Absolute Cheapest board for Pentium EE 965

[deeznuts]

Just like the topic says. I am going to run this in a basic system, and so I'm looking for the absolute cheapest board to run this in. The only thing I would need would be multi-adjustments, I"m not oc'ing FSB or RAM, and no vcore adjustments either.

Any ideas? An open box at newegg for $60 seems like worth a risk. Does the Asrock 775Dual-VSTA work with the 965EE? It's not on their support list.

 

[deeznuts]

No ideas huh?

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: deeznuts
No ideas huh?

Not many people seem to be interested in the possibilities of pairing a $1,000 processor with a $60 motherboard.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: deeznuts
No ideas huh?

Not many people seem to be interested in the possibilities of pairing a $1,000 processor with a $60 motherboard.

I just put my ungodly expensive X2 4800+ into an $85 mATX mobo when my A8N SLI Premium died on me.

deeznuts, why don't you go to FS/FT forum and snag a used high end 975X? You'll get a killer board at a good price that way.

 

[Xvys]

This is the one I got for my E6300.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157091

Very mature and stable i865 chipset. I believe it's EE capable, and only $45, they had an OEM for $35 last week. Or gamble with the Via chipset with the AsRock Dualvista m/b, they have an open box for $28.

 

[deeznuts]

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: deeznuts
No ideas huh?

Not many people seem to be interested in the possibilities of pairing a $1,000 processor with a $60 motherboard.

Yeah that's why I asked lol. When I have a conroe wiping the floor with the P4EE, what can you do?

Thanks Xvys

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

Asrock 775Dual-VSTA mobo

 

[deeznuts]

Originally posted by: FreedomGUNDAM
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA mobo

You know I just checked it out and it might work ... but what about the x4 PCIe slot? Is this going to limit vid cards (i.e. dx10 cards next year) or is it not even close to saturating the bandwidth?

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

quote:
Originally posted by: FreedomGUNDAM
Any idea of the performance hit with running a 7800GT on the 775Dual-VSTA because of the PCIe x4 limitation?



Orginally posted by: Gary Key
It depends on the application and resolution. We typically have found a 5~7% difference in gaming with a 7900GT at 1600x1200 (no AA/AF) or 1280x1024 (2xAA/8xAF). This is an average as some games are even (except for the platform being slightly slower) and some are a little higher.