choosing P45 chip set which company and model

[CaesarPua1]

i'm looking for a p45 mother board chip set that is proven to over clock and not wear out, a friend suggested me asus msi or gigabyte, please tell me which model to get this would really help me out

 

[Gillbot]

MSI Neo3-FR has treated me well so far. Loves C2D, VERY picky with voltages on C2Q. Ran my C2D over 500FSB so far.

 

[DSF]

To give a good answer to this question it's helpful to know what features you need/want in a motherboard and what your price range is.

Since I saw you asking for help on your memory selection as well, you might be best served by a post in General Hardware.

Read this sticky to get a handle on current hardware:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2194271&enterthread=y

And then start a new thread in General Hardware answering the questions in this sticky:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2090214&enterthread=y

 

[CaesarPua1]

well thanks DSF ur the best i'am kinda of new and we've spoken before it seems u kno a lot. Well u recommended me G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000). And i bought Antec TruePower Trio 550 550W Power Supply, a Saphire HD 4850, a western digital 640gb HD, now i'm just a little confused on wat mother board to get. I'm thinking of getting Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8200 2.66GHz (45nm) or E8400 3.0ghz. and i wanna be able to over clock the processor, wat motherboard can u recommend from a P45 chipset to get? You could either tell me from asus msi or gigabyte, or one of ur personal. THANK YOU

 

[CaesarPua1]

FSB has to be 1333mhz

 

[CaesarPua1]

Wrote this so it would be easier to read

so far this is exactly wat i got, if u guys think i should get something else instead please say so.

1. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8200 2.66GHz (45nm) OR E8400 3.0ghz. (Thinking of getting)

2. Sapphire HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express Video Card (Bought it already read good reviews on it)

3. G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) (Thinking of getting)

4. Antec TruePower Trio 550 550W Power Supply (Bought it already good reviews on it)

5. Antec 900 case or something else maybe u guys could help.

6.Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ( good reviews bought it)

7. okay now here is the hard part.....were u guys come in. I'm having EXTREME difficulty choosing a mother board from a p45 mother board chip set. I'm looking into these companies asus, msi, or gigabyte with a FSB 1333mhz.

Please post which motherboard wouldn't fry up during OVER CLOCKING, and wat other ram they would recommend. Also post motherboards and DDR2 RAM which people had success overclocking. THANK YOU ALL especially DSF

 

[chuckm]

I would like to make a suggestion for a P35 board, has everything you need and has matured very nicely. Here's a very good deal on one of the best P35 boards available;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813127050

 

[CaesarPua1]

This is a really noob questions but any suggestions would help, i wanna setup 2 video cards, so the video card i already have the 4850 supports SLI, wat is the difference between SLI VS GPU, and i would have to get a special motherboard to support them correct?

 

[DSF]

SLi refers specifically to Nvidia graphics cards. Crossfire is ATI's trademark for the same kind of technology.

Either way, I wouldn't worry about running dual graphics cards unless your monitor is at least 24". For smaller sizes it's not generally worth the expense.

The motherboard chuckm linked you is a great platform at a very nice price.

 

[13Gigatons]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131299

Asus P5Q Pro for $149.99