the extreme versus no extreme, i have the qx6950 and q6950 available locally but the qx is 300$ and the q is 75$, is the extra […]
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zapbuzz wrote on 2021-11-18, 17:44:
I got an ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus they are fantastic with core 2's i think theres a deluxe model the chipset NIC is gamer orientated thanks to Nvidia 650i chipset and has its own proprietary hardware firewall controlled by the driver to compliment windows firewall and router firewall. As far as core 2 goes I'd recommend the Quad extreme simply massive cache combined with RAID 0 array blows away most competition.
Like many of the day the special ones are becoming very very rare so though not cheap ASUS is a good brand like gigabyte for longevity and build quality that stands the test of time. 3 PCIE slots well 3 way SLI or maybe add sata iii ,HQ Audio?
the extreme versus no extreme, i have the qx6950 and q6950 available locally but the qx is 300$ and the q is 75$, is the extra 225$ worth the qx? the x6800 is also only 50$
i dont have an e6600 avalabiel so i would have to source that online( which does not bother me)
i also found a Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus + CPU Intel Core 2 6700 locally for 80$. i stopped by an electronics recycle facility and found these:
there is also a decent selection of p5e boards but i know very little about these:
1. Asus P5E-VM HDMI, Xeon X5470, 8GB G-Skill DDR2(f2-8500cl5D), Hyper212 cooler Bundle--200$
2.ASUS P5E-VM DO--50$
3.ASUS P5E-VM SE + C2D E6750 Cpu--175$
4.EVGA Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI 132-CK-NF79-A1, 8GB Ram ( corsair xm3-2048-1600c9dhx), Zalman ZF1125BTH heatsing +fan, e8500 cpu- -400$
5.EVGA Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI 132-CK-NF79-A1 8GB, 8gb ocz3n1800sr4gk nvidia ram?), qx9650 cpu--350$
6..EVGA Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI 132-CK-NF79-A1, e8400 cpu,--240$
7.EVGA nForce 750i SLI 122-YW-E173 , 4GB DDR2 unkown ram, Core2Quad Q9300--65$
8.EVGA NFORCE 680i SLI with Q6600 CPU --120$
also a ton of of asus p5q boards, maybe thats the way to go?
aside from this im going online. wondered about these, and being local....