A few months ago when I originally started to look for components I had the P5B high on my list. But I changed my mind recently, read some onboard sound problems, and the choice of video card I wanted to use.
Here are a couple MBs I looked at of the P5B flavor. ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $178 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131045 ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $123 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131030 Keep in mind i might run with an SLI setup in the future. These boards do not seem to support that, and since I'm going with the 8800GTX these may not be right for me right now. I don't mind spending a little more on a motherboard than what the Gigabyte 965 costs if it does what I want and gives me the performance I am looking for. On 3/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd stay away from the Gigabyte 965 boards, many people seem to have issues with them and most comment on their bad build quality. Asus seems to be the best mobo manufacturer for Conroe CPUs at the moment. The P5B series is about as solid as they come. Grab one, some 667 DDR2 RAM and an E4300 and you have a cheap way of hitting 3GHz (these chips hit 3GHz without breaking a sweat). Then pick up an 8800GTS and you have quite a beast :) Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of GPL Sent: 24 March 2007 02:17 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Need Advice: My PC Build '07 My last rebuild, 2003 so I'm excited to get this new project going. The only thing I plan on re-using is my chieftec tower. I'm pulling the guts out of it and putting it in another tower. That p4 3.2 still does regular PC work just fine -- but I want to get back into the higher end gaming. My budget is around $1600, I don't need to spend it all but want a good gaming machine. If I need to spend a little more, I might be able to if I'm out of my realm. Most of the stuff I play are first person shooters, C&C type games (New one coming!), and flight simulators like MSFS and IL2. So far I have settled on the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 since I can't justify the extra price of the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 per its performance. I believe I'm also going with a single Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM hard drive. I also want 2GB of ram too, I used CRUCIAL on my last PC. I'm open to all suggestions as I research some more. I'm open to motherboard, memory type, especially VIDEO CARD, and also a POWER SUPPLY. I'm staying with XP for now, but will do VISTA later in '07. TIA for suggestions! -George ******* This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. Clifford Chance LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales under number OC323571. The firm's registered office and principal place of business is at 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. For further details, including a list of members and their professional qualifications, see our website at www.cliffordchance.com. The firm uses the word 'partner' to refer to a member of Clifford Chance LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The firm is regulated by the Law Society of England & Wales.
