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Best chipset for Core 2 Quad Q9550?

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pranav1994 Original post #1
Oct 31, 2008 at 4:20 PM
I am going to buy hardware for my new pc and have some a question, what would be the best chipset for Core 2 Quad Q9550?

Thanks,
Pranav
desiibond
desiibond #2
Oct 31, 2008 at 5:06 PM
This one's the best available board for core2quad i think:

ASUS Striker II Extreme: *www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2114&l1=3&l2=11&l3=653&l4=0

Price is just 27k :)

Mention your budget if you want correct pointers :)
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pranav1994 #3
Oct 31, 2008 at 7:13 PM
My budget is around 12k - 15k for the chipset.
desiibond
desiibond #4
Oct 31, 2008 at 7:40 PM
get ASUS P5Q Pro for 9k. More than enough. awesome P45 chipset based crossfire enabled board.

If you want to use nvidia cards, for 780i based board.
tkin
tkin #5
Nov 1, 2008 at 8:40 PM
desiibond said:
get ASUS P5Q Pro for 9k. More than enough. awesome P45 chipset based crossfire enabled board.

If you want to use nvidia cards, for 780i based board.
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Isn't ASUS P5Q Deluxe Wifi@N @ 15k a much better option, it has 16 phase CPU power regulation and 3x CrossfireX.
desiibond
desiibond #6
Nov 1, 2008 at 8:56 PM
^^ 15k for P456 chipset??? NO way. For that price you can easily get a much superior 780i or X48 or X38 chipset based boards.