Thread: Figured out the cpu, need mobo options and assy. compound

Here are some comparison reveiws of 8 motherboards with the P35 chipset. I purchased the Abit IP35-Pro because I wanted something that overclocked well and had all of the features I needed.

I have the E6850 CPU, and I cool it with an ASUS Silent Knight. Check out the pics from my build.

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=21502.0

As for the compound, most good CPU coolers will come with some Arctic Silver 5 (or equivalent). If you are going to overclock, you will want a good aftermarket CPU cooler. Also some good memory. I am using OCZ Reaper, but Crucial Ballistix is good memory, if not better than the OCZ. The good thing about the Reaper is that it has an awesome heatsink attached so I can overclock the hell out of my memory and keep it cool.

Otherwise, you need to decide what type of video setup you want. Are you going to run Crossfire? SLI? What type of video card are you gonna drop in?

I found this mobo, it's one of the few well reviewed ones I've seen. I know exactly what you mean that they all have quirks.
I hear gigabytes aren't as nice as Abit ans Asus's but the reviews speak highly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128064

Also there is a thread here you should check out. It talks about the 8800 GT which will be released in November
http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=22972.0

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I've noticed this too and agree that there shouldn't be a whole new topic for every time there is a problem with the moderators, but it does seem that some threads are locked without explanation, so I would make the suggestion that when a moderator locks a thread, they leave a breif description of why the thread was locked.

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Originally Posted by DTbasketball855

I've noticed this too and agree

Well Duh, this rule makes you HAVE to agree

Might I suggest :locked:

While there usually is a suggestion, these threads came to mind when I saw this thread.
http://www.left4deadforums.com/23048...no-longer.html
http://www.left4deadforums.com/19279...tml#post353108


I couldn't really figure out why either was locked. It wasn't so much that I cared whether or not the threads were locked, but it was just there wasn't an explanation.

I'm not trying to say you're bad moderators, because for the most part there is an explanation and there are many threads locked with good reason, those were just a couple complaints I had recently.

From this point on I will message if I need to add to this though.

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