Which motherbaord is the best?

sniperchang · 11-04-2007, 01:50 AM

Hey guys,

I'm helping a friend to build a system. see thread here

I was wondering what would you guys would choose to go along a Q6600 (and why):

- ASUS P5N-E SLi NV650i
- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Core 2 Quad
- MSI P6N SLI-FI NF650i SLi

Or an AMD X2 6000+ should we decide to go with that:

- ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NF570 ULTRA
- Anything else good?

thanks!

PC eye · 11-04-2007, 01:43 AM

That will depend on the type of build. The thread seen there is for a gaming system where most will automatically point at the Intel model.

Presently I run the 6000+ X2 on that AM2 model board and still see favorable results in gaming as well as multitasking which was the intent for the new build here. Even with a new DX10 compatible ATI mid range model video card games like Fear, Prey, HL2, EP1, and some run well at high settings with both XP and Vista once the better drivers were released.

taylormsj · 11-04-2007, 01:50 AM

MSI P6N SLI-FI NF650i SLi

A friend of mine has that and i cant say i like it !

sniperchang · 11-04-2007, 01:55 AM

Hmmm. What about this (Select the different benchmarks too). The Q6600 Beats the AM2 6000+ in every test. Does anybody have any other information/reviews or charts comparing these CPUs?

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylormsj

MSI P6N SLI-FI NF650i SLi

A friend of mine has that and i cant say i like it !

Oh ya? I'll keep that in mind. What did you like about it? Good looks? Stable? Not ram picky?

EDIT: Oh wait did you say you CANT say you like it?

oregon · 11-04-2007, 03:00 AM

I would go with the P35-DS3L simply because it will support the future Intel 45nm CPU's, and it's supposed to be good for overclocking.

PC eye · 11-04-2007, 04:52 AM

The problem with those benchmarks is there was no information on anything other then Vista and one game mentioned. What video card, board, memory combinations are those going by there? The WEI-Windows Experience Indexing feature now seen in Vista grades the hardwares effecting gaming performance there.

sniperchang · 11-04-2007, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

The problem with those benchmarks is there was no information on anything other then Vista and one game mentioned. What video card, board, memory combinations are those going by there? The WEI-Windows Experience Indexing feature now seen in Vista grades the hardwares effecting gaming performance there.

Ok, how about this? Most, err all people who replied to that thread said the Q6600 would be better by a long shot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by oregon

I would go with the P35-DS3L simply because it will support the future Intel 45nm CPU's, and it's supposed to be good for overclocking.

Thanks I'll keep that in mind.

EEthanShire · 11-04-2007, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperchang

The Q6600 Beats the AM2 6000+ in every test. Does anybody have any other information/reviews or charts comparing these CPUs?

Ta Da

Passmark cpu benchmark 2007 is the most recent benchmark I could find which was updated earlier today (November 3, 2007)

PC eye · 11-04-2007, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EEthanShire

Ta Da

Passmark cpu benchmark 2007 is the most recent benchmark I could find which was updated earlier today (November 3, 2007)

The thing you are missing is that the 6000 X2 is a dual core model being compared to a quad core. Those are two different types of cpus. The real quiz will be seen when AMD finally comes out with their own to see if they will regain the stance they had previously.

EEthanShire · 11-04-2007, 06:28 AM

... and then be overtake by Intel once again when 45nm is released, or will they?.....

11-04-2007, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
sniperchang Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,005	Which motherbaord is the best? Hey guys, I'm helping a friend to build a system. see thread here I was wondering what would you guys would choose to go along a Q6600 (and why): - ASUS P5N-E SLi NV650i - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Core 2 Quad - MSI P6N SLI-FI NF650i SLi Or an AMD X2 6000+ should we decide to go with that: - ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NF570 ULTRA - Anything else good? thanks! __________________ CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Skt939 Toledo @ 2.4Ghz Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VidCard(s): BFG 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E; eVGA 6200 PCI (Secondary) Mem: Corsair 2x1 gb TWINX C2 PT XMS HardDrive: Western Digital 8m Cache 250GB 7200RPM Monitor(s): 2x CRT 17" Phillips 107B5/107T6 and LCD 22"wide Samsung 226BW (Triple Display) Multiple Display 101

11-04-2007, 01:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,253	That will depend on the type of build. The thread seen there is for a gaming system where most will automatically point at the Intel model. Presently I run the 6000+ X2 on that AM2 model board and still see favorable results in gaming as well as multitasking which was the intent for the new build here. Even with a new DX10 compatible ATI mid range model video card games like Fear, Prey, HL2, EP1, and some run well at high settings with both XP and Vista once the better drivers were released. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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oregon Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Age: 17 Posts: 1,091	I would go with the P35-DS3L simply because it will support the future Intel 45nm CPU's, and it's supposed to be good for overclocking. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

11-04-2007, 04:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,253	The problem with those benchmarks is there was no information on anything other then Vista and one game mentioned. What video card, board, memory combinations are those going by there? The WEI-Windows Experience Indexing feature now seen in Vista grades the hardwares effecting gaming performance there. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

11-04-2007, 06:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
EEthanShire Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 53	... and then be overtake by Intel once again when 45nm is released, or will they?..... __________________ asus p4r800-v deluxe intel prentium 4 3.4ghz Extreme edition ati radeon x800pro 1gb (2x512) ddr-sdram kingston 150gb maxtor 6y160p0 ata ^ = Pure power My system can bench 2621.18

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