need a new mobo
- Thread starter Hughsy
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If you don't plan on using SLi or RAID you could save yourself some money and get the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 Intel P43 link.
I would then spend the saving on 4gig of memory link (if your sig is still in date) – as you will see a significant increase in overall performance for your money.
Additional: Do you overclock and do you have a third-party cooler?
If not to both you could also buy a third-party cooler (approx £15 for a budget version - link) and get some more MHz out of the Q6600 - it should hit 3GHz comfortably with out too much tweaking.
The above clock with 4gig of memory would be a tidy little boost to your system for a very limited outlay.
I would then spend the saving on 4gig of memory link (if your sig is still in date) – as you will see a significant increase in overall performance for your money.
Additional: Do you overclock and do you have a third-party cooler?
If not to both you could also buy a third-party cooler (approx £15 for a budget version - link) and get some more MHz out of the Q6600 - it should hit 3GHz comfortably with out too much tweaking.
The above clock with 4gig of memory would be a tidy little boost to your system for a very limited outlay.
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Is it still in Warranty?
P45 are great so is the X48 - but as you're not using SLi or RAID(?) - you could save yourself some money.
If you want a deluxe future proof model that's Gigabyte then you could get the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 link for just under £100 - but you would be paying for a lot of features you wouldn't be using. There are always ASUS models to consider - but I understand if you're looking for familarity.
If you want a deluxe future proof model that's Gigabyte then you could get the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 link for just under £100 - but you would be paying for a lot of features you wouldn't be using. There are always ASUS models to consider - but I understand if you're looking for familarity.
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Very few i imagine - at a glance the X48 has DTS.
Both boards are packed with features - a lot of which you wont be using - but at least you have options available to you in the future.
Either chipset will be serve you well if you want to spend £100 - if not the P43 is a rejected P45 chipset and is only £60 but has a smaller potential FSB and memory.
Both boards are packed with features - a lot of which you wont be using - but at least you have options available to you in the future.
Either chipset will be serve you well if you want to spend £100 - if not the P43 is a rejected P45 chipset and is only £60 but has a smaller potential FSB and memory.
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