need a ddr2 lga775 xfire mobo

matkeys · 11 Jun 2010 at 12:45

got a asus p5nt currently which i didnt plan far enough ahead to sli or xfire

so i want to get a xfire capable mobo with about the same specs as the p5nt

i was thinking of going ddr3 but i dont really need massive memory power and the 4gb i got is fine! ill be running 2 5850's and a q6600 and looking to oc the cpu and memory and proberly leave the gpu running stock unless ocing in xfire is easy.

cheers

matkeys · 11 Jun 2010 at 17:06

this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-SKT-775-...oards_CPUs&hash=item20af6ecb3c#ht_2241wt_1137

matkeys · 11 Jun 2010 at 19:10

yer , so how you ment to show ppl stuff lol. well im getting one 5850 then ill keep looking for the p5q till i find a cheaper one, then buy another 5850

matkeys · 12 Jun 2010 at 14:50

yer its what i will be doing,

ill be running 2 5850's and a q6600

matkeys · 12 Jun 2010 at 23:19

the p5Q?

matkeys · 13 Jun 2010 at 15:04

mrdbristol said:
Asus Maximus II Formula.

Running my Q9650 @ 445fsb

Crossfire 5850s'

DDR2

Ticks all your requirements

sounds good. is that 445fsb 8x, = 3.6?

so suppose i need to find which is better the p5q or the maximus 2

matkeys · 13 Jun 2010 at 15:05

pastymuncher said:
Missed the Q6600 bit. The P5Q should get the Q6600 quite a way past 3.2Ghz. Quite a few Q6600's will do 3.6-3.8Ghz.

is that on G0 stepping tho right? and i suppose i wont know for sure till i buy it and check cpu. or will it say it on the heat spreader

matkeys · 13 Jun 2010 at 16:07

will that be printed on the heat spreader? the G0 stepping part? my local cex has a Q6600 for £95 and i THINK thats G0 stepping

matkeys · 13 Jun 2010 at 17:16

ok, thanks for that ill have to take a look. if its not a slacr i suppose its not worth £95

matkeys · 13 Jun 2010 at 19:18

i had a look, for the life of me i cant find the mm !! think im blind!!

also i get the warranty from cex, and no doubt ill have some thing to trade like my old phone for £33 so would make it cheap, and as i got my phone for free im quids in!!

matkeys · 14 Jun 2010 at 20:55

aint on my menu i got 60 more days to wait

matkeys · 17 Jun 2010 at 17:05

just got one for £85 and luckily it was the slacr

but i got a good touch as i won £15 on a £5 scratch card, traded in my x1950xtx for £36 and a old ipod nano 2nd gen and dock for £31.60 so ended up paying £7.40 theoretically!!!

matkeys · 18 Jun 2010 at 23:08

so the Asus Maximus II Formula is going to be my best bet now i have a Q5500 and a 5770 but soon to go xfire

matkeys · 20 Jun 2010 at 19:02

Baldrick1001 said:
I just don't think x fire is worth the hassle - a single 5850 will be, generally, sufficient for a while (depending on screen res and game etc) if games start to struggle the sell it and look for another single card solution.

because i couldn't find a 5850 in my price range, it was what i was going to get but the only one on offer was in Manchester for £210 which is like 300 miles away!

matkeys · 20 Jun 2010 at 20:14

yer sorry i was chopping and changing a lot. i buy from cex as its atturly cheaper then ebay!

plus i get to trade in my old stuff all at once. ive jumped 40fps in cod4 and have no glitching in grid any more so thats all i care about!