new mobo

JeffHoon · 11 May 2007 at 20:00

thinking of buying these components:-

GEIL 2GB 800MHZ (Cheap!)
BFG 8800 GTS 640MB (Not going to SLI)
E6600 C2D 2.40 GHZ
ARCTIC FREEZER PRO 7
CORSAIR HX 620W
VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64BIT

things that i need from the mobo:-

good onboard sound (trying to not add the expense of a sound card)
overclocking potential (my first time, so easier the better)
compatible with GEIL RAM
price under £135

when i look at the list of socket 775 mobos in stock, i just can't make a decision either way. any help in the matter would be great.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 11 May 2007 at 22:14

DS3. To be honest.

Jaffa_Cake · 11 May 2007 at 22:21

DS3P not the DS3 ( can't allow any confusion

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-076-GI

BUFF · 11 May 2007 at 23:21

AB9 QuadGT or if you don't need the features an 965P-S3/DS3.

JeffHoon · 11 May 2007 at 23:50

ds3p looks great for the price, only thing that i noticed is that there is no cooling system for the chipsets like in the DQ6, could that be a problem? would i have to buy/mount some extra fans on the mobo?

thanks for your reply.

Cob · 11 May 2007 at 23:59

Nah the chipset's fine. It gets hot, but not too hot.

JeffHoon · 12 May 2007 at 00:03

Thanks for your help, but one final question. Are GEIL mem sticks compatible with these boards? Thinking of sticking 4x1GB sticks of GEIL in cos they are so cheap and will be using vista 64bit.

Cob · 12 May 2007 at 00:31

Get the PC5300 Crucial Ballistix instead.

Ignore the PC5300 rating. It's a wolf in sheeps clothing

Servo · 12 May 2007 at 08:18

Cob said:
Get the PC5300 Crucial Ballistix instead.

Ignore the PC5300 rating. It's a wolf in sheeps clothing

I'll go with that, DS3P and the crucial ram, got mine @ 950 4.4.4.10. Great combo.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 12 May 2007 at 09:48

Why the DS3P over the DS3?

Servo · 12 May 2007 at 09:56

DS3P has a lot extra on it, 2 x pci-e, firewire, more sataII connectors, and I believe a sound card update.