[Spezi]

What I have is an Intel Q9450 CPU and 4GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 along with a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler and I'd like to have some input as to which motherboard to go with.

I've been looking at the Asus P5K Premium as well as the P5Q Pro which right now would cost me about the same price.

I like the stack cool manufacturing process the P5K Premium uses but don't know if it's beneficial enough to sway me.

The P5Q Pro sports a newer chipset but both will handle the memory I have so I'm a bit unsure which one would be the wiser buy?

What say ye?

ETA: Might add that I also considered a DFI LP DK X48-T2RSB but I favor the way Asus cools the NB and SB via heatpipe and though I'm not overly familiar with DFI it seems that their cooling is lacking in that area.

[psd99]

lol same as I was thinking the answer from me is NEITHER

get the Asus P5Q E board.

Check this link out:

http://www.cpu3d.com/forum/showthread.php?p=140502

[Spezi]

Originally Posted by psd99

lol same as I was thinking the answer from me is NEITHER

get the Asus P5Q E board.

Thanks psd99 for some reason I completely missed that one and it fits the ticket perfectly for what I'm looking for plus it's only ten dollars more than the ones I was looking at.

It's in stock too.

[psd99]

no worries I am actually looking to get this exact board too.
It looks to be a great motherboard and I see no point in going pro or deluxe.

What else you going to get with it?

I'm going 4gb memory with a possible quad core.

[Spezi]

So far my rig consists of:

Coolermaster Centurion 534 Case
Q9450 Quad CPU
Asus P5Q-E Motherboard
OCZ Reaper Hpc Edition PC2-8500 4GB
Asus GeForce 9600GT Silent 650Mhz 512MB PCI-E Graphics Card
LG Lightscribe DVD/RW
Zalman ZM600-HP 600W Power Supply 120mm Fan
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler
300GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive
Operating System = PCLOS MiniMe 2008

Don't think I'm even going to bother with a floppy drive as I never use them.

That should get me going I hope.

[psd99]

That sounds good how much is that going to cost you? In Canadian dollars?

I like the sound of that graphics card I'm looking to order these parts this week.


What is your current setup?

[Spezi]

Originally Posted by psd99

That sounds good how much is that going to cost you? In Canadian dollars?

I like the sound of that graphics card I'm looking to order these parts this week.


What is your current setup?

In Canadian dollars rounded off about a thousand.


I have a number of computers but my main one currently is also a Coolermaster Centurion 534 (I really like that case), AMD FX-60 Dual Core CPU (OC'd to 2.86 Mhz), Asus A8N32 SLI Motherboard, 2GB OCZ Platinum PC-3200, 550 Watt Tagan Easy Con Power Supply, LG DVD/RW, Mitsubishi Floppy/Card Reader, 300 GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive, Cooler Master GeminII Monster Heatpipe Cooler that employs 2 120mm fans, Asus EN7300GT Silent Video Card, XP Pro Operating System.

My play system right beside it is same case, AMD 4400 Dual Core CPU, DFI Infinity NF4 Ultra Motherboard, 2GB GSkill PC-3200 RAM, Enermax PSU, Thermalright XP-120 Heatpipe Cooler, 160 GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive, Fujitsu Floppy, LG DVD/RW, PCLOS Operating System in process of changing to PCLOS MiniMe 2008.

Also have an AMD 3800 Dual Core in Asus A8N Motherboard with 2GB Corsair PC3200 for wife and an AMD Turion Dual Core Laptop for mobility.

That's all I have at home but I've farmed a number of boxes out to my kids that I'm vague on as to hardware at this point.

ETA: I really favor those Asus Silent model graphics cards as they suit my needs well and reduce the number of rotating parts in my box not to mention the chance of fan failure and I try to build them as quiet as possible which automatically draws me toward 120mm fans.

[psd99]

Sounds good Spezi
I would say my new rig will cost around £500 British pounds at that. I hope to buy the Coolermaster Cosmos case.

My current setup is

AMD XP 3200+
2 GB PC 3200 DDR1
Few HDD's
Tagan 420W PSU
Thermaltake Silenced CPU Fan
Gigabytye 7N400 Pro 2 motherboard
Nvidia Gefore 6800 - 256 MB Ram.

3 of these parts all came from Flopps on these boards at a bargain price.

I agree about those Asus boards. My plan was either Asus or Gigabyte but I am swinging towards Asus because of their more competitive prices.

So whereabouts in BC are you from? I went there twice I loved it out there especially Vancouver Island, Victoria.

[Spezi]

I live in the Okanagan Valley.

[psd99]

Did you get your board then?