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eunuch · 08-20-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NrGx

I can understand why you may not want a beefy PSU, and I don't know what country you are in so I can't link, but look for the following:

- Corsair 450VX
- Seasonic S12-430

They might be dear, but they are of high quality and could run a full fledged HD48xx or 98xx fine

sorry i forgot to mention that i live in turkey. there is only memory from corsair and the seasonic psus (the cheapest one is 500w) are preetty expensive

eunuch · 08-21-08

ok i can buy these boards:

GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (rev. 2.1): $125
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3: $134
ASUS P5K SE: $95
ASUS P5Q SE: $125
ASUS P5Q: $140
MSI P45 NEO3-FR: $123

is there any major difference between p45 and p35?

grossebeaver · 08-21-08

The primary differences you'll see between the P35 and P45 is:

1. The P45 is a bit better in crossfire mode (although if you want to go crossfire the X48 chipset would be a better choice 16x16) since the PCIe slots can run in 8x8 while in crossfire mode as opposed to the P35 which runs 16x4 in crossfire.

2. The P45 is a slightly smaller chip so it runs a bit cooler.

Other than that, there's differences between the two, and they both overclock very well.

Out of personal preference, I would prefer the asus P5Q or P5Q-pro over the other boards except for DFI if you can find them. The 3 P5Q based boards I've used have all been extremely easy to work on and overclocked relatively well. I have been avoiding Gigabyte after a couple bad experiences with their earlier P35 boards.

Don't go for a lower quality PSU it can easily turn into an annoying and possibly very expensive problem down the road.

RussianGrimmReaper · 08-21-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by grossebeaver

The primary differences you'll see between the P35 and P45 is:

1. The P45 is a bit better in crossfire mode (although if you want to go crossfire the X48 chipset would be a better choice 16x16) since the PCIe slots can run in 8x8 while in crossfire mode as opposed to the P35 which runs 16x4 in crossfire.

2. The P45 is a slightly smaller chip so it runs a bit cooler.

Other than that, there's differences between the two, and they both overclock very well.

Out of personal preference, I would prefer the asus P5Q or P5Q-pro over the other boards except for DFI if you can find them. The 3 P5Q based boards I've used have all been extremely easy to work on and overclocked relatively well. I have been avoiding Gigabyte after a couple bad experiences with their earlier P35 boards.

Don't go for a lower quality PSU it can easily turn into an annoying and possibly very expensive problem down the road.

The P45 chipset runs 10C hotter on average compared to the P35, X38, and X48.

eunuch · 08-21-08

if theres no different i am getting a ep35c ds3r which is cheaper and has raid and ddr3

eunuch · 08-21-08

how much can i overclock the e7200 with the arcticcooling or xigmatec? can i go up to 3.4ghz or so?

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