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Based on info in my sig, whadda ya think?
And let's put a $250 cap on it (but staying as close to or even under $200).
And let's put a $250 cap on it (but staying as close to or even under $200).
Originally Posted by Dark Volker ![]() Unless you have plans to build a Core i7 system in the near future, I think that you should get the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P MB so that you can run RAID in the future when you have cash for another 150GB Raptor. The UD3P has the Intel ICH10R vs. your GA-P35-DS3L only having the Intel ICH9 southbridge chipset. If you get a good aftermarket CPU cooler along with the UD3P, you should have no problem pushing that chip to 3GHz+ considering the UD3P is, IMO, the best LGA775 MB for overclocking. The Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V , Tuniq Tower 120, Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme RT, and Thermalright TRUE Ultra-120 HSFs are all good. You might also want to pick up the FrozenCPU Lapping Kit to lap the HSF and/or CPU IHS. Then you could either wait for 45nm C2Qs to go down in price or stick with the overclocked 3060 until you decide to build an i7 system. Either way, you'll have a better motherboard with lots of support for future upgrades. You will have the option to run RAID(0, 1, 5, 10 up to 6x HDDs). Your PCIe 2.0 card will be fully utilized. You'll have support for XFire, faster RAM speeds(DDR2 1366+ OC, up to 16GB/4x4GB), and higher FSB speeds(1600MHz+). |