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  1. #1
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    Motherboard Help

    Okay I have been going over and over this for some while now, and I think I have narrowed it down. Going to get a new Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 4x2.4GHz CPU, but I am having one hell of a time trying to find a compatible motherboard.
    My PC World Mag suggest a Foxconn, but I have never heard of them before. Are they any good? Also looking around I have noticed that some motherboard companies say they are ready for this CPU but looking at the specs to what is compatible do not list the one I am looking at. This is very confusing.
    Example
    P5K Premium/WiFi-AP
    The 3rd Generation Black Pearl Special Edition P5K Premium motherboard

    - Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
    - Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
    - Support next generation 45nm muti-core CPU
    - Intel® P35 chipset
    - Dual-channel DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz
    - Dual Gigabit LAN
    - WiFi-AP

    But I noticed that the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 4x2.4GHz is Manufacturing Tech 65 nm and the board is 45 nm.
    This is just one of the boards I am looking at.
    What I use my PC for is mainly internet and gaming.
    Here is what I currently have
    AMD Athlon 64 200+
    Nvidia 7900GT/GTO
    4gb of Ram
    Is this a problem?

    Thanks

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    Xclio CS-528 case
    Tyan K8W S2885 motherboard
    2x Opteron 270's (dual core)
    4gb PC3200 DDR400 ECC RAM
    BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra OC AGP
    2x 74gb WD Raptors SATA RAID'ed (O.S.)
    2x 250gb Maxtor SATA RAID'ed (Storage)
    1x 400gb SATA Standalone (backup)
    2x 18" Gateway LCD's
    Audigy 2 Sound card
    5.1 Creative Labs speakers

  3. #3
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    foxxcon makes some good boards and they've been around for some time now

    but most anything with 965 or p35 chipset will work

    i recomend the P35 neo

    my desktop has a p5b-e and i LOVE it and it'll support that chip
    dunno if they still make it

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