Self build - help please

[Jody]

i would say stick with p35 as it does almost everything x38 does except give 2 16x pcie slots in crossfire. its also a lot cheaper too

yeah just noticed the price difference, so which p35 would you go for?

 

[Jody]

happy building Jody

thanx wizard

 

[Jody]

If you want the x38 for overclocking and DDR3

Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=946

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/11/22/asus_maximus_formula_and_extreme/1

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/asus/Maximus Extreme/g1.htm

The alternative x38 without DDR3 would be the Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-253-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=946

Many thanks CyZMyAssBaby

 

[CyZMyAssBaby]

Yeah thats the one i was looking at, i want to keep this comp for at least 3 yrs so this would be ok with ddr3 support, and from what ive been reading this is meant to be a good overclocker isnt it?

Yes it should be. the formula has shown to a extremely good over clocker here on the forum
And there are a couple of forum members who have the extreme and it has shown to be a good over clocker.


****Official ASUS MAXIMUS EXTREME Thread*****


http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17818041&highlight=asus+maximus


*****Official ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA thread*****


http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17789878&highlight=asus+maximus


The Intel Quadcore Database

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17779323

 

[jak731]

look at post #2, it almost fitted everything you origanally wanted and was just a tiny bit over you budget. post your final spec before you buy though

 

[Jody]

look at post #2, it almost fitted everything you origanally wanted and was just a tiny bit over you budget. post your final spec before you buy though

Thanx for your time mate, i like the spec in post #2 + #3 i may opt for the raptors in raid0 yet, ill be back to get your final approval before purchase.

Thanx to everyone for your warm welcome and great responces,

Regards Jody

 

[Jody]

Happy new year

 

[jellybeard999]

Hi jody,

Raptors arent significantly faster in comparison to other drives, except in seek speeds, and since encoding is basically data transfer, they wont offer much more in that task IMO.

Id go for RAID0 for the in progress encoding and the operating system, another large drive for storage and backup etc.

 

[Ben M]

welcome to the forums =]

All of the specs I've read here include graphics cards which have 256mb of memory.

I cannot recommend enough stretching that extra little bit and getting 512MB, because it will really be worth your while in the long run.

You didn't mention the size of your monitor, but if it's much above 17" then I would definately spend the extra money for the extra Vmemory.