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Help buy motherboard

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divyeshashiya Original post #1
Jun 1, 2007 at 1:33 PM
I want to buy a motherboard for the following config-
Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
RAM- Kingston 1*2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
Hard Disk- Seagate 250 GB SATA
Monitor- Samsung 17" Flatscreen 798 MB
Optical Drive- LiteOn LH-20A1P
Keyboard & Mouse- EX 110
Graphics card-XFX 8600GTS
Primary use will be gaming and watching hd content.Pleease reply fast.Any reply is appreciated.
darklord
Jun 2, 2007 at 10:16 AM
divyeshashiya said:
I want to buy a motherboard for the following config-
Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
RAM- Kingston 1*2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
Hard Disk- Seagate 250 GB SATA
Monitor- Samsung 17" Flatscreen 798 MB
Optical Drive- LiteOn LH-20A1P
Keyboard & Mouse- EX 110
Graphics card-XFX 8600GTS
Primary use will be gaming and watching hd content.Pleease reply fast.Any reply is appreciated.

Get XFX NV 650i Ultra Mobo for 6k or so.
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Jun 2, 2007 at 4:10 PM
Hmmm.. ASUS P5N- E Sli...

Dun matter even if u dun intend to use Sli... Its a nice board.. can o'clock ur 6600 easily...
john_the_ultimate
Jun 2, 2007 at 7:03 PM
XFX 650i Ultra..........excellent overclocker @ 6k.
assasin
assasin #5
Jun 2, 2007 at 9:50 PM
i'll suggest either a P5B Deluxe or P5N32-E Sli or if can buy a Asus P5K Deluxe.
i dont prefer the Asus P5N-E Sli much cuz its SB is not covered with a heatsink.
darklord
Jun 3, 2007 at 11:14 AM
assasin said:
i'll suggest either a P5B Deluxe or P5N32-E Sli or if can buy a Asus P5K Deluxe.
i dont prefer the Asus P5N-E Sli much cuz its SB is not covered with a heatsink.
you can always slap a HS on it no :D comon man its not a bad board.Also P5B Dlx n P5N32-E are premium boards man ;)
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Jun 3, 2007 at 7:12 PM
It does not matter if they are premium motherboards but they should perform well.Sorry I did not tell you my budget,it is 10-12k .