Questions on multi cored intel processors.

[silverhawk_184]

thankyou again,

final question (maybe ) does anyone have any objections to the ASUS Striker Extreme,

[Chai]

And you definitely don't need HT anymore with a proper multicore processor. ASUS Striker Extreme? Do you overclock?

[silverhawk_184]

i plan to

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by silverhawk_184

i plan to

If you don't object to the price, then why not?

[silverhawk_184]

well, to tell the truth, im still looking for a board, one that supports:
-q6600
-2x pci-e 16 (not for sli, but 2x vid card (4 displays))
-ddr2
-sata2
-overclockability wouldnt hurt
-must have good reviews.
-(1-2)x firewire
-raid0 support
-preferably 2x Gigabit lan and/or wifi
- not (mATX,microATX)


so far, ive only come across the
-asus striker extreme
-eVGA 680i (although ive heard some people had trouble with quads)
-asus commando

(if i can run 2 vid cards off of the following)
-? ASUS P5K DELUXE
-? ABIT IP35 Pro
-? ASUS P5K-E
-? Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4

and, i guess, the cheaper the better, i must have lost my head with the reviews for the striker and forgot who i was buying it for, thanks, lol

and if a mod could please move these to a new thread, i dont want to hijack this op's so much, and let me know where it will be

once again, sorry for all the questions, im new to encoding and building a pc for someone else (not me)

[Max_87]

If you don't need SLI, avoid 680i. Any board with dual PCIE slots will do since you are not going to run CrossFire/SLI.

[Mac Daddy]

Originally Posted by silverhawk_184

well, to tell the truth, im still looking for a board, one that supports:
-q6600
-2x pci-e 16 (not for sli, but 2x vid card (4 displays))
-ddr2
-sata2
-overclockability wouldnt hurt
-must have good reviews.
-(1-2)x firewire
-raid0 support
-preferably 2x Gigabit lan and/or wifi
- not (mATX,microATX)


so far, ive only come across the
-asus striker extreme
-eVGA 680i (although ive heard some people had trouble with quads)
-asus commando

(if i can run 2 vid cards off of the following)
-? ASUS P5K DELUXE
-? ABIT IP35 Pro
-? ASUS P5K-E
-? Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4

and, i guess, the cheaper the better, i must have lost my head with the reviews for the striker and forgot who i was buying it for, thanks, lol

and if a mod could please move these to a new thread, i dont want to hijack this op's so much, and let me know where it will be

once again, sorry for all the questions, im new to encoding and building a pc for someone else (not me)

Questions are why the board is here and you have had some good ones

The Q6600 is a nice choice the only reason I chose not to go with it is the E6550 duo I got cheap and it O/C's well. If I go quad core it will be one of the new Extreme quads and only when the price goes down.

This is the mobo I chose they also have a P35 version which should work fine for you as you are not running CrossfireX. I may be so thats why I chose the X38 version with the all copper silent pipe (DQ6). It also supports the 45nM Intel quads coming out and is DDR2. I am not planning on buying another mobo for a long time. Hope this helps

GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview - GA-X38-DQ6

GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview - GA-P35-DQ6 (rev. 1.1)

[silverhawk_184]

GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview - GA-X38-DQ6

thanks for the fast replies

ive looked at this board already, but threw it out as newegg threw it out, as it MUST have a problem.

if you say that it is a good board, ill trust u. but it is still kinda
pricey, so ill sadly have to say no.

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also,

Questions are why the board is here

what board are u talking about?

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my new board list: in the order of what i want
-ASUS P5K-E $147.78
-ABIT IP35 Pro $149.54
-ASUS P5K DELUXE $189.99
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 $178.00
-asus commando $205.09
-GA-X38-DQ6 $268.90
-asus striker extreme $249.00
-eVGA 680i $148.05 (although ive heard some people had trouble with quads, ?)

if someone can/wants to reorder it for me please do so, remeber its for my church so im on a budget

[Mac Daddy]

On the board regarding questions I was referring to this Forum its here for questions like yours.

On the Mobo no problems I have heard of but might be hard to get as Gigabyte is pushing the new X48 boards. Mine was one of 2 left at Canada Computers in all of Canada. The only big difference between the P35 and X38 is that the X38 has 2 true PCI-E x 16 slots where the second on the P35 is actually x4 and is cascaded so when you use it all the other PCI-E slots become inoperable (PCI x2 , etc). The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 might be all you need the quality of the DQ6 series is better thats all .. its top of the line. You might not need it if your not O/Cing I will be.

While your at it this system is going to be CPU intensive as it is going to be used for graphics. A CPU cooler like the Scythe Katana2 I have here might be an idea. Its around 30 bucks and is a lot quieter than the stock Intel cooler.

Canada Computers - Cooling > CPU Cooling : Scythe KATANA 2 - 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler for AMD Socket AM2/940/939/754 & Intel Socket 775/478 (SCKTN-2000).

[Chai]

Abit IP35 Pro is an excellent board, one of the best overclockers, comes with 2 PCIE slots, and it's quite a bargain. Proven by me and Max_87.