Planning my next upgrade

Thorne · 11 Feb 2007 at 13:43

Just looking to upgrade my system to this , just wondered if anyone had an any views on any of my choices or know of any issues/compatibility problems.

2 x BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

4GB (4 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2

2 x LiteON LH-20A1P-487C 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer –

Asus P5W64-WS Pro Intel 975X (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

BFG 1000W UK/PFC Approved PSU

Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB)

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Silver Trim (No PSU)

4 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache (Raid 0+1)

Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP 30" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Thanks for any help

Mark

Lolcb · 11 Feb 2007 at 13:50

Motherboard.

Thorne · 11 Feb 2007 at 13:55

Lolcb said:
Motherboard.

Can you eloborate on that, I bought the Gigabyte 975x only to find it wont support duo, would prefer to stick to the 975x chipset

So what do you suggest

Lolcb · 11 Feb 2007 at 15:34

Your motherboard won't support SLI.

Get the 680i boards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-119-AB

Thorne · 25 Feb 2007 at 15:01

Going to go with the Asus Extreme and change the processor to an X6800.

Lolcb · 25 Feb 2007 at 15:27

Stick with QX6700 and go for

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-119-AB&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=