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campfire_2 · 01-31-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by linderman

all three are excellent choices if you have any overclocking desires ???? then the Intel board would drop to the bottom of the three choices.

The core-2's are very overclock friendly as such I would not pass up that option easily if there is a possibility for your overclocking get DDR2-800mhz ram

as for the SLI feature,

Right now the overclocking idea is a bit over my head , and using the analogy of "trading in a burro for a racehorse" which is what I am doing with this build , overclocking would be down right greedy on my part ... I am more into substance than flash , if that makes any sense ... And I am running 667 ddr2 , and that stuff is too expensive to switch around on a whim ...

Just want a board that will be relevant for a few years hopefully , and have a solid shot at cpu upgrade in time , if I should choose .

I'd rather have a board with options I wont use now , but might in the future , than have a board without features I may come to desire in time .

**linderman** · 01-31-2007, 10:57 AM

sounds as if you have all your ducks in a row >>>>> now its time to pull the trigger

campfire_2 · 02-01-2007, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by linderman

sounds as if you have all your ducks in a row >>>>> now its time to pull the trigger

Well crap'ola ! seems there is always something else to fit into the equation ... Had a swing through the gigabyte site to check the specifications for the ds3p and it seems my ram isn't under the supported list ,

CM2x512-5400C4
XMS2-5400

Guess I should be happy I checked prior to another setback .

**linderman** · 02-01-2007, 03:42 PM

the motherboard makers website are not inclusive by a logn shot!

have a look on the ram makers website then look for the gigabyte board model then check to see if the model is listed!

campfire_2 · 02-01-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by linderman

the motherboard makers website are not inclusive by a logn shot!

have a look on the ram makers website then look for the gigabyte board model then check to see if the model is listed!

Thanks a million !!! that makes me happy ... Think I'll see what I can come up with at local shop in the morning . Went to the corsair webpage , and my ram was listed as compatable with the ds3 . I do appreciate all your feedback and advice . I ll post back and let ya know how the final choice played out . Prolly going to pony up the extra $50 above the p5b cost for a better board (still neck 'n neck between the gigabyte & asus boards ... but do have a prefrence

)

Thanks again

campfire_2 · 02-02-2007, 12:12 PM

linderman...well , after much thought , chose the p5b-delux . Really liked the GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 LGA 775 , but just couldn't justify the additional expense , even though all that heat pipe looked neet . I'll re-invest the difference in cost into a better video card .

**linderman** · 02-02-2007, 04:12 PM

both choices are solid as a rock!

enjoy

campfire_2 · 02-13-2007, 10:28 AM

hey guys ... got all parts shipped in and installed , and afraid I am going to have to start semi-new thread ...

New video card was final piece . First stab at start up got no post / video , re-installed old pci card , got video , installed operating system , virus protection , isp software , yahoo messenger , and skype .

Then shut it down and installed new video card , it was playing fine ...

were a few hiccups on restarts (would get blue screen with some hardware error msg "I was unable to read , too fast" and would also get the "start in safe mode" option .

Now this morning , I am back to square one unfortunatly . When I tried to crank it up , got no post , no "beep" and sadly , no video to a known working moniter .

Once I get some ideas together , I'll start a new thread , and begin the process of figuring this bugger out . But without video , or at the minium a beep error code , this is going to be a bear .

BTW , temps and voltages were smooth and steady with new power supply . Also Linderman > new motherboard was topps ! very nice

01-31-2007, 10:57 AM	#42 (permalink)
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02-01-2007, 03:42 PM	#44 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	the motherboard makers website are not inclusive by a logn shot! have a look on the ram makers website then look for the gigabyte board model then check to see if the model is listed! __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-02-2007, 12:12 PM	#46 (permalink)
campfire_2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 148 OS: Vista ult My System	linderman...well , after much thought , chose the p5b-delux . Really liked the GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 LGA 775 , but just couldn't justify the additional expense , even though all that heat pipe looked neet . I'll re-invest the difference in cost into a better video card . __________________ Patrick

02-02-2007, 04:12 PM	#47 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	both choices are solid as a rock! enjoy __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-13-2007, 10:28 AM	#48 (permalink)
campfire_2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 148 OS: Vista ult My System	hey guys ... got all parts shipped in and installed , and afraid I am going to have to start semi-new thread ... New video card was final piece . First stab at start up got no post / video , re-installed old pci card , got video , installed operating system , virus protection , isp software , yahoo messenger , and skype . Then shut it down and installed new video card , it was playing fine ... were a few hiccups on restarts (would get blue screen with some hardware error msg "I was unable to read , too fast" and would also get the "start in safe mode" option . Now this morning , I am back to square one unfortunatly . When I tried to crank it up , got no post , no "beep" and sadly , no video to a known working moniter . Once I get some ideas together , I'll start a new thread , and begin the process of figuring this bugger out . But without video , or at the minium a beep error code , this is going to be a bear . BTW , temps and voltages were smooth and steady with new power supply . Also Linderman > new motherboard was topps ! very nice __________________ Patrick