New Rig, whats the most popular mobo these days?

[Ommid]

Hi all, Well i got an XPS 420 but dont like it so it has got to go back,

Looking at building my self, so far:

Q6600
2 *2gb ram (Corsair/Ocz?)
8800gt g92 512mb
I already have HDs
2 of which ever sata pioneer DVD RW


What mobo?
What PSU?
What is the best air cooling heatsink?

Never oc'd before really but wouldnt mind matching the FSB of the CPU with the memory bandwidth on these.

Looking to spend 600 altogether Thanks alot guys, bit out of date with all the pc stuff these days lol

[matty-hodgson]

DO NOT buy the XFX 680i LT.. it is absolutely awful!!

Abit ip-35 Pro is apparently good, and the P5K-e is also quite good..

[Ommid]

I normally stick to asus, p5ke good? anyone else? lol

[Webby]

Yeah the Abit IP-35 series are all good.

The IP-35 Pro is on Scan today only for £96 which is a bit of a bargain.

If you have a bit more to spend then the Abit IX38 Quad GT (Komplett have it for £130) offers a few more features, 1600Mhz FSB, PCIe 2.0 among others.

[Ommid]

How about Asus P5KC or P5K3 deluxe??? Just seen that at Scan does it support Sli? It says crossfire but not sli? Also my dell atm is an X38 chipset, what are the benefits compared to p35? as the pcie 2.0 for example is on this dell but i dont know if it is a big difference?

[Webby]

None of the Intel Chipsets (apart from skulltrial but thats out of everyones league) support SLi. So if you want SLi you are going to need to get an nVidea chipset. As to which of those is the best I guess the 780i but they are quite pricey the 750i supports PCIe 2.0, next step down is the 680i but they are not PCIe 2.0.

[Ommid]

probably wont use sli anyway so dont worry about it lol, so out of non sli x38 or p35 for overall performance and slight ocing?

[Webby]

Yeah they are the chipsets I would be looking at. If PCIe 2.0 is important to you then x38 if not then as I say the IP-35 Pro on Scan today only is a bargain at £96.

[Ommid]

Ok, just used to asus over abit thats all, have had abit in the past, and it blew up lol, just gonna read up on pci e 2 vs pci e 1.1

[Hasnath]

Just a question, whats wrong with the dell?
the deals around now are excellent right now, considering the O/S and aftercare is included in the price

[Zathras]

Hi all, Well i got an XPS 420 but dont like it

Just out of interest, what do you not like about the 420? I've got one myself and apart from the lack of overclocking options it's not that bad. Just wondering if you've spotted something I've missed

[Ommid]

The aftercare is poo imho, pc vibrates for no reason, btx pc, little expandability, no oc possible, memory is mix of hyundai and some other brand. Noise levels arent as nice as my old p4 550 powerhouse which isnt good news really.

[Ommid]

I think that abit is the one to go for definitely, is the mine the best aircooler or is it the thermal 120 one?

[Blitzen]

I have had the iX38 QuadGT (ABIT) for around a week now and its fantastic.

(Cooled with the Scythe Mine btw)

[NightshadowUK]

is the mine the best aircooler or is it the thermal 120 one?

The Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme is technically the best there is but you won't half pay for it.

[Ommid]

Blitzen where from and how much? how do others rate this against the ip35 for features stability and oc ability? thanks all Night shadow What is price and performance difference?