965 or 975X for E6600?

[imipenem]

I'm planning on upgrading from my current P4 3.0 Northwood, 875P system to an E6600 C2D based system. But I can't decide on a motherboard. I really like the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 - BUT I want to make sure I'm not overlooking a better 975X board.

Which chipset should I use - 965 or 975X?? I do not plan on overclocking.

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[fire400]

asus 975 = ownage

 

[mad0maxx]

But the price is really really high :-(

 

[scroller52]

if u dont plan on oc'ing then 965 is fine, it was made specificaly for c2d, 975 is a lil older, but can oc much better than 965
i have the asus p5w-dh, its awesome