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I am looking to build a new PC to replace my existing gaming rig.
I am for the most part considering the Q6600 CPU, looking for suggestions for what motherboard I should purchase.
Not necessarily looking to overclock the CPU, I am not sure if there would be a difference in which motherboard I should look at is I want to OC vs not, or is there just one uber board out there that takes the cake regardless

Looking for something with good sound, or no sound and I'll throw in a sound card (any sound card suggestions?)
I'm going to be using an Nvidia video card, the board does not need to have any SLI options
 
Here's the list... choose accordingly.

Danny Bui said:
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Intel P43 Motherboard - $85
MSI P45 Neo3-FR Intel P45 Motherboard - $110
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Motherboard - $115
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel P45 Motherboard - $120
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 Motherboard - $130
Biostar TPower I45 Intel P45 Motherboard - $149
DFI Lanparty DK X38-T2R Intel X38 Motherboard - $180
Asus P5E Deluxe Intel X48 Motherboard - $220
DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2R Intel X48 Motherboard - $220
Gigabyte GA-EX48-DS4 Intel X48 Motherboard - $225

Just to help you out: All of these motherboards have PCI-E 2.0 which may be useful for future GPU upgrades. If you don't need RAID, more than 6 SATA ports and only need semi-decent overclocking, check out the DS3L. If you need 8 SATA ports, RAID, 4 PCI slots, and legacy ports, then get the Neo3-Fr. If you need 8 SATA ports but want RAID, firewire, a second PCI-E x16 port, a second gigabit port, support for 16GB of RAM, optional eSATA, and excellent overclocks, then get the UD3R. If you like the UD3R but want a second PCI-E x16 slot and x8/x8 Crossfire support, then get the UD3P. If you like the UD3P but want an onboard pre-installed fast booting Linux setup and don't need a second gigabit port, then get the Asus P5Q Pro. If you want a motherboard with excellent overclocking capabilities above all else (feature wise), go with the I45 or UD3P. If you want Crossfire with full x16/x16 bandwidth, get the Lanparty DK X38. If you have cash to burn, need x16/x16 Crossfire, and don't give a damn about getting the most value for your money, get the Asus, DFI, or Gigabyte X48 motherboards. Do note that the Asus website can be slow sometimes.
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I'm sure I could find this searching the net, but is there a quick and dirty argument for P43 vs P45
 
Yes: P45 has CrossFire support. But CrossFire is only really beneficial if you plan on gaming at high visual settings at a 1920x1200 or greater resolution.
 
Any suggestions on memory, looking at putting in 4gb via 2x2gb
For now i'm considering
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260

Perhaps
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
 
The GA-EP45-UD3P is currently out of stock, but the Asus P5Q Pro is a good alternative. Virtually any brand-name RAM with a limited lifetime warranty would work fine.

Take advantage of this bundle deal:

$143 - Asus P5Q Pro & OCZ Fata1ity Edition 2x2GB DDR2 800 kit
 
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