Upgrading soon, which of these would you pick

w00dy85 · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:07

Well I'm thinking of upgrading my CPU, mobo and ram. Going Intel this time, been looking at Q6700 and a Q9445, not sure which to go for as I may think about overclocking later, if I do OC I’m not think of stupid speeds 3 to 3.2Ghz would be great.

I’ve also been looking at motherboards and have found 2 I like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard

or this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-127-GI

Which do you think would be better?

Also this is the memory I am looking at

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB)

I've also heard Intel are cutting prices on the 20th of July has any one else heard this?

semi-pro waster · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:18

The second motherboard (Gigabyte) isn't suitable for use with that memory as it is DDR3 only, the first motherboard is a combo motherboard and they tend to fall between two stools - not being great at anything.

What is your budget here? You might find out that someone will be able to advise of better options.

w00dy85 · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:22

my budget is £350 Max

Just checked the Gigabyte dose take DRR2

Admiral Huddy · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:23

£350 budget on a motherboard.. Will you marry me?

Blue Cypher · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:25

Admiral Huddy said:
£350 budget on a motherboard.. Will you marry me?

If he doesnt i will

semi-pro waster · 14 Jul 2008 at 15:33

w00dy85 said:
my budget is £350 Max

Just checked the Gigabyte dose take DRR2

Sorry that is my fault for reading the title rather than the model number although OcUK really need to sort out some of the titles and descriptions for these motherboards. My comments about combo motherboards still apply though.

If those are the three parts you want then I might suggest something like this.

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Sub Total : £273.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £49.39
Total : £331.61

shaffaaf27 · 14 Jul 2008 at 18:24

do we have any reviews about the P5Q on stability and OCing?

because i remember the ASUS P5N-E and how amazing it was with Ocing etc, but a MASSIVE load were getting killed easily, and were very unstable, and had FBS holes.

w00dy85 · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:38

Admiral Huddy said:
£350 budget on a motherboard.. Will you marry me?

Sorry already happily married

semi-pro waster said:
Sorry that is my fault for reading the title rather than the model number although OcUK really need to sort out some of the titles and descriptions for these motherboards. My comments about combo motherboards still apply though.

If those are the three parts you want then I might suggest something like this.

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Sub Total : £273.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £49.39
Total : £331.61

I'm Interested in the mobo, would be nice to read some reviews on the board like shaffaaf27 said. I've also looked at the OCZ memory before and do quite like it.

Tetsu · 14 Jul 2008 at 22:51

semi-pro waster said:
The second motherboard (Gigabyte) isn't suitable for use with that memory as it is DDR3 only, the first motherboard is a combo motherboard and they tend to fall between two stools - not being great at anything.

What is your budget here? You might find out that someone will be able to advise of better options.

does "combo" just refer to the fact it supports both ddr2 & 3?

semi-pro waster · 15 Jul 2008 at 07:29

Tetsu said:
does "combo" just refer to the fact it supports both ddr2 & 3?

Yep, while it might initially sound like a good idea they don't tend to have the stability or features of a motherboard that just picks one memory type and I'd actually argue that they are relatively pointless for most anyway.

Tetsu · 15 Jul 2008 at 10:02

semi-pro waster said:
Yep, while it might initially sound like a good idea they don't tend to have the stability or features of a motherboard that just picks one memory type and I'd actually argue that they are relatively pointless for most anyway.

thanks for the info m8y :cool:

pastymuncher · 15 Jul 2008 at 10:32

Steer clear of the Asus P5KC Combo. There have been loads of problems with this board. Just check the Asus forums. Out of all the combo boards about the only one worth bothering with is the Gigabyte.