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nomaan
Aug 9th, 2007, 05:43 PM
OK i think its time for me to upgrade from my athlon xp 1900+

Im trying to get the best/top of the line CPU+Motherboard so i can have a strong base to start from. At first i was going to get the AMD 5600+ now i have changed my mind to Intel E6750.

Now ive been looking through motherboards and its all very confusing I dont know if i need half the features some of the boards offer. Ive narrowed it down to two.

So my plan is
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Processor = 217$
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3518&vpn=BX80557E6750&manufacture=INTEL

AND
ASUS P5K ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=24495&vpn=P5K&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1065
Or
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19635&promoid=1065

Which board would be best. Im also on a tight budget, i want the best value and this PC will be used for various activits including gaming and eventhough i dont know much about overclocking might want to OC in the future

any suggestions?
jeffyjaixx
Aug 9th, 2007, 05:46 PM
From those two, I would select the DS3 because you don't seem to want to overclock.

Or you can take a look at my S3 that I'm selling for $80 ;).
happyplato
Aug 9th, 2007, 06:10 PM
If both motherboard have the features you want, then I would pick ASUS P5K. It's newer and get supported longer than the DS3.
willy
Aug 9th, 2007, 06:34 PM
P5K is current generation but Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 is one generation older ... The GA-P35 series is the one you want.
nomaan
Aug 9th, 2007, 09:13 PM
so im thinking p5k however wats this p5kse version (25$ less)
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD9334

also if you were to purchase the e6750 which motherboard would u guys pair it with?

also is ther any new mbs that have more than one ide port?
trinh
Aug 9th, 2007, 11:57 PM
so im thinking p5k however wats this p5kse version (25$ less)
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD9334

also if you were to purchase the e6750 which motherboard would u guys pair it with?

also is ther any new mbs that have more than one ide port?

There are 3 version of Gigabytes DS3, in order to support E6750, I think you need the version 3 of the Gigabytes board. Most of the newer board only support 1 IDE channel because of the new Intel chipset. If you want 2 IDE channel, then your best would go with the Nvidia chipset instead.
nomaan
Aug 11th, 2007, 11:20 PM
There are 3 version of Gigabytes DS3, in order to support E6750, I think you need the version 3 of the Gigabytes board. Most of the newer board only support 1 IDE channel because of the new Intel chipset. If you want 2 IDE channel, then your best would go with the Nvidia chipset instead.

thanx :)
crazdefool
Aug 12th, 2007, 12:00 AM
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD1399&vpn=GA-P35-DS3L&manufacture=GIGABYTE

$94.99