Quality OC-compatible Mobo to Compliment Q6600

[Hawkens85]

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I guess no, the answer is that I do not need SLI. I'm trying to plan ahead as much as possible, i.e., quad core instead of dual.

[samtomjohn1]

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ooh and luvin the picture my god am i dribbling at the moment
imagine it overclocked

[samtomjohn1]

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my post hasn't been answered for about 3 o 4 days :(

[samtomjohn1]

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asus p5k is a good board if ur on a budget now but they dont support sli


hey guys im havin a p5k with 4gb geil ultra pc6400 and hav made a thread just wondering if sum 1 can help as ive never overclocked ram b4

asus P5N32-E SLI NF680i SLI

google that mother board they're reasonably price

[ANZAC_ELITE]

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So if OCing a Quad core really isn't that advantageous because of pricing and all the required additional items, such as DDR3 RAM, then what would be recommendations for a solid Dual core mobo?

That's not what I was inferring, ocing a quad is advantageous for sure, it's just the combo of quad oc/SLi has been a bumpy road from what I've been reading, DDR3 ram is not a pre-requisite either as there are plenty of DDR2 ram boards that oc insanely.

Newer bios updates may address the issue but I'm not up to speed with them any longer. (I sort of stopped reading about 680i's when the P35's came out)

My question to you would be "Do you really need SLi?"

EDIT: Another option (How's that budget again???)

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[Technogeek]

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Your going to get a lot of mixed feelings on this topic. I've read reports that people running the Q6600 have OC to 3.4Ghz on Air with a 680i chipset, and with no issues what so ever. I've heard about a few people with liquid cooling going all the way up to 3.8Ghz. Most people chose upper end MOBO like ASUS Striker Extream, GIGABYTE GA-X38T, and others alike.

Reports do say, that if you get a Q6600 and you want ot OC it, make sure it's the GO stepping, and not the B3.

I have the MSI P6N Diamond MOBO, and in the BIOS it has some nice OC features. It's not the best OC MOBO on the market, but it's also cost less then other upper end MOBO's. You can get one for around 225 buck, and it's has SLI, 4 PCIe slots, and lots of other features.

My friend just built a new system with a Q6600 and the ASUS Striker Extream and he pushed his system to 3.4Ghz on Air. He loves it, and is running two 8800GTS in SLI.

[Hawkens85]

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So if OCing a Quad core really isn't that advantageous because of pricing and all the required additional items, such as DDR3 RAM, then what would be recommendations for a solid Dual core mobo?

[ANZAC_ELITE]

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Well, I wouldn't hold my breath then unless you want to drop back to the 680i chipset, nvidia and Intel aren't playing nice at present, the alternative is Crossfire, which both these boards support.

Last known 680i was Striker Extreme

The 680i isn't Q6600 oc friendly from all reports, to do with FSB ceilings and memory holes (Google it) and as far as I've heard the 780i has been delayed until 2008 "sometime"

Lets hope one of the others can come up with something better for you.

[Hawkens85]

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Forgot to mention that I probably want to go with SLI for future use. And yes, Newegg is my preferred store.

[ANZAC_ELITE]

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You'll have to check pricing as I have no idea what they are over there and don't wish to spend time trawling through Newegg (who mightn't even be your preference)

I'm a self confessed Asus fanboy so I'll give you the models I would recommend.

You give no detail other than preferred price bracket and cpu so I will assume you're talking single graphics card and DDR2 memory as opposed to the (still exclusively, unless you win the lottery) expensive DDR3.

Asus P5KE (P35 Chipset) - Overview - Specification

Asus P5E (X38 Chipset) - Overview - Specification

I'll leave other brands for my fellow members to post.

Both boards are good overclockers and have the 8 phase power which reduces vdroop to negligible amounts.

Hopefully that has given you some helpful information.

Cheers,

[randomness]

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Try to buy any motherboard which supports the P35 or X38 chipset with crossfire support.

Any brand will do, e.g Gigabyte, asus[mind the high prices], foxconn etc.

[Hawkens85]

Done my homework, almost went with a E6850 at the same price and found an article over at X-bit that showed the Quad core just shredding the Dual core CPU in an overclocked match. Granted, the Dual core does have advantages when it comes to gaming (which I'll be using it for, along with music recording/mixing/mastering), but the Quad core owns the Dual core on just air cooling.

My question is - what would you folks recommend for a solid mobo with good OCing options in BIOS? I don't have much cash, and I'm spending a lot on the CPU, so I'd like to keep the mobo cost somewhat down, preferably beneath the $200 US mark.