650i vs. current conroe mobos

[MattM76]

What is the general consensus... Is it worth waiting a couple of weeks/months for the 650i northbridge as opposed to getting one of the now-available mobos? (Ds3, p5b, etc) Will there be a significant real world performance improvement??

I an not using SLI or overclocking.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks, Matt
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[A5]

Originally posted by: MattM76
What is the general consensus... Is it worth waiting a couple of weeks/months for the 650i northbridge as opposed to getting one of the now-available mobos? (Ds3, p5b, etc) Will there be a significant real world performance improvement??

I an not using SLI or overclocking.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks, Matt
Academic Blog

No noticeable gain outside of the extra overclocking headroom. For what you need, a decent 965 board will be fine, and not noticably different performance wise.

 

[MattM76]

Thanks A5..

OK, so then unless anybody responds to the contrary, I will go with teh ds3 or equivalent mid-range p965

Matt
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[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: MattM76
Thanks A5..

OK, so then unless anybody responds to the contrary, I will go with teh ds3 or equivalent mid-range p965

Matt
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DS3 is an awesome board and the latest BIOS makes it stable as hell.

P5B-E/Deluxe are good too, but the P5B-E has a 2.1v limitation on memory voltage but that may be good for you.

 

[bigsnyder]

Is this the DS3 you are talking about? DS3 Link

C Snyder

 

[MattM76]

DS3 is an awesome board and the latest BIOS makes it stable as hell.

P5B-E/Deluxe are good too, but the P5B-E has a 2.1v limitation on memory voltage but that may be good for you.[/quote]
Is this the DS3 you are talking about? DS3 Link

C Snyder

Yes indeed that is the board... The only problem with that board I guess is the lack of firewire support.

Matt
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[jmunjr]

Hi I am building a setup for a friend. No need for SLI or powerhouse gaming, but there is a desire for overclocking and CPU power.

Specs/Needs:
E6600
2x1GB Corsair DDR2 800
Overclocking will be done on air and at best a good $30-$40 cooler will be used.
At least RAID 1 and possibly RAID 5 - reliable!
IDE CD ROM(at least 1)
Floppy Drive

STABILITY is most important followed by overclocking, and I mean long term for several years, so dust buildup in the heatsinks shouldn't mess the rig up. Obviously the system will be throttled a couple hundred Mhz from max overclock to accommodate this.

Look like I am deciding among boards with the P965, 975X, or650i/680i chipsets.

What reason should I go with a 975X or 600i series over the P965 ?

Lastly how good is the stock Intel cooler? Any reason to upgrade and if so which ones have best bang for the buck?

 

[wgoldfarb]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
P5B-E/Deluxe are good too, but the P5B-E has a 2.1v limitation on memory voltage but that may be good for you.

Does the 2.1v memory voltage limitation exist on the P5B Deluxe, or is that an issue only with the P5B-E?

 

[BlingBlingArsch]

Originally posted by: MattM76
What is the general consensus...
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bit early to say if u ask me, since there are no 650i baords available while 965 boards are.

 

[MattM76]

Has anybody published reviews or either the 650i or 650i Ultra?? I have not seen any, but maybe somebody else has...
Matt
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[Skott]

No 650i mobos exist yet. Hence no reviews.

 

[TBSN]

Originally posted by: wgoldfarb

Does the 2.1v memory voltage limitation exist on the P5B Deluxe, or is that an issue only with the P5B-E?

I don't think the P5B Deluxe has that limit on the memory voltage, but I'm not totally sure. Anyone know??

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: TBSN

Originally posted by: wgoldfarb

Does the 2.1v memory voltage limitation exist on the P5B Deluxe, or is that an issue only with the P5B-E?

I don't think the P5B Deluxe has that limit on the memory voltage, but I'm not totally sure. Anyone know??

P5B-D/P5B-E 1.02 revision vdimm max = 2.45V
P5B vanilla/P5B-E original revision vdimm max = 2.1V

 

[TBSN]

ok, thanks for the clarification