Help me decide for my first build

meatnub · 06-15-2007, 02:40 PM

Planning to build my first gaming rig with the E6600 and 8800 GTS 640k.

I don't intend to overclock or run SLI (though who knows what i might do in a year or two).

Here's the mb's i am considering:

evga 680i - i saw good reviews about this, but is the 680i only better than the 650i because of SLI ? Then there is Evga's lifetime warranty to consider. However it only takes DDR2. I also hear evga is better than asus (asus getting sloppy is what i read).

GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128048

The reason I like this Gigabyte MB is because it will support DDR3 and it also has the P35 chipset.

I would greatly appreciate some advice/suggestions/recommendations!

(My case will be the Antec 900 if that matters any.)

daisymtc · 06-15-2007, 04:12 PM

I personally will go for Gigabyte

meatnub · 06-15-2007, 04:20 PM

Well that's hard too because here's the Intel Giga mb's i'm looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Order=RATING

650? 680? P35?

I'm confused. I don't plan to overclock or run SLI (though I *might consider* it in the future).

Is the P35 newer than the 775?

Ug..... i have a migraine lol

06-15-2007, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
meatnub Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 27	Help me decide for my first build Planning to build my first gaming rig with the E6600 and 8800 GTS 640k. I don't intend to overclock or run SLI (though who knows what i might do in a year or two). Here's the mb's i am considering: evga 680i - i saw good reviews about this, but is the 680i only better than the 650i because of SLI ? Then there is Evga's lifetime warranty to consider. However it only takes DDR2. I also hear evga is better than asus (asus getting sloppy is what i read). GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128048 The reason I like this Gigabyte MB is because it will support DDR3 and it also has the P35 chipset. I would greatly appreciate some advice/suggestions/recommendations! (My case will be the Antec 900 if that matters any.)

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06-15-2007, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,677	I personally will go for Gigabyte

06-15-2007, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
meatnub Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 27	Well that's hard too because here's the Intel Giga mb's i'm looking at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Order=RATING 650? 680? P35? I'm confused. I don't plan to overclock or run SLI (though I might consider it in the future). Is the P35 newer than the 775? Ug..... i have a migraine lol