Hmmm... my motherboard as in my 680i? Here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019 I think this is a very good board. One of the best. And if you truly want some power in your build the E6600 is an awesome option. It is currently my processor of choice. But if you want really high-end gaming I would suggest one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082 But the X1950Pro I linked to in my previous post should be more than enough for a while still. It should at least handle Crysis at close to max settings. I believe one of the developers said he was running close to max with an X1900XT on the yet unoptimized game.
I would go with the E6600 and the Gigabyte DS3 board or the one Estuanis linked to. The DS3 is a little bit cheaper and is still a VERY good performing board.
hi all, i decided to go with the e6600 core 2 duo at pricegrabber for a good price of 199.00. i did notice today that it's now 220.00 at pricegrabber(nice snag i think). i will check out the link you left estuansis and hope i can make a choice then on the mb. still unsure also on the video card want to be able to play at high performence for a while. i am going to look at the ati(visiontek)radeon 2600xt 512mb pci express card. please tell me what you think of this one. thanks again, mike
That video card is no good. It's too expensive and the performance is less than a 7600 GT which is much cheaper. Here is the Gigabyte BTW. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128012
looks like i'm going with this mother board. one step closer. will keep you all informed. thanks, mike http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=246710
Cool, good choice. BTW what was you budget for the the video card? Remember the 8 series Nvidia cards are no good for gaming(for the price at least, you could find something of the same performance cheaper) unless you are going for the 8600 GTS or higher. If you want to get the 8600 GT or the ATI HD 2600XT get the 7600 GT instead.
Yes, the HD 2600XT is really crap. It actually performs worse than the X1650XT. I would recommend either an 8800GTS or an X1950Pro... the 8800 being the better and more expensive by far. The motherboard is good and exactly the same as mine. You won't be disappointed. It is a high-performance component.
