Looking for a better motherboard for my e6400.

[buck]

Long story short, I havent overclocked this thing for almost a year and I am trying to get my computer back up to par.
Here is what I currently have:

E6400 with a big zalman cooler on it
ga-965p-ds3 (I got it right around the time it came out)
74 gig raptor and 320 gig 7200.10
8800gt oc (evga)
2 x 2gig (Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 4-4-4-12 DDR2 800


I want to get a new motherboard to utilize this ram/cpu since in my mobo's bios I cant change the memory down to 4-4-4-12 and overlocking has been less than desirable due to lack of options in the bios.
If I am wasting my time with this CPU please let me know, I figured I can get a new motherboard to crank what I have to get better performance.

Thanks for any thoughts on my system.

 

[bigsnyder]

Depends on what features you want. If you want more high end options like dual gigabit LAN controllers and PCIe 2.0, then take a look at the GA-EX38-DS4.
If PCIe 2.0 is not important and you want to spend less than $200 then most of Abit, Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI P35 boards are very popular.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: bigsnyder
Depends on what features you want. If you want more high end options like dual gigabit LAN controllers and PCIe 2.0, then take a look at the GA-EX38-DS4.
If PCIe 2.0 is not important and you want to spend less than $200 then most of Abit, Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI P35 boards are very popular.

Would i see much if any performance difference between my mobo which was made in 2006 and say the abit ip35?

 

[bigsnyder]

Some but don't expect miracles. Look back at all the original reviews of the P35 chipset when it launched. Many of those directly compare the P35 to the P965.

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: buck
I want to get a new motherboard to utilize this ram/cpu since in my mobo's bios I cant change the memory down to 4-4-4-12 and overlocking has been less than desirable due to lack of options in the bios.

tried Ctrl+F1 to access the hidden BIOS section?

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Heidfirst

Originally posted by: buck
I want to get a new motherboard to utilize this ram/cpu since in my mobo's bios I cant change the memory down to 4-4-4-12 and overlocking has been less than desirable due to lack of options in the bios.

tried Ctrl+F1 to access the hidden BIOS section?

Its been a year since I used this mobo and forgot about this. I just got it testing at 3.27 and breezing through 3dmark and orthos. Damn I love this forum, found an old post that helped with settings getting it higher and higher.