good chipset for intel quadcore

[spittledip]

Hey all,

I will be building a new PC in a few months and wanted to start researching parts and stuff to save for. What are the best chipsets to use for a 775 quadcore set up? I am not interested in SLI or Crossfire (although i will be using a high end video card), or any RAID set up. I might do a little OCing. Is there a stable and efficient (i.e. cool) chipset out there that can meet my needs?

Thanks

 

[Gillbot]

P35 or P45

 

[kevman]

agree with gillbot, will probably get you the best price/performance ratio

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'd go with a P45 since its a Quad cause it might give you a more stable fsb where the quads need it above the 400's

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
I'd go with a P45 since its a Quad cause it might give you a more stable fsb where the quads need it above the 400's

in my experience, there is minimal difference between the p35 and p45 when it comes to OC's and stability c2d or c2q.

 

[spittledip]

Thanks for the responses! I was looking at the p45 motherboards as it was. I am guessing the Nvidia chipsets are crappy this go around? I think I rememebr people saying they wee very hot and not as stable?

 

[dbcooper1]

I went from an Abit P35 to a Gigabyte P45 for my Q9550 and the difference has been remarkable; P35 is fine for E series but for Quads, I'd go P45.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: dbcooper1
I went from an Abit P35 to a Gigabyte P45 for my Q9550 and the difference has been remarkable; P35 is fine for E series but for Quads, I'd go P45.

I went from a MSI P35 to a MSI P45 and the difference was ZERO. If you saw a noticeable difference, it was likely something else limiting you.

 

[MTDEW]

I went from a p35 (abit ip35-e) to a p45 (UD3P) with my Q6600.
I can say that the "load line calibration" on the p45 board is what made the biggest difference.

It allowed me to run the cpu voltage lower than i had to with the p35.
With the p35 i always had to run the voltage higher than needed at idle to be able to compensate for the v-droop at load to keep the overclock stable.

So, yeah i could easily see why someone could get a more stable overclock on a board that doesnt fluctuate voltages so much.

I would assume why some say theres a difference and others dont would be whether you were already reaching your cpu's max oveclockability on the p35 before moving to a p45.

If you were "riding the line" on stability, the extra stable voltage may be just what gets your overclock stable.

If youve already "tweaked to death" and have your cpu at its max overclock already, then no motherboard is gonna help push it farther.

Performance wise, ive seen no difference between the p35 and p45.

 

[spinejam]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
P35 or P45

yep!

 

[Spicedaddy]

Originally posted by: Gillbot

Originally posted by: dbcooper1
I went from an Abit P35 to a Gigabyte P45 for my Q9550 and the difference has been remarkable; P35 is fine for E series but for Quads, I'd go P45.

I went from a MSI P35 to a MSI P45 and the difference was ZERO. If you saw a noticeable difference, it was likely something else limiting you.

the P45 is built on a smaller process and known to reach higher FSB.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Spicedaddy

Originally posted by: Gillbot

Originally posted by: dbcooper1
I went from an Abit P35 to a Gigabyte P45 for my Q9550 and the difference has been remarkable; P35 is fine for E series but for Quads, I'd go P45.

I went from a MSI P35 to a MSI P45 and the difference was ZERO. If you saw a noticeable difference, it was likely something else limiting you.

the P45 is built on a smaller process and known to reach higher FSB.

Purely speculation. There are just as many results of high FSB OC's on P35 as there are with the P45.

 

[EvilBob]

if you want a specific board recommendation, I'll second MTDEW's vote for gigabyte's P45 - I have a e8600, modest OC to 400 fsb (4 GHz) using stock voltage, runs nice and cool (making full use of intel's speed-stepping) with minimal fan speeds on a EP45-UD3R. i did initially had a few crashes under load, but once i enabled the load-line calibration (vdroop compensation) that all went away. very happy with the board, and it should work well with a quad. got it for just over 100 after mir at newegg.