Hi all,
I currently have a G0 Q6600 on pre-order and was all set to grab an Abit P35 board. Plans have changed and it now looks like I will also be grabbing a second 8800GTS 640MB for some SLI-goodness along with maybe a beefier PSU(Looking at the Antec TruePower Trio 650W) and a new case(Antec 900). This throws my motherboard choice out the window and now I am back to square one.
My requirements are:
- Needs to be able to fit a Tuniq Tower without major modification
- Can hit around 400Mhz or so FSB with a Quad-core. I already have a 4GB RAM kit that is going in this build and I don't think this stuff will do much above the DDR2-800 that it's rated at. So, a mobo with FSB holes in that general area wouldn't be a great idea.
- Has at least one usable PCI slot for my PhysX card when two GPUs are installed.
- I'd prefer to stick close to the $200 price point, but can be a little flexible.
I've been doing some research on the various 680i models, and they all seem to suck with Quad-cores or they have some horrible flaw, like eating RAM. Has anyone here had reasonable success with the 680i? As I will likely be RAM limited on this build, I really don't need much above 400FSB.
I currently have a G0 Q6600 on pre-order and was all set to grab an Abit P35 board. Plans have changed and it now looks like I will also be grabbing a second 8800GTS 640MB for some SLI-goodness along with maybe a beefier PSU(Looking at the Antec TruePower Trio 650W) and a new case(Antec 900). This throws my motherboard choice out the window and now I am back to square one.
My requirements are:
- Needs to be able to fit a Tuniq Tower without major modification
- Can hit around 400Mhz or so FSB with a Quad-core. I already have a 4GB RAM kit that is going in this build and I don't think this stuff will do much above the DDR2-800 that it's rated at. So, a mobo with FSB holes in that general area wouldn't be a great idea.
- Has at least one usable PCI slot for my PhysX card when two GPUs are installed.
- I'd prefer to stick close to the $200 price point, but can be a little flexible.
I've been doing some research on the various 680i models, and they all seem to suck with Quad-cores or they have some horrible flaw, like eating RAM. Has anyone here had reasonable success with the 680i? As I will likely be RAM limited on this build, I really don't need much above 400FSB.
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