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Chipset Differences
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:06 pm
by Kills On Site
Well I am hoping to build a new PC soon and am planning on getting the Core 2 Quad. I am wondering if the 975X chipset works with Core 2 Quads because according to Intel and Newegg they are not on their "compatible" list. Is this simply a failure to update, or a true incompatiblity. Intel's 975X board says it is ready for Core 2 Quad. The two boards I am looking at right now are the Abit AB9 QuadGT P965 Expess and the Abit AW9D 975X. Of the two which would you guys pick, or is there another board out there that is kicking ass now?
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:53 pm
by Dr_Watson
the only contenders i saw vs the AB9 QGT was the gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 or DS4 boards. (depending on what features you're into).
they seem to overclock the best.
but i've always been personally bias against gigabyte due to bad experiences with build quality in the past. and those two boards are crazy expensive.
you could also take a peak at researching the 680i chipset.
i didn't look into it much in my research, since if i use an intel chip i like to put it on an intel chipset. and i'd rather stick with what i know is stable vs. what's bleeding edge.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:02 pm
by Dr_Watson
oh, also AFAIK you only need to care about the 975 over the 965 if you want to crossfire two ATI cards. or for some odd reason you need native IDE support.
rumor has it the Jmicron IDE chip hacked onto the 965's is problematic... though i've not had any issues with it yet.
and i plan to eventually phase all my IDE into SATA anyway.
there's also the new P35 chipset, since it is the "official intel" choice for Quad-core... dunno much about it personally; since it didn't exist when i was shopping.
hothardware has a comparison between the AB9 965 and IP35 Abit boards...
after a bit of reading.
if it was available when i was shopping; i would have grabbed the IP35 just for the future flexibility of it.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:49 pm
by Kills On Site
Thanks for that, I am perferring the IP35 now. So you recommend Corsair memory over all else? I have had Corsair before, in my AN7 with my Athlon. It never did get up to the timings it was sold under, but that might have been the JEDEC standards and I didn't boost the voltage. But you would recommend Corsair as being stable, reliable and overclockable?
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:26 pm
by Captain
I know some people with overclocked Corsairs in their machines and I've only heard good things about it so far. I've only used Kingston in my computer but I'll definitely move to Corsair when it's time for my big upgrade
Whereas I've never had problems with Kingston ValueRAM, I'd say Corsair is more geared for those who want the most out of their PCs.