Q9550 + P5E Deluxe?

[pitashen]

Thinking of upgrading my current Dual Core system and I came across this combo deal Newegg offers, which is Q9550 + P5E Deluxe for $294.98 - 30MIR. It seems like a good deal since i still want to use my ddr2 ram. My main concern is the P5E deluxe board. Is it a reliable board? I am not able to find much review info on this particular board.

 

[Dangman]

It's a decent mobo IIRC but for $300, that's a bit too much IMO. You could probably get a faster AMD setup for that much or an Intel Core i5 setup for not much more.

 

[Raudulfr]

Why not just buy the CPU and use your existing MB?

It's a decent mobo IIRC but for $300, that's a bit too much IMO. You could probably get a faster AMD setup for that much or an Intel Core i5 setup for not much more.

Except for the part where he already has DDR2 and an i5 setup would require him to spend even more money on DDR3 RAM.

 

[pitashen]

AMD would have been an awesome option if I am not into using Mac OS on my machine except it is my main OS atm and so I have to consider compatibilities when I purchase parts. My mobo altho an awesome board, doesn't play well with 45nm quad especially when considering overclocking. I actually gave a thought on Q6700 from tigerdirect for $200, but I am not sure if it is a smart move. I originally really wanted to go for GA EP45 UD3 board, but then it would end up to be 40~50 more than the combo I mentioned.