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Old 6th Jan 2008, 13:57
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Hello all,

I am building a new system for strictly gaming on a very tight budget.

I'm combining a 6400+ windsor, 8600gt, and 2 gigs of ddr2800 mhz ram with this motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130065

Now I know that this board is labeled as a more business/server board, but it seems to have everything I need. It offers 1000mhz fsb (despite what newegg says) has a pcie 16x slot for my card and can support the memory I have.

Now what I wonder is will the northbridge chipset slow anything down? I have no experience with the quadro chipset, but from what I see as long as I disable the onboard video I should be fine in terms of performance.

Does the northbridge chipset really make a difference in computer performance? I mean would I see a difference in this quadro chipset compared to lets say an nvidia 700 series chipset?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 6th Jan 2008, 16:15
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Do you mean the E6400 or the "AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400" (god I hate their nomenclature)?

It's a decent board but there are better alternatives for only a little bit more. I don't care for micro-ATX boards (heat issues), and 4 SATA is not fun if you're planning to expand it quite a bit. You won't be able to overclock it (at least well: read the reviews). It's great if you're building a small machine (micro-ATX, native dual-monitor support), but if you want to go gaming I would look elsewhere.
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Old 6th Jan 2008, 19:57
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Originally Posted by Carbon View Post
Do you mean the E6400 or the "AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400" (god I hate their nomenclature)?

It's a decent board but there are better alternatives for only a little bit more. I don't care for micro-ATX boards (heat issues), and 4 SATA is not fun if you're planning to expand it quite a bit. You won't be able to overclock it (at least well: read the reviews). It's great if you're building a small machine (micro-ATX, native dual-monitor support), but if you want to go gaming I would look elsewhere.
Well my main reasons for purchase are the price and also the two ide slots are a huge plus. I meant the athlon x2 6400+ windsor. Will this motherboard be able to run the processor and 8600gt wih ease? I don't think I'll have too many heat issues because I have a good case and good heatsink/fans.
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