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I have a promotion through intel because I work at ccity...basically I can get all three below for $250. I want to be able to game fairly well b/c I'm sick of not having everything perfect. He processor seems nice but the motherboard is a micro ATX right? It looks like crap. Would the mother board probably need to be upgraded in your guys opinion?

Intel® Desktop Board DG33TL Media Series

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6700 processor

Vista Home Premium



Thanks again fellas
 
go for a p35 chipset for the best overclock. it will do wonders, however i am not sure if the DS4 verison is better than the DS3, so wait for someone else for which one to really get.

but P35 chipsets usually overclock much higher than anything else even the new X series
 
If you're not overclocking, then the mobo is good enough. For $250, thats not a bad deal.
 
If I keep the mobo I have to buy a Micro ATX case tho right? I'm planning on swapping parts with my current SilverStone case seeing how it was rediculously expensive.

Is there a mobo that's around that's reasonably priced that would be standard size at a good value for a midranged system?
 
even if you don't want the motherboard, the Q6700 and Vista Home premium are worth the $250. Just pick up another mobo if you want.
 
You don't have to buy a mATX case just for that ATX case. Most ATX cases I know have the right holes/fittings for mATX mobos. So your current ATX case should be good enough.

Though if you want an ATX mobo that overclocks pretty well, I recommend this mobo:
Abit IP35-E Intel P35 Motherboard - $90
 
Danny Bui said:
If you're not overclocking, then the mobo is good enough. For $250, thats not a bad deal.
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not a bad deal? Its Intel Retail Edge... its a smokin deal!

infin|ty said:
If I keep the mobo I have to buy a Micro ATX case tho right? I'm planning on swapping parts with my current SilverStone case seeing how it was rediculously expensive.

Is there a mobo that's around that's reasonably priced that would be standard size at a good value for a midranged system?
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Like Danny said, no, you don't need to get a mATX case. Any standard ATX case will do just fine. If you want to change the mobo, go for any of these:

$89 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35
$130 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35
$120 - abit IP35 LGA 775 Intel P35 ($25 MIR)
$127 - Asus P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 Express
$150 - Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35
$174 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 LGA 775 Intel P35
$175 - abit IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ($15 MIR)
 
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