Seeking perfect Mobo for q6600 CPU

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Basilecom

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I am going to use this system as both a work and a game system. I use Lightwave, Vue, the Adobe Web Premium Suite as well as a host of other programs. I also do video and audio encoding.

I picked this cpu because its the best bang for the buck and I have done some research for a great motherboard and my head is spinning. I heard that you can OC this to the QX6700 speeds, I'm interested in that. Now with that said help me build this system :) I am also going to be running Vista Ultimate 64 bit as well.

I will be running one SATA 750 gb hard drive and two SATA 320 gb hard drives. At least one firewire port is needed as I dont want to waste a pci slot on an expansion card. I will be putting in an X-Fi sound card in it as well. SLI is a must. I also want something a bit more futureproof.
 
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I'm running a P5B deluxe with my Q6600, Vista Ultimate x64. No complaints so far. I haven't tried overclocking yet though so I cannot offer an opinion on how well it overclocks a Q6600.
 
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Basilecom

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What are the full specs of your rig? Also does anyone know how this board overclocks to the above mentioned cpu?
 
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Try this one out.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019

It's the same thing that I have with my Q6600, albeit with 2-year warranty and a bit less accessories. (See sig) No problem pushing 400FSB and beyond.

The only thing that I can't say for sure is X-Fi. I had a trouble with an X-Fi when 680i first came out, and I now use on-board audio instead. I'd suggest you first start out with on-board sound also, especially since your OS is Vista 64-bit. You will have no trouble whatsoever with on-board sound and a lot of things work out of the box with on-board sound. (Built-in drivers, VoIP, Voice recognition, etc.)
 
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Basilecom

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I also heard something about the "bad ax" mob. Why do alot of people talk about that one, is it good?
 
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The "Bad Axe" is the Intel 975x chipset. I'm not sure about quad-core performance on the 975X

Also, lopri, the eVGA 680i TR will not OC a quadcore past about 370. Only the A1 and T1 revisions can overclock a quad-core efficiently. If you don't mind shelling out the bucks ($240) for the eVGA 680i A1, it's a great motherboard.
 
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Basilecom

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Originally posted by: PCTC2
The "Bad Axe" is the Intel 975x chipset. I'm not sure about quad-core performance on the 975X

Also, lopri, the eVGA 680i TR will not OC a quadcore past about 370. Only the A1 and T1 revisions can overclock a quad-core efficiently. If you don't mind shelling out the bucks ($240) for the eVGA 680i A1, it's a great motherboard.
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Can I do SLI on this?
 
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Originally posted by: PCTC2
The "Bad Axe" is the Intel 975x chipset. I'm not sure about quad-core performance on the 975X

Also, lopri, the eVGA 680i TR will not OC a quadcore past about 370. Only the A1 and T1 revisions can overclock a quad-core efficiently. If you don't mind shelling out the bucks ($240) for the eVGA 680i A1, it's a great motherboard.
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Oh.. I didn't pay attention on that. You're right indeed if I remember correctly. That's weird though because EVGA does free replacement for quad-core OC'ing. Why would they selling the TR version under the name of 'Special Edition'? :confused:

And Basilecom, you can only SLI with boards based on NV chipset for now. There used to be hacked drivers that'd allow SLI on non-NV boards, but those drivers are quite outdated now and might not be optimal for recent games.
 
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Basilecom

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Can I also get a site that has recent benchmarks as well? Ya know SLI isn't the most important thing in the world...
 
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Originally posted by: PCTC2
Also, lopri, the eVGA 680i TR will not OC a quadcore past about 370. Only the A1 and T1 revisions can overclock a quad-core efficiently.
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Yah I noticed that. Weird that they're still selling '-R' version especially under a marketing term like "Special Edition" because they are replacing '-R' version with '-1' version for anyone who wants - at their expense. (shipping label come with the replacement board)

To OP: P35 certainly looks good but I'd wait at least until we get to see AT reviews. You never know what kinda surprise is in store for you with new chipset launch. Heck, it's even hard for talented, trained reviewers to test out all the possible bugs. The only reason I held on to 680i is because I didn't have time to fiddle with it like for 3 months. (due to business/personal matters) Had it not been for that, I'd have hammered this board to powders already. :laugh: I got back to this board after several BIOS revisions, and was pleasantly surprised to the improved performance and stability.
 
PCTC2

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VR-Zone has a review. Gigabyte DS3R.
It's the exact same performance as the 965P.

If you want SLI, the eVGA 680i-A1 revision is the way to go.
 
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