for my new PC. max screeen res is 1280 x 1024 right now on my current monitor but i want to get my hands on something with a higher res.
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