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Defu
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 13:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
which board should i go with? lookin to spend around $100
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elokito
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 14:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what r ure specs ddr or dd2 agp or pci-e ?
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 14:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't know what you are really asking, but there is a bit more than just buying a motherboard, and you won't be finding a core 2 mobo for $100.
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Defu
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 14:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
let me start by saying i'm a newb. i really don't know much about mobo's, i need help picking one.

i want to use DDR2 - PCI-E
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elokito
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 14:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well i would go with my mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130051 its 170usd but its worth it
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gtjr_ph
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 14:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
asus p5wdh or gigabyte 965 ds3 or asus p5b
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Defu
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 17:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
elokito - you sent me a link to a case.

which of the 3 would you guys go with?
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 17:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
fixed
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Defu
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elokito
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 17:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
altough that can be a good mobo it looks "cheap"
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Defu
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 17:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how? what do i look for when considering a board?

which of these 3 is the best?

asus p5wdh or gigabyte 965 ds3 or asus p5b
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elokito
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sry man i got so confused with another thread anywaysthis is my mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130051 compare pics u could c the quality difference
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gtjr_ph
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 21:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the asus p5wdh uses 975x chipset while the asus p5b and gigabyte 965 ds3 uses p965 chipset , p965 chipset have lower power consumption than 975x chipset
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jdgr81
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go with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. If you haven't already bought a core 2 Duo processor, get the E6300 (1.86ghz). The Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 is very good for overclocking, in which the E6300 has been overclocked to over 3 GHz!

Have you got all your other components, i.e RAM, CPU?
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Defu
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_ 		19. October 2006 @ 10:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks guys !!

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the asus p5wdh uses 975x chipset while the asus p5b and gigabyte 965 ds3 uses p965 chipset , p965 chipset have lower power consumption than 975x chipset
is power consumption the only dirrerence in these boards? how does power consumption effect my pc?


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go with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. If you haven't already bought a core 2 Duo processor, get the E6300 (1.86ghz). The Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 is very good for overclocking, in which the E6300 has been overclocked to over 3 GHz!
you can overclock the 1.86 to 3.0 !? thats awesome. i was gonna get a 2.4 - whats involved in overclocking? i've never done it, and know little to nothing about it, is it recommended for a newb?

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Have you got all your other components, i.e RAM, CPU?
no, out of all the parts, i know the least about the mobo, so i wanted to get that first and build from that.
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