Suggestions for My Rig!

[PsYkHoTiK]

You can get lower end intels for pretty cheap too.

And if you don't want a right that will bottleneck, buying an amd over an intel is umm kinda a step in the wrong direction there.

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

You can get lower end intels for pretty cheap too.

And if you don't want a right that will bottleneck, buying an amd over an intel is umm kinda a step in the wrong direction there.

I agree!

Yeah, if the threadstarter purchase a simple P5K board, it'll at least help him to upgrade to 45nm processors and also quad cores if he wanted to do so. AMD's offering's currently difficult for further upgrades nowadays...

I admit I really love the P5K + E2180 for a dirt-cheap and no-frills gaming system. (I built one for my best friend and he enjoyed it so much!) At the very least he/she could get him/herself a E4xxx or an E6xxx later if feels like it.

[NoFormz]

Cool. I'll stick to Intel then. XD Intel and P5K it is. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. Really appreciate it.

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by NoFormz

Cool. I'll stick to Intel then. XD Intel and P5K it is. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. Really appreciate it.

Yeah, great choice!

I will recommend you the Asus P5KPL-VM - it's cheap, and pair it up with the E4500 or the E6xxx series processor. This board is sturdy enough already - if you insist of a wifi, there's a wifi version, but it'll be very expensive.

At the very least, you can still change to a Quad or a faster 45nm ones if you feel like it.

[NoFormz]

Cool. Nah, I won't be using WiFi. I just checked Asus P5KPL-VM out. It looks awesome.

BTW, I have an inquiry. Since the 8800GT will be using PCIE 2.0. Do you think that by Dec, there'll be a new mobo out that supports it?

And like what the review said, there'll be minimal effect right even if I use PCIE 1.1?

[Chai]

It doesn't matter. Not a single graphic card is capable of taking advantage of PCIE 2.

[PsYkHoTiK]

Intel X38 chipsets support PCIe 2.0 if I remember correctly.

[Chai]

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

Intel X38 chipsets support PCIe 2.0 if I remember correctly.

Yup so far only X38.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by NoFormz

Cool. Nah, I won't be using WiFi. I just checked Asus P5KPL-VM out. It looks awesome.

BTW, I have an inquiry. Since the 8800GT will be using PCIE 2.0. Do you think that by Dec, there'll be a new mobo out that supports it?

And like what the review said, there'll be minimal effect right even if I use PCIE 1.1?

Don't worry about PCI Express 2.0. The current PCI Express 1.1 works just as well. Just look at the amazing scores I got with PCI Express 1.1.

The additional bandwidth has very little effect on the performance of the card. So, don't worry too much about it.

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Don't worry about PCI Express 2.0. The current PCI Express 1.1 works just as well. Just look at the amazing scores I got with PCI Express 1.1.

The additional bandwidth has very little effect on the performance of the card. So, don't worry too much about it.

Oh man... I forgot that the 8800GT uses the pci-e 2.0... could this work in that P5KPL-VM?

If it works fine, well that board is pretty suitable right now.

Be reminded that the P5KPL-VM doesn't have an onboard video - so if there's any gfx card problems, you might need a spare one for this.