I've searched, have seen several posts asking for mobo recomendations. I appologize for asking it again, and for such a long post, but I just have not found a decision making post or thread, not that I could find anyway.
I want the best board for OC'ing the q6600 GO. I do care about the money, but at the same time I don't mind spending $300 on a board if its going to give me a stable OC on air. The PC is basically a hobby for me, but I do use it for work as well as gaming. I am new to (OC'ing) as and feel pretty stupid sitting here for the last month trying to OC the q6600 on an EVGA 680i AR board. Called EVGA today, found out have to RMA for a revised edition to OC a quad. I've had this board since Jan 07, and think its time to move on to another, more reliable board, and sell the new board when it arrives. (I've also read posts that say all heat sinks need thermal re-applied for NB, SB, and MOSFETS) I was considering a P35 or X38 chipset, but don't see an SLI solution for these unless I'm just overlooking it (I have read several posts here saying SLI is not needed, but would like input from you pro's) I don't have to have the latest and greatest, as I feel future proofing doesn't last for long, especially for the money you have to spend, newer and better things are always around the corner. I would like dual G LAN and eventually a raid 0 + 1 array. Something that will handle blu ray and hd. I was thinking DFI LP UT P35 T2R LGA 775 or Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6, may be overkill tho.
Please give me your recommendations.
my current stuff
corsair dominator 2gig
seagate 7200 320g
evga 8800 gts 320
creative audigy Z2S
OCZ Gaming Extreme 700w
XP Pro SP2 32bit
q6600 GO
going to be getting TR Ultra Extreme 120 for cooling
I want the best board for OC'ing the q6600 GO. I do care about the money, but at the same time I don't mind spending $300 on a board if its going to give me a stable OC on air. The PC is basically a hobby for me, but I do use it for work as well as gaming. I am new to (OC'ing) as and feel pretty stupid sitting here for the last month trying to OC the q6600 on an EVGA 680i AR board. Called EVGA today, found out have to RMA for a revised edition to OC a quad. I've had this board since Jan 07, and think its time to move on to another, more reliable board, and sell the new board when it arrives. (I've also read posts that say all heat sinks need thermal re-applied for NB, SB, and MOSFETS) I was considering a P35 or X38 chipset, but don't see an SLI solution for these unless I'm just overlooking it (I have read several posts here saying SLI is not needed, but would like input from you pro's) I don't have to have the latest and greatest, as I feel future proofing doesn't last for long, especially for the money you have to spend, newer and better things are always around the corner. I would like dual G LAN and eventually a raid 0 + 1 array. Something that will handle blu ray and hd. I was thinking DFI LP UT P35 T2R LGA 775 or Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6, may be overkill tho.
Please give me your recommendations.
my current stuff
corsair dominator 2gig
seagate 7200 320g
evga 8800 gts 320
creative audigy Z2S
OCZ Gaming Extreme 700w
XP Pro SP2 32bit
q6600 GO
going to be getting TR Ultra Extreme 120 for cooling