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B&W

B&W

B&W

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Hey Guys

My Current Spec

Q660 G0 @ 2.4 Ghz
Locked Foxconn Motherboard.........
Sapphire HD 5850
2GB DDR2 RAM
Be Quiet 530W PSU

what should i do to get ready for BF3??? i will be adding 2gb DDR3 ram but i dont know which motherboard to get. i want one that isn't too expensive but will give me a good overclock for high end gaming.......
 
Dude, finding a motherboard thats still lga775 and that takes your DDR2 and DDR3 is going to be next to impossible (if there is such a thing? I seen a few AMD boards with it) then it may not work with both types of RAM installed, so getting a full 4GB kit would be smarter then go from there.

So 2X2GB DDR3 kit is £35 ish.

Then find a lga775 DDR3 motherboard either new or used for the rest of your gear, that will let you overclock with a nice big heatsink added too.
 
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Dude, finding a motherboard thats still lga775 and that takes your DDR2 and DDR3 is going to be next to impossible (if there is such a thing? I seen a few AMD boards with it) then it may not work with both types of RAM installed, so getting a full 4GB kit would be smarter then go from there.

So 2X2GB DDR3 kit is £35 ish.

Then find a lga775 DDR3 motherboard either new or used for the rest of your gear, that will let you overclock with a nice big heatsink added too.
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No No No, im looking for a DDR3 motherboard. what do you think i should do?
which should i get?
 
PhillyDee said:
DDR3 on an LGA775 motherboard is a waste tbh, though a minimum of 4gb is required.

What sort of cash can you spend?
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£65-80 pound just on the motherboard.

and why is DDR3 on a LG775 Mobo a waste..........???
 
Well OCUK stock almost nothing, the P45 boards are like £100, shocking prices.

The Clearance section has nothing.

Members market im afraid for you.
 
stulid said:
Well OCUK stock almost nothing, the P45 boards are like £100, shocking prices.

The Clearance section has nothing.

Members market im afraid for you.
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Which motherboard would u recommend i look for.
 
I know very little about good overclocking 775 boards, Then theres the issue of finding one with DDR3 support, I have just gone through about 10 different boards at Gigabytes website using various chipsets and they all seamed DDR2, a few P45 boards were DDR3.

nvidia did chipsets for them too, they maybe DDR3 as well.
 
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Sorry B&W for messing up your thread. Lets get back on topic.

I would recommend the Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR motherboard for your price and requirements.

Good luck finding one :)
 
I had the Asus p5KC which allowed either DDR2 and DDR3. Running with 4gb of DDR2, some DDR3 came into the workshop so I took the opportunity to try it out (naughty). The results were near enough identical,and in some cases worse.. even when increasing the frequency of the RAM. I've never been overly convinced about the combination boards as my overclocking was severely hampered, so i sold it.

However, since you are running only 2gb of DDR2, then buying a cheap secondhand combo board and DDR3 may be a good option. But I would certainly look at upping the speed of your Q6600.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
I had the Asus p5KC which allowed either DDR2 and DDR3. Running with 4gb of DDR2, some DDR3 came into the workshop so I took the opportunity to try it out (naughty). The results were near enough identical,and in some cases worse.. even when increasing the frequency of the RAM. I've never been overly convinced about the combination boards as my overclocking was severely hampered, so i sold it.

However, since you are running only 2gb of DDR2, then buying a cheap secondhand combo board and DDR3 may be a good option. But I would certainly look at upping the speed of your Q6600.
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i will be getting rid of the DDR2 2GB Ram and using 4GB DDR3 only.
 
Any reason for specifically wanting DDR3? It is cheaper at the moment but I doubt you will see the difference plus some 775 boards which take the DDR3 memory can be very fussy. I would stick with DDR2 (while cursing the prices) and buy a P5Qdeluxe board. Great crossfire boards and very good for overclocking :) Quire a few about on ebay though you may find better priced ones in the MM?
 
DDR3 because its cheaper and faster + DDR2 is expensive and its ****e to be honest now.

still stuck with which mobo to get.
 
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