Tuesday, April 13, 2010

New PC - Need Parts Advice

I am planning to build a new PC and have some of the basics picked out.CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.13GHZ 1066FSB 4MB Retail RAM - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory  I am planning to run at mild overclock to 2.66GHz CPU clock - 1334FSB (sync to 667RAM) For now, I will just use my existing Radeon X1900AIW card.Looking for a good, but inexpensive mobo that will support up to PC6400/DDR800... was thinking maybe Asus P5B???Also, can I run with 4x1GB RAM - and have all the memory recognized by Windows XP (32 bit)? Thanks for any help!New PC - Need Parts Advice
no to the windows xp recongnizing 4gb of ram, you need 64-bit. i prefer the asus p5b motherboards they are good but others will suggest better overclockers. but for a mild overclock asus will defiinitly be a good choice New PC - Need Parts Advice
Asus is a solid choice.  P5B Deluxe would definitely not dissapoint. If you didn%26#39;t need something that fancy, you could look at the P5B-E.  That%26#39;s what I%26#39;ll be purchasing next month.
Yep the P5B-E is a really nice board.  And it%26#39;s just a little over 100 bucks so it%26#39;s great in the value department too.
The P5B-E costs about $40 (Canadian) more than the P5B.  Looks like the only difference is 7 SATA instead of 5, RAID support and Firewire.  I%26#39;m not planning to use RAID, won%26#39;t need more than 5SATA devices and have firewire on my Audigy card... If overclocking capabilities and stability are comparable, I think I%26#39;m better off with the P5B.Is the stock HSF good enough for an OC to 2.66GHz?
The stock HSF should be fine as long as you don%26#39;t need to raise the voltage to get it to 2.66.  And as far as the P5B vs the P5B-E, the P5B-E has a little better OC potention iirc.
Yes asus P5B deluxe is very good but you can also try an gigabyte 965P-DS4
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