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This board is not good at overclocking I read.. It does have a built-in overclocking in the bios but it overclocks my NIC as well. It wont respond after 2.0 Ghz.
Wow! this is just what I've been looking for. You're awesome
The E6600 was released at the same time as your current E6300, so it should work fine without a BIOS flash.I may not be able though... I cant update the bios to except the newer processors. I've been at it all day.. making boot disks, Ez flash etc. It just wont work
Yep, I just checked my Bios..its 0501
.Best (make sure to add the promo code for the extra $12 off): http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1397384
Bad, and bad. Both the Purepower line and hec's PSUs range from mediocre to terrible.In that price range, I usually get the Thermaltake Purepower 500W. I tried an HEC X-power last time around (650W) and it's running my current system well. I haven't added the quad core yet, so we'll see
That doesn't change the fact that those PSUs are crap. No offense, but it's simply a bad suggestion, especially when there are cheap quality PSUs that can be found in that price bracket, such as the ones I listed.
.A 400W PSU is still plenty for the OP's system with an 8800GT, and it would be a much better choice than an inferior higher-wattage PSU since those higher-wattage PSUs wouldn't be able to provide more power cleanly anyway. And whether or not Seasonic makes a PSU is largely irrelevant to me if the PSU is good quality. For example, the Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU that was one of my suggestions is manufactured by Delta, not Seasonic, but is still a quality PSU.Sorry to suggest something other than a Seasonic variant
I'd want a little more than 400W personally (granted not all wattage ratings mean the same). I've used the Seasonic PSU's and they are great, but they cost more unless you get a MIR or something like that (Newegg Shellshocker was the 400W Corsair a couple weeks ago...IIRC). If you're going to spend $60, you might as well pony up for the 650W version for the extra $20 and have more room for future upgrade (video card).
hmmm, ATI's 4850 are going for around $100 on ebay. 4850 would be on par with 9800GT?
I'm going to get the E6700. I want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of this board!
Does ATI cards go good with intel boards? ATI cards seem to cost a littler cheaper.
I'm not going to spend over $120 for one.
ATI seems to be the way to go then, thank you.
Other good brands are Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, Seasonic, BFG (LS, MX, and ES lines), Enermax, Silverstone (most of them), and a bunch more that I can't remember off the top of my head at the moment.
Post some links and I'll take a look at them. You want to be very careful when purchasing PSUs from places like eBay where their condition is not guaranteed.I found quite a few 'new' power supplies 550w and up for $50.. even lower from the brands you mention on ebay. This is great.
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/item...id=p3286.c0.m282&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=50
.That one is nice... it has +5V @ 30Ahttp://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OCZ-PC-Powe...4|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
That's the only one that caught my eye personally, but then again, I'm no expert
The vast majority are crap, but these are the good ones that I found on the first three pages (there are far too many PSUs for me to go through all of them):
The GS line is mediocre. I wouldn't recommend it.
Not good: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU2Niw5LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==