tasi55 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hi guys, you are probably thinking that I am an idiot, well I sort of am. I have been working on a portfolio for entrance into a Masters program and am nearly in tears. My setup that I have now just cannot run open any of my previous work and the clock is ticking!! So I have decided to put together a decent system for myself because it is the only way I will get this done. I have been reading the forums and I think the I will go with the Q6600 SLACR because it seems good value for money (and I dont have much being a student). I have bought a nVidia Quadro FX 4400 ( I know its old) off eBay, Revit and Rhino do not seem to like my Geforce 8800 GTS. What motherboard would be a good matchup with this CPU? Also I am looking for one that is easily upgradable in terms of CPU and RAM. I will be looking at putting in 4GB to start with but will like to go to 8GB real soon. Sorry to seem so lost, but I am. I am open to any suggestions anyone might have. Thanks in advance. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDVERTEX Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 ASUS P5K. You can run the Q6600 @ 3.0-3.4 ghz depending on your luck GF8800GT is per4fect for your need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I got a Gigabyte EP35-DS3R and am pretty happy with it. It's very overclock friendly (not that I have overclocked it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippu Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I got a Gigabyte EP35-DS3R and am pretty happy with it. It's very overclock friendly (not that I have overclocked it). sign me up for that one ...good board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I have the same one that sandman has and I have no complaints from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'm using a P5K Deluxe and an MSI 975X. The P5K is much better but the MSI is also good enough to do some overclocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alless Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Dude I Have Q6600 and Asus P5K-C , I Guess it would be the best choise for VGA I Suggest Geforce 8800GT XfX 512mb alpha dog , as i have ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Wow - glad to see I'm in good company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhanh29 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have been used P5k, p5k-c, p5k-Vm with Q6600.in my opinion, P5k, p5k-c with Q6600 is best choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinger Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 My Abit P35 works great with my Q6600. I have also used an older Gigabyte 965P before. Basically, any P35 chipset board will run great with a Q6600...it really comes down to how many sata ports you need, how many PCi-X slots, how much you want to overclock, etc. BTW, No overclock is ever guaranteed. I know people who have bought Q6600s thinking they would be able to OC it like crazy and could barely run stock speeds stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdravko Barisic Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 If you dont wanna to OC your proc, I would still recomend you a 975XBX or 975XBX2 BAD AXE mobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 There are better ones for that. Newer ASUS boards for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasi55 Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 There are better ones for that. Newer ASUS boards for example. Hi there, when you mention ASUS boards, are there any in particular, what do you think of a Gigabyte X48 DS4. Can get it cheap. Thanks for all of your help guys, Im so lost!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Pende Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Go for q9450 and a Asus P5Q-deluxe and just OC to 3,5 GHz and you have a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdravko Barisic Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 INTEL 975XBX 2 (if you find it) Rock stabile with about 30-50% OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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