BF2S Forums Looking about buying a new Motherboard, compatability?

Well, from looking about, it look's like €150-€200 is about the range of the Sli Intel ones. But a good price/perfomance one would be good.

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Well, from looking about, it look's like €150-€200 is about the range of the Sli Intel ones. But a good price/perfomance one would be good.

Am slightly confused (makes a change ), you have €150-€200 for a new SLI capable motherboard and CPU?  I think that is pushing it, will have a look though.  I did look at your RAM link, and am almost certain you wont get a descent SLI board with 65nm support (Q6600) that uses DDR RAM.

Bell wrote:

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Well, from looking about, it look's like €150-€200 is about the range of the Sli Intel ones. But a good price/perfomance one would be good.

Am slightly confused (makes a change ), you have €150-€200 for a new SLI capable motherboard and CPU?  I think that is pushing it, will have a look though.  I did look at your RAM link, and am almost certain you wont get a descent SLI board with 65nm support (Q6600) that uses DDR RAM.

Ya I was thinking that, Well RAM is relatively cheap, so I suppose I could invest about €60 for 3GB of it. But the Ram compatability was just wishful thinking aslong as it's got the other stuff its fine, I could get new RAM.

Try getting a 45nm and not 65nm, for ever-needed upgrades.

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Negerkungen wrote:

I would go with this one
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=344350
but you need to change your RAM,otherwise it's a waste of money.

Aye, I was thinking a 780i would come up, would an XFX one be just as good? it's on Elara, and it takes my card as a payment type while Komplett doesnt + it's cheaper...
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsful … MMEN350345

Bell wrote:

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Bell wrote:

Am slightly confused (makes a change ), you have €150-€200 for a new SLI capable motherboard and CPU?  I think that is pushing it, will have a look though.  I did look at your RAM link, and am almost certain you wont get a descent SLI board with 65nm support (Q6600) that uses DDR RAM.

Ya I was thinking that, Well RAM is relatively cheap, so I suppose I could invest about €60 for 3GB of it. But the Ram compatability was just wishful thinking aslong as it's got the other stuff its fine, I could get new RAM.

So what is your budget for the Q6600 and the motherboard?

The Q6600 is about 200 I think wasn't it?
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsful … ECE1327922

So about €460 for Mobo + CPU + Ram (any good Ram suggestions anyone? 3Gb please no need for more i got a 32 bit vista)

Ok, those are Temp Sold out on Komplett... what about this x3? RAM.

Elara really is the better option for me to buy here, saves have to use the sisters Visa.

Hmm, I plan to keep this comp for along time and upgrade it as the years go by, so in that sense would the 780i be better? money isn't a problem here, so spending the extra 100 to safe guard spending more on a new mobo in the future would be better for me.

What would you do im my position?

Edit: also what stability probs do you mention? are these in general or related to overclocking etc?

Last edited by IrishGrimReaper (2008-05-24 14:27:21)

Alright, what about Thermal Paste and CPU fan?

Thanks alot so far guys.

AS5 (Arctic Silver 5) would do the trick nicely. Regarding the fan...what Freezer said - price?

Nothing extreme for the Fan to be honest I no you all use the Zalmans etc for overclocking, I just want something thatll keep it cool and is of good quality, nothing 2 big either. I suppose about €25 would be good.

p.s: Something that isn't too noisy either please.

Last edited by IrishGrimReaper (2008-05-24 14:39:47)

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Hmm, I plan to keep this comp for along time and upgrade it as the years go by, so in that sense would the 780i be better? money isn't a problem here, so spending the extra 100 to safe guard spending more on a new mobo in the future would be better for me.

What would you do im my position?

Edit: also what stability probs do you mention? are these in general or related to overclocking etc?

I seem like a total anti nvidia guy on these forms but I genuinly dislike them from personal experience.

I have had first hand experience with no less than nine Nforce boards failing in some way in the last 18 months.  Two Evga 680i boards, and a 780i also from evga (this is where there phenominal customer care comes in, the product might of been shite, but those guys I dealt with where great).  The other six, where mates of mine hoping to jump onto the SLI 8800 bandwagon and having a lot problems with it, they where all hardware problems, defective parts, though one was more of a software issue in my opinion (mix of eVGA, XFX and Asus, the top brands :\).

Contrast that with my dealings of intel boards and I've had two problems, one DOA, and the other, the guy was just being too ambitious with his overclock.

If I where you, I'd go with the Q6600 (well personally an E8400), any Intel board (X48>X38>P35), and run a single graphics card solution.  I dont want to say get rid of the 8800GT's cause there good cards, but perhaps a single more powerful card on an Intel board would be a better option, or even one of those new 4870s. apparntly less than £150 and atleast 25% quicker than a 9800GTX.  But, thats just going to push up that cost.

Does have to be said though, all of the failures I mentioned with Nforce boards did involve overclocking scenario's, under stock settings am sure they would be much more reliable, but the fact of the matter is you could overclock the bijesus out of an intel board and it still be more stable than a stock nforce based rig.

Martyn

Bell wrote:

IrishGrimReaper wrote:

Hmm, I plan to keep this comp for along time and upgrade it as the years go by, so in that sense would the 780i be better? money isn't a problem here, so spending the extra 100 to safe guard spending more on a new mobo in the future would be better for me.

What would you do im my position?

Edit: also what stability probs do you mention? are these in general or related to overclocking etc?

I seem like a total anti nvidia guy on these forms but I genuinly dislike them from personal experience.

I have had first hand experience with no less than nine Nforce boards failing in some way in the last 18 months.  Two Evga 680i boards, and a 780i also from evga (this is where there phenominal customer care comes in, the product might of been shite, but those guys I dealt with where great).  The other six, where mates of mine hoping to jump onto the SLI 8800 bandwagon and having a lot problems with it, they where all hardware problems, defective parts, though one was more of a software issue in my opinion (mix of eVGA, XFX and Asus, the top brands :\).

Contrast that with my dealings of intel boards and I've had two problems, one DOA, and the other, the guy was just being too ambitious with his overclock.

If I where you, I'd go with the Q6600 (well personally an E8400), any Intel board (X48>X38>P35), and run a single graphics card solution.  I dont want to say get rid of the 8800GT's cause there good cards, but perhaps a single more powerful card on an Intel board would be a better option, or even one of those new 4870s. apparntly less than £150 and atleast 25% quicker than a 9800GTX.  But, thats just going to push up that cost.

Does have to be said though, all of the failures I mentioned with Nforce boards did involve overclocking scenario's, under stock settings am sure they would be much more reliable, but the fact of the matter is you could overclock the bijesus out of an intel board and it still be more stable than a stock nforce based rig.

Martyn

You've been extremely unlikely. Did all of these boards come from the same place perhaps?

I know tons of people with 680i's that have never ever had a problem. The only problems I've ever heard from 680i's are when they first came out and had crappy BIOS/drivers, but that was fixed with updates.