Well I've started purchasing the parts for my new build and am down to deciding on a motherboard and a PSU. Here are the essentials:
Q6600
9800GTX
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (not firm on this, I can change)
WD 640GB SATA
One or Two Optical Drives
Dual 22" Monitors
So I'm looking for the right motherboard for me. I've never overclocked, but I see no reason not to do some simple, safe overclocking this time around. I don't plan to push the limits with this, so I don't think I need the top of the line motherboard.
I have read a lot of threads here, but I'll be honest, I don't even know a lot of the basics of motherboards to understand the higher level discussions. I'm one of those who just reads lots of opinions from the truly knowledgeable people like you all and then just builds with the highly rated hardware 🙂
I've been looking at the P35 and P45 boards, but I really don't know the difference. If you were in this situation, wanting a good value, but not wanting a cheap board you would regret, what would you go with? I really appreciate any advice!
Q6600
9800GTX
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (not firm on this, I can change)
WD 640GB SATA
One or Two Optical Drives
Dual 22" Monitors
So I'm looking for the right motherboard for me. I've never overclocked, but I see no reason not to do some simple, safe overclocking this time around. I don't plan to push the limits with this, so I don't think I need the top of the line motherboard.
I have read a lot of threads here, but I'll be honest, I don't even know a lot of the basics of motherboards to understand the higher level discussions. I'm one of those who just reads lots of opinions from the truly knowledgeable people like you all and then just builds with the highly rated hardware 🙂
I've been looking at the P35 and P45 boards, but I really don't know the difference. If you were in this situation, wanting a good value, but not wanting a cheap board you would regret, what would you go with? I really appreciate any advice!
