what mobo to get..

confused..

confused..

confused..

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Hi guys nd gals

im new to this computer stuff so please excuse me if my question seems stupid...

i have decided to go for a intel core 2 duo e6600 and am not sure what mobo to get...either a asus or gigabyte...

i dnt rele hav a tight budget but nufin ova £200

can you guys help please....would be very much appreciated
 
If you don't need RAID, firewire etc. you can happily get something like an IP35-E or P35-DS3 for under £100.
Don't scrimp on your PSU though.
 
If you're not overclocking, then £ for £ the fastest AMD CPU's are currently quicker than the Intels. The Intels clock up by about 50% which is why they are so sought after.

AMD 6000

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-016-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=808

and

Nice cheap motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-195-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=803

with

You need a good quiet cooler!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

will get you a faster system straight out of the box than the Intel systems. And cheaper too.

If you really just want a fast-ish Intel system then;

E6750

coupled with a nice cooler and 650i Ultra motherboard will give you very good performance at stock and the overclocking instructions are here (about half-way down the thread).

Either system needs good RAM to perform at it's best and the OcUK Value stuff is superb value at the moment.

Either way, you'll get a stonkingly fast system at stock. Enjoy.
 
ok e6750 it is den as its cheaper nd faster..hav decided to get OCZ 2GB, PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 and finkin of this mobo Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R...
 
enigmo said:
Also, if buying new, why get an e6600 when an e6750 is cheaper but faster?
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got 1 less multi though so you have to run higher fsb to get a given clock -
comparable 1066fsb CPU is really the E6420 with it's 8x multi but which is slightly cheaper again.
 
The E6600 has a speed of 2.4GHz, which is achieved by FSB of 266MHz and Multiplier of 9 - 266*9 = 2394MHz - 2.4GHz

A chip with a lower multiplier (eg 8) will require a greater increase in FSB to achieve a given overall speed......so to get 2.4GHz with an 8x Multiplier one would need to have a FSB of 300MHz.

Initial C2D CPUs had a 1066MHz (quadpumped = 4*266MHz) bus.....newer CPUs (Exx50) have 1333MHz (4*333MHz) bus........so.......that's the maths over :)

In essence, when overclocking most CPUs, you raise the FSB.......motherboards tend to have a finite range of acceptable adjustment, as do the CPUs plugged into them........a higher multiplier on a CPU will make it easier to quickly raise the speed as each incremental adjustment is actually multiplied by said multiplier !
 
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Go for gigabyte - their current P35 boards just work, no hassle, very few problems and overclock nicely... as a previous DFI/Asus fan I find myself somewhat bemused to be reccomending them but their P35 boards are simply a way smoother and pleasing experience than I've ever had with either of those 2.
 
Rroff said:
their current P35 boards just work, no hassle, very few problems and overclock nicely.
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& you can say exactly the same of the abit - they are both good P35 ranges.
So, it's down to features/bundle/price or any specific requirements or preferences.
 
No.
The IP35-E & IP35 exhibited a double boot behaviour on cold boot (it's inherent to the chipset as the straps initialise & is normally hidden by some BIOS work) but a new beta BIOS has fixed it.
The IP35 Pro never showed it.
 
ah ok, cheers.

still unsure which to get!
abit ip35 or Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R or Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R worried about the lack of cooling on the gigabyte.
 
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