Finally I am ready to order my new parts. I was in the same position a few months ago and then my cylinder head gasket went on my car £400 worth of set back. So back on track now and ready to order, but first some advice on what motherboard.
I have been undecided on a few to be honest. I will be using it with the Q6600 (OEM) and will be looking to overclock it to at least 3.2Ghz with something like the Tuniq Tower. I will also be buying the new Nvidia G92 GTS (when it comes out) and some Crucial Ballistix memory along with the Akasa Mirage case and the Corsair HX620 PSU and a Western Digital 320Mb Hard drive. I do fancy the Abit IX38 QuadGT but it is quite expensive and I am not sure if its worth the extra over a good P35 board, any ideas guys ?
X38 Boards
Abit IX38 QuadGT
Gigabyte X38-DS5
P35 Boards
Abit IP35 Pro
Gigabyte P35 DS4
Asus P5K Premium
I have been undecided on a few to be honest. I will be using it with the Q6600 (OEM) and will be looking to overclock it to at least 3.2Ghz with something like the Tuniq Tower. I will also be buying the new Nvidia G92 GTS (when it comes out) and some Crucial Ballistix memory along with the Akasa Mirage case and the Corsair HX620 PSU and a Western Digital 320Mb Hard drive. I do fancy the Abit IX38 QuadGT but it is quite expensive and I am not sure if its worth the extra over a good P35 board, any ideas guys ?
X38 Boards
Abit IX38 QuadGT
Gigabyte X38-DS5
P35 Boards
Abit IP35 Pro
Gigabyte P35 DS4
Asus P5K Premium
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I keep reading about voltage problems with the Pro though ? is that the Vdrop Vdroop issue ? Does the Abit IX38 QuadGT have the same problem too ?