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[EXTREMEoverclocker Profile]

that is true Huas but from everything i have heard about that bored it is just a pain in the butt to OC with since there is so many options and everything .... people are having a hard time getting it to post and all sorts of stuff when OCing with it

but what im looking for is a good OCing board ... that can handle dual and quad core (45nm) technology ... and then when nehalem comes out ill buy a cheap quad core from all those people switching and get another year hopefully out of it

That is probably what my problem is then, I am not very experienced at OC'ing, so when you get yours and get everything running super, you can help me ((((-:
By the way what CPU are you going to use????

im going to use intel's E8400 (wolfdale core) for the time being

ya ill be glad to help ya get your stuff set up or at least more of an idea of what you can do haha with this board once i have had a few days to tinker with it ...

[EXTREMEoverclocker Profile]

i was going to get a p5q-d, but ended up getting a good deal on a rampage x48, wish i could help, but i have no idea about that board. i know it can do high fsb with a dualcore, but thats about it.

edit, forgot to quote :/

mornings are awsome

how are you liking the rampage?

and what do yall think about open box deals? ... from newegg on motherboards...
would i still get all the disks? or would i just get the motherboard? ... and what risks are there from buying open box?

[yeshuas]

Return policy on open box is scarry to me
1) return within 15 days

2) Return for replacement within: non-replaceable

(which only means in order to get another one, you will have to pay full price, and by the time you pay for shipping the old one back, the new one costs you a lot more than it would have originally)

This is just me speaking, but I would never buy an open box electronic like a motherboard or graphics card, or memory

[EXTREMEoverclocker Profile]

ah ok ... well hmmm ... i just found out i am getting my Gov. Stimulus check .... sooooo ive been thinking about upgrading my mobo to the ASUS Rampage .... would this be a good upgrade?

[yeshuas]

I haven't used one of the X48 Rampage Formula models, it appears to be the cousin to the P5Q series which has the X45 chipset. It looks like a toss-up to me, but I could be wrong, and you probably know better than I. There is a difference of $100 dollars almost.

[EXTREMEoverclocker Profile]

ya that $100 is the only thing making me think twice about upgrading to it :/
ahhhhhh decisions lol ... well i guess ill ask around and read up on both of them even more than i already have to see what else i can find out .... hmmmmmmmm anyone here had experience with 1 of them or both?

[yeshuas]

I like my P5Q Deluxe and it seems to run more stable than the P5W DH Deluxe I have, and when I get adventurous I will mess around some with the settings. Today I have been trying to rebuild my wifes computer, to no avail, and finally gave up and am rebuilding a Intel D945 PSN board I had with a dual core 840 CPU for her.

[EXTREMEoverclocker Profile]

haha very nice

well my buddy threw another board at me yesterday ... now im just completly confused ... buuuuuut i think i will get this board since it has what i want and is also P45 http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=455 .... i mean just look how sweet that thing is haha

[yeshuas]

Looks almost identical to the one I have

[freeagent Profile]

the rampage is a nice board, i just got it yesterday. much nicer then my p35, wich was a godly board to me. the thing with p45 and x48 is, with p45 you are locked into and 8x/8x pcie config. with the rampage you get the full 16x/16x pcie capability. and yeshuas, your p5q is much better then your p5w, its light years ahead.