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Intel Motherboards?
I am looking and putting together a computer with an intel processor. I want the best bang for my buck but I'm not sure what Chip set I should get that will offer this. I am reading about the new X38 but I am seeing motherboard with X48 P35 Q35 and so on so forth. Aside from going just off the price. How can I be assured that the chip set I am getting on the board is going to offer the maximum speed that I can get for the price that I am going to pay? I'm planing on putting in a E8500, If you could give me some insite on what chipset I should use that would be great. Thanks.
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- pender2112Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
The X38, X48 and nForce 7xx series Northbridges all support PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 RAM and should support 1333Mhz FSB, which is the native FSB of the E8500.
I'd go for an nForce 780 or 790i with the SB600 southbridge. It offers the best system memory bandwidth as the memory controller is built better.
Also, consider the E8400, which is $90 cheaper and just as overclockable. Better yet, the Xeon E3110, which is essentially the E8400 but with fewer defections. It is extremely overclockable. IT is stock 3.0Ghz, but if you dummy overclock to 400Mhz Bus Speed it goes to 3.6, then boost the FSB to get the PCU to 4.5Ghz on air with a $30 cooler.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...
Every forum you read will say the E3110 Xeon is king. It runs cool at 35C at over 4Ghz which is amazing.
I'd buy this and get a more expensive Mobo.
- labarreLv 44 years ago
>Sorry, yet i'm of the opinion that for Intel, motherboards are in particular an afterthought. i individually have not had many mobos made by potential of Intel, in particular ones for place of work paintings and who cares approximately overall performance there???? i might propose looking at Asus. The third occasion distributors, like Asus, positioned plenty extra paintings and attempt into development magnificent boards than Intel might.
