Motherboard upgrade advice.

[Jubjubbird]

Hi, go easy on me, first post!

I'm currently looking to upgrade my system, and I am looking for a good overclocking S775 motherboard, but not sure which direction to look.

I currently have:

Core2Duo E6300 (will be next upgrade, prob to a core2quad at some point)
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400CAS 4-4-4-12, DHX
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
Geforce 7900GS 256MB (I'm not a gamer)
Antec 900 case
Tagan 700w PSU
Several hard drives and optical drives.
Vista HP x64

Budget is around £100ish

Board must have:

at least 6 SATA's, and they need to be compatable with ODD's
1 IDE port
Optical SPDIF out.
In stock at Scan

Any suggestions would be gratefully recieved

[NovaSphere]

Looks to me, that the Asus P5Q Pro should be the thing you're looking for ^^
Good board, many people recommend it.

[Skyboat]

Welcome to the forums

If I had £100 to spend on yet "another" S775 motherboard (had too many so far) it would also be the ASUS P5Q Pro. Solid choice IMO, and you'll still have some moolah to spare!

[Jubjubbird]

Thanks for the input so far.

Just a quick question, would it be worth spending a little more on something (like an X38 board), or is my budget about the level it needs to be?

[crazyfool]

there wouldn't be much point as the p5q is one of the best motherboards out there or even the old p5k is still pretty good

[Hunkulus]

I'm gonna buy that board.... the Q that is. There are also deluxe and various other versions available.

[Skyboat]

There's absolutely no point on getting the X38/48 unless you are honestly planning on having Crossfired 4850s or 4870s at some point.

[Jubjubbird]

Thanks, just noticed its on the today only page for £82 so I've just done it. Thanks for your help!