Which replacement motherboard

[mrapoc]

As you may or may not know, my maximus formula went tits up recently. Dead. Deceased.

So I need a replacement board, hopefully not costing too much, for a Q6600, ReaperX 4gb 1066 kit, 5850.

So I want to be able to clock with it, but I don't think im asking something spectacular

Cheers

 

[killablade]

As you may or may not know, my maximus formula went tits up recently. Dead. Deceased.

So I need a replacement board, hopefully not costing too much, for a Q6600, ReaperX 4gb 1066 kit, 5850.

So I want to be able to clock with it, but I don't think im asking something spectacular

Cheers

Could you be a bit more clear on "not costing too much?"

 

[mrapoc]

Chances are i dont need a top of the range board, just something with stable voltage, decent at overclocking (i'm a noob so it needs to be forgiving)

Just sub £150 I suppose, I'm behind on whats cheap or not on boards to be honest

 

[killablade]

Right, here we go.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-P5Q-Deluxe-iP45-S775-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR2-1200-1066-800-SATA-II-SATA-RAID-ATX

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-P5Q-Pro-Turbo-Intel-P45-S775-PCI-E-20%28x16%29-DDR2-1300-1200-1066-SATA-3Gb-s-SATA-RAID-ATX

Those are pretty decent boards, especially the Deluxe one I beleive

Edit: here's a review OC3D did on the Deluxe. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/p45_showdown_-_asus_p5q_deluxe_vs_msi_p45_diamond/1

 

[mrapoc]

Cool thanks

I do actually have a p5b deluxe hanging around doing nothing, is that going to be good enough to clock?

Would save cash in the long run wouldnt it

 

[thestepster]

im thinkin about shifting my maximus formula man

 

[mrapoc]

I may just keep the p5b deluxe , seems to play well with the q6600 after a quick google

 

[thestepster]

well if u wanna replace ur mobo with the same drop me a pm and we can do a deal over at avforums

 

[El Gappo]

Dabs have some p5q pro's in used for around half that price http://www.dabs.com/category/compon...ocessors,motherboards/11143-422710000#filters

 

[mrapoc]

Will the p5b deluxe pcie 1.0 bottleneck the 5850 which is 2.0?

 

[AMDFTW]

what res do you game at,you wont notice the diff IMO under 1920*1080

pairing the 5850 with 2.0 will obviosly fair better but shouldent be a major issue

what is the difference between the p5b and the p5q

one thing i have noticed is it has 2 2.0x16 slots and 1 1.0 slot

for £91 its way under budget so you will still save cash,plus it looks a decent board

 

[mrapoc]

1680 x 1050.

I'm thinking the p5b deluxe to save cash so i can concentrate on saving for i7 sooner rather than later

As long as its nothing like 20fps loss or something stupid

 

[AMDFTW]

nah you wont notice a diff at that res fella

 

[equk]

I got a biostar tpower i45 for £45 two months ago for my core2duo (did have a asus p5w) clocks a lot better than the p5w

I would say get a 2nd hand p45 from somewhere/someone u can trust, should clock a q6600 without breaking a sweat

I hear the p35's are ok for clocking also and they are quite cheap

 

[mrapoc]

All seems to be good now fellas !!!

I don't know how or why but I just decided, what the hell, ill put it back together for one last try, seems to be working this time ok (touch wood)

Thanks for the input and I shall consider them if this board continues to be flaky