Need help finding gear

Post by **Captain** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:44 pm

I'm looking for the cheapest way to get a strong ASUS motherboard with DDR2 RAM and a PCI-E video card.

Specs I'm looking for:

Mobo
-Must be ASUS
-PCI-E
-Must be Socket 775/LGA
-Must work well with dual core CPUs (Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, etc.)
-Gb Ethernet
-Nvidia SLI support is not a must, but would be nice.
-Excellent with overclocking
-Supports DDR2 RAM, 667+ would be nice
-SATA-3, also IDE support would be nice.
-Should be EM64T ready
-Vista ready as well :icon32:

Some examples:

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=MB.157
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=MB.157

RAM
-DDR2, preferrably 667+
-A 1GB stick is enough
-Good quality (Kingston, Corsair, etc.)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... id=RAM.475
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... id=RAM.475

Video card
-PCI-E
-Must be Nvidia GeForce
-Looking for the best hard-core gaming experience with the last generation 7000-series.
-Either 256MB or higher
-Great for overclocking

I've also seen next-gen, PCI-E/DDR2 motherboards that allow you to use your AGP/DDR gear until you've fully upgraded.

Any feedback or advice is appreciated

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:34 pm

that Nforce Mobo is nice, and its worth the price.

as for the ram, if you get kingston, i will drive over to your house.. take them out of the computer, and Jab them into Each one of your eyes... Seriously! they are just THAT bad!

Corsair is a good brand, but get DDR2-800, it will help you clocking your rig man.

i would rather see you get something like this:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... id=RAM.475

AS for the Videocards, that depends on your Bugit mang, you can stick it out with a 7900 GS OC ( its a little over $200 ) or you can go with the 7950 GT ( about ~$350 ) BFG ofcorse...

Vista ready? basically everything is vista ready.. its not much of a cert at all, its just to let the people know that have 5-6 year old computers that it wont run as nice... thats all

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:37 pm

p.s. here is a Full review on that P5n...

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2820

Post by **Captain** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:56 pm

Ah thanks, I'm using Kingston 2x512MB DDR400 atm so come on over

I like the RAM you linked me to, needs a proper DDR2 800 mobo to go with it

And yeah, I just might wank over the 7900 GS OC, it's quite the card. 256MB amirite?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:43 pm

yea, its a good card... the P5N supports DDR2-800...

And read up a little on overclocking Running your fsb/ram at 1:1 is for real men...

*Patts AMD Running 250MhzFSB*