Comments on upgrades

CyZMyAssBaby · 29 Dec 2007 at 20:15

All of the x38 motherboards support x2 PCIE x16 lanes

They all support cross fire but not Sli

Which x38 board would you consider and what is your motherboard budget out of interest

GregI · 29 Dec 2007 at 21:11

CyZMyAssBaby said:
All of the x38 motherboards support x2 PCIE x16 lanes

They all support cross fire but not Sli

Which x38 board would you consider and what is your motherboard budget out of interest

I only really want to go with gigabyte for a mobo. The ASUS x38 boards are way too expensive for what you get.

CyZMyAssBaby · 29 Dec 2007 at 21:18

GregI said:
I only really want to go with gigabyte for a mobo.

johnrs · 30 Dec 2007 at 13:09

Wow. Lots of info here. So I think I will go for the Abit IP35 PRO MB and the Q6600

Can anyone suggest some good memory to go with this.. looking at 4gb. nothing too expensive.

Cheers for all your comments so far.. given me a lot to read and look at.

J.D · 30 Dec 2007 at 13:29

I just got the IP35 Pro on Friday and it's a great motherboard. Booted this brand new E2180 @ 3.2Ghz first time at 1.3v and been running fine since. I've tried 3.6Ghz but it was no go for now. I haven't tried too long though.

Go for the Geil ULL RAM. I opted for that myself and it's been great so far. I was going to get the OCZ stuff but a few people told me to just go for this. I don't think you could make a wrong choice between the two really. The Geil has slightly tighter timings too.

johnrs · 30 Dec 2007 at 17:58

Thanks. Will take a look at them..

johnrs · 1 Jan 2008 at 15:02

OK. based on what you guys have said (thanks for your input) I am going to order the following

IP35 Pro MB
Intel Q6600 CPU
2 lot of GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) to make 4 GB
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM SATA

Sound OK??

J.D · 1 Jan 2008 at 17:14

johnrs said:
OK. based on what you guys have said (thanks for your input) I am going to order the following

IP35 Pro MB
Intel Q6600 CPU
2 lot of GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) to make 4 GB
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM SATA

Sound OK??

Looking great although I'd pick up a normal SataII Drive and leave the Raptors as the Hitachi drives are not much slower to be honest. I've only seen a review of Hitachi Vs the Raptor and I'll tell you that the price does not match the perormance in any way at all. It will give you slightly faster access times but that's not all that drives do.