I need help!!!

GrungyHobo · 08-17-2007, 04:18 PM

I'm going to build a comp. with an Intel QX6600, 4G ram, 500G HD, 1 EVGA 8800GTX 768Mb(upgrading to 2 when I have enough money) I am Having trouble finding a mobo. I was looking at the ASUS extreme Striker and the EVGA 680i, but I was told they don't support 65nm. Can someone suggest a good mobo for this setup??

hermeslyre · 08-17-2007, 09:43 PM

Who told you that motherboard doesn't support a 65nm chip? It's a LGA775 board so it won't support AMD's 65nm processors, but that pretty much it.

Crimsonite · 08-18-2007, 12:20 AM

If you're looking for an enthusiast's mobo, go with ASUS or MSI. EVGA's 680i is known to have faulty vDiMM capacitors that cause DDR voltage to fluctuate abnormally and eventually leads to the death of memory modules in OC'ed rigs. Of course, it's been denied on all accounts but I and my OC friends don't give a flying crap about what they say. Be wise and go with companies that won't deny their own incompetence to save dollars and faces by robbing you of your investments.

hermeslyre · 08-18-2007, 12:44 AM

"EVGA should be proud to sell this motherboard and NVIDIA should be proud of the engineering that went into it."

When it works, it's one of the best boards out. But they have been many problems with it.. I wouldn't try my luck.

GrungyHobo · 08-18-2007, 11:17 PM

Ok if EVGA is out what about the ASUS P5K3 or the Extreme striker or Gigabyte P35 DS3P?

paratwa · 08-18-2007, 11:30 PM

the Gigabyte P35 DS3P board is not really a SLI ready board. So if you want that option in the future, then pass on it. Otherwise I like that board. I try to stay away from Asus boards.They are to picky about ram and other things.

xxxalpinexxx80 · 08-18-2007, 11:48 PM

i would go with evga 680i if it works, it will always work, and it can handle some extreme overclocking : ), i heard that the asus extreme striker has alot of problems, but read the reviews, and you cant beat evga custumer support.

08-17-2007, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
GrungyHobo Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 39	I need help!!! I'm going to build a comp. with an Intel QX6600, 4G ram, 500G HD, 1 EVGA 8800GTX 768Mb(upgrading to 2 when I have enough money) I am Having trouble finding a mobo. I was looking at the ASUS extreme Striker and the EVGA 680i, but I was told they don't support 65nm. Can someone suggest a good mobo for this setup??

08-18-2007, 12:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Crimsonite Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So. Cal, USA Posts: 172	If you're looking for an enthusiast's mobo, go with ASUS or MSI. EVGA's 680i is known to have faulty vDiMM capacitors that cause DDR voltage to fluctuate abnormally and eventually leads to the death of memory modules in OC'ed rigs. Of course, it's been denied on all accounts but I and my OC friends don't give a flying crap about what they say. Be wise and go with companies that won't deny their own incompetence to save dollars and faces by robbing you of your investments. __________________ GeIL 2x1GB Esoteria:910 3-3-3-8 4-23 1T 2.3v GeIL 4x1GB Esoteria:1080 5-4-4-10 4-24 2T 2.35v _____________________________________________ AMD A64 X2 5000+ 3.24GHz \| ASUS M2R32-MVP 580X \| Ninja Plus Rev.B x2 120mm \| *GeIL* 4GB(4x1GB) DDR2-1080MHz 5-4-4-10 24 2T @2.35v \| WD Raptor 150GB;Caviar 320GB \| ATI Radaeon HD3870 512MB GDDR4CrossFire 835/2642 \| X-Fi Fatal1tyXtremeGamer Pro \| PC Power & Cooling 750W \| Tt Armor Full ATX\| ViewSonic 22" 1680x1050

08-18-2007, 11:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
xxxalpinexxx80 Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,166	i would go with evga 680i if it works, it will always work, and it can handle some extreme overclocking : ), i heard that the asus extreme striker has alot of problems, but read the reviews, and you cant beat evga custumer support. __________________ q6600-3.6ghz evga 680i a1 2gig ddr2-800 ocz sli memory pny 8800gts oced swiftech h20-120 water cooling 500gb caviar 7200rpm 3.0gb/s ocz 700watt game stream psu Vista Home Premium 64-bit

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08-17-2007, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Who told you that motherboard doesn't support a 65nm chip? It's a LGA775 board so it won't support AMD's 65nm processors, but that pretty much it.

08-18-2007, 12:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	"EVGA should be proud to sell this motherboard and NVIDIA should be proud of the engineering that went into it." When it works, it's one of the best boards out. But they have been many problems with it.. I wouldn't try my luck.

08-18-2007, 11:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
GrungyHobo Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 39	Ok if EVGA is out what about the ASUS P5K3 or the Extreme striker or Gigabyte P35 DS3P?

08-18-2007, 11:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	the Gigabyte P35 DS3P board is not really a SLI ready board. So if you want that option in the future, then pass on it. Otherwise I like that board. I try to stay away from Asus boards.They are to picky about ram and other things.