Best mobo for a q6600 + a 8800gtx? - gaming performance wise

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Hey peeps.....trying to decide which mobo board to go for with a q6600.

i preferably want it best for gaming and overclockability.
i was looking at the abit IP35-pro and the asus striker extreme.......money isn't that bigger problem.......so can afford the striker if needed.

i was also basing this on the bundles that are on the site.......and it seems for them bundles the IP35-pro is the one to go for.........
is there the best one to go for if ive got a nvidia GFX for example?

plus which would be the best future proof mobo aswell??

any ideas would be greatly appreicated!!!
thanks
JD
 
I have just spec'd a friend's brand new pc using the Q6600 and the IP35 pro mobo. Will be fine when the new penryn cores come out in the future.

Can't see the point goin to x38 yet, as is DDR3 and is still too expensive at the moment with little/no performance gains.

My vote is for the Abit IP35, however the Gigabyte boards (DS3P and DQ6) look pretty good too.
 
im in the same boat too, ive about 20days left to activate vista home prem oem. currently using a p5b-delxue. if anyone can shed more light on whats the best board to go for it would be greatly appreciated.
 
If you've got the money for a Striker Extreme, you're better off getting an X38 board or waiting to see how the 780i goes.

FWIW, I have a Q6600 and an 8800GTX, got an ASUS Formula Maximus SE on Friday and it clocks very nicely indeed... have my Q6600 at 3.5, although benchies I ran show that at that point, the limitation is GPU rather than CPU in the latest games.

Have a look at the X38 thread for the link if you want to see the benchmarks.
 
hi, which features do you really need? do you need to spend over £80 to get the clocks you want?

at this point id say that the CPU is going to be the deciding factor of how far you can OC as opposed to the Mobo (as long as you choose a half decent mobo). So as long as its stable, offers the feature you need, and clocks pretty well i think would be suitable?

FWIW i have an E6600 @ 3.33Ghz with an 8800GTX with 2GB Ballistix in an Abit Fatality FP-IN9 and with the latest Bios it boots first time every time, never resets/freezes so really i dont know what else i could ask for from a mobo?
 
Most P35 'enthusiast' boards will overclock your CPU fine. I have yet to see any marked difference that X38 offers over p35 so I see no reason to change. I would however upgrade my board if I was wanting to activate vista. A P5B, while great for dual core is lagging behind with Quad these days.
 
w3bbo said:
Most P35 'enthusiast' boards will overclock your CPU fine. I have yet to see any marked difference that X38 offers over p35 so I see no reason to change. I would however upgrade my board if I was wanting to activate vista. A P5B, while great for dual core is lagging behind with Quad these days.
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woot, knew you woould come along soon. i appreciate your advise as you know your stuff, one thing your posts lacks, what board to go for. something as futureproof as possible, maybe ddr2 and 3, or is that asking too much lol
 
I reckon the DDR2 and DDR3 on one board option is not too clever a choice.....bound to be compromises ;)

Thing is, the P35 and X38 (X48 ?) are the newest and spangliest, with 45nm support (Penryn etc.) and then there is potentially one further 'refresh' at most before Intel move away from the 775 socket anyway.....
 
If you are going to keep your mobo for some time then get an X38.

around 30 quid more than a good P35 mobo but with more features.

Not really that useful now but will be in the future.

But new mobos will be out by then.

You cant go wrong with a Abit P35 or Gigabyte DQ6 but I'm selling my Abit P35 Pro after a month as I want to have a play with an X38 mobo for kicks.
 
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woot, knew you woould come along soon. i appreciate your advise as you know your stuff, one thing your posts lacks, what board to go for. something as futureproof as possible, maybe ddr2 and 3, or is that asking too much lol
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All depends on how much you wanna spend m8 but I would aim for P5k deluxe, Abit iP35 pro, Gigabyte DQ6 - depending on your preference of manufacturer/bios. You will pay a small premium for X38 and for that you get Pcie 2.0 - not really usefull at all yet or in the near future. You could also wait for the 780i which will use sli but that is basicly a rejigged 680i with a bridge chp to enable pcie 2.0.

If money was no object then I would go for an Asus maximus extreme or formula depending on wether you want DDR3 or want to stick with DDR2 respectively.

Hope that helps.
 
w3bbo said:
All depends on how much you wanna spend m8 but I would aim for P5k deluxe, Abit iP35 pro, Gigabyte DQ6 - depending on your preference of manufacturer/bios. You will pay a small premium for X38 and for that you get Pcie 2.0 - not really usefull at all yet or in the near future. You could also wait for the 780i which will use sli but that is basicly a rejigged 680i with a bridge chp to enable pcie 2.0.

If money was no object then I would go for an Asus maximus extreme or formula depending on wether you want DDR3 or want to stick with DDR2 respectively.

Hope that helps.
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hmm, just bought another 2 gig of geil, dont fancy spending more money on ddr3, and about 3 times the current price of the geil 6400. ill stick with ddr2 for a while yet. im happy with the asus p5b, maybe a few nigglies that could be better/fixed ie: vdroop, double boot and pcie-x1 problems. takes a while to iron them out but its a good board overall when working well.

never used an abit board, just put a gigabyte ds3 in my brothers setup a week ago, seems a great board, havnt even thought about overclocking it tbh, looks confusing compared to the asus.

does the p5k-d have any of the problems that the p5b-d does? ^^^
 
easyrider said:
If you are going to keep your mobo for some time then get an X38.
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I typically keep my PC for 2-3 years, so am holding out for an X38 (still on a 915P).

I really want the dual PCIE x16 slots as I plan to have two graphics cards fitted (for multi monitor setup not SLI).

PCIE 2.0 should be useful next year as well (graphics card usually updated annually).
 
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how well does the 680 chipset work along side a quad core? if it works well im sure the 780 would do too. am i wrong?

im a keen asus fan but im also an nvidia fan boy.
 
Some struggle, some are ok. If you have your eyes on a 680i make sure its the later A1 revision.
 
P5k deluxe...just

Reasons - I refuse to buy gigabyte on the grounds they look like a 3yr olds crayola contest entrant. No matter how good they perform I just couldn't face putting one in my rig because they just look...well...wrong! I also don't like the bios as I prefer to set my values rather than be spoon fed how much I'm overvolting them by. If you can cope with the colour then they do appear to perform well though and for whatever reason seem very popular on ocuk.

Its a very close call between the Abit and Asus. Both are very popular. Both are well supported within the OC community. Both are very reliable boards and both will clock your cpu past 400fsb if its capable, usually quite a lot more. They are both evenly matched tbh. As I aint had an abit board for a few years I tend to stick with what I know and I personally would buy Asus as there bios's are fairly simple to use and update. Add to that most databases I have seen, the Asus boards usually dominate. Whether thats because they simply sell more or perform better I don't know as I aint got a IP35 to compare. If abit want to send me one to compare I will but I won't be buying one on the off chance that it 'might' perform well and I 'might' like it - stick to what you know imo. Also if you are watercooling, manufacturers tend to release specific chipset blocks for the Asus boards whereas with other manufacturers you have to hope that a generic block will fit. In all the Asus seems to be better supported worldwide although you wouldn't believe it as the official Asus support site sucks. This however dosn't really matter as overclocking forums worldwide have lots of threads on each board should you need any help or encounter problems.

Personal preference m8. All 3 mid range boards are a great choice for C2D or C2Q.
 
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tbh i feel the same way about the gigabyte boards, look nasty and after looking through the BIOS on my brothers board it looked naff compared to the Asus, too many 'percentage options' and not enough 'enter a number between x & x'

is this the Asus board you are referring to?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-237-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=913

is the Asus striker extreme 680i a good board for quad core clocking? how would it compare to the p5k?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-208-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=205
 
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