Recent content by theaquatic

I second the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P. I bought this board for my Q9550 and it works great. I just locked the voltages to the "normal" value in bios (1.2V for Vcore, 1.168V actual in CPU-Z) and bumped up the FSB up to 450, giving me 3.82Ghz without so much as a whimper from this setup. It didn't have...

I'll 2nd Realtemp. From what I've read, it's more accurate on the Penryn chips like mine so that's why I'm using it. By the way, 86 degrees C on a core? Is that a typo? Because that seems awfully high to me, but then again I don't really know a lot about how Nehalem overclocks besides what...

You can set the memory at 2.1V on this board. The selection turns red when you do it, indicating they don't think it's such a good idea, but it's possible.

I just had to follow up and say yes, thank you for the recommendation! I have the board, picked up the Q9550 on ebay, and the pair together ended up costing me $325. Coming from my old computer to my new one, all I gotta say is: Damn, this thing's quick! Currently, on day 2 of testing/OC...

You sold me on the UD3P. Reviews of the board are great all around, and everybody seems pretty happy. With a promo code and mail in rebate through Newegg, that puts this board at $100. That seems like a killer value, so that decision's been made, and the board is being ordered tonight! :)...

Hey, thanks for the info! I looked at the MS Live Cashback, and no ebay listings were available, only retailers like Newegg with something like 2-3% back. Bummer. I'd definitely be inclined to grab a Q9550 if I can get the right pieces together without breaking the bank. I just don't know how I...

Hmm, for some reason this board fell through the net for me. It looks good, I really like the layout. About the only thing it doesn't have that I really need is three USB headers, as my case has 4 ports and I want to use a card reader in one of the bays. I could probably live without it though...

Hey all, first post. I'm piecing together a system to replace my old AMD 3800x2/DFI SLI-DR setup. I use my computer for gaming, DAW recording, and photo editing. After a TON of research (I've been out of the game for a while, so much new info to learn!) I don't feel like going Core i7 would be...