Help with choosing MB for Core2 Duo 6700

mcurtin

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Aug 19, 2006
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New to these forums. Small company in Chicago Metro area will soon build PC for me.

Mostly will do video editing but would like to have top notch gaming and graphics capabilities as well for when adult son's visit.

Plan to use Core 2 Duo 6700 or 6600 processor. Will use 10,000rpm disc for OS and executable programs, then data on 2 mirrored 400 GB discs (7200).

Need advice re best MB to use for this system and best graphics board to match with it. Stability is big issue. Won't buy 2 graphics boards now but would like to preserve that capability if possible (but not crucial). I already have a great 24" 1920x1200 monitor.

Please give specifics on model numbers, etc of any MB or graphics card(s) mentioned.

I can delay a little while if nVidia or any other company will soon release great new graphics systems for these new processor chips and motherboards.

Many thanks in advance.
 

wtf242

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Aug 7, 2006
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If stability is your biggest concern, I would wait a month or two. Most Core 2 Duo motherboards are still relatively unstable. The new 965 C2 stepping is also coming soon which is a chipset upgrade that fixes some minor bugs which can't be upgraded via a bios update. I would definitely wait for that.