- Dec 25, 2007
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Hello,
I'm posting all over the place because I have so many questions about everything but please forgive me. My current PC - my last build - was put together 5 years ago, so my knowledge kind of ended there. I'm going to upgrade and build a new rig soon so I've gotta get back into the swing of things.
My target CPU is the E8400 Wolfdale that's slated to come out next week. Now I need a good mobo to go with it. The first step is to pick a chipset, I believe. My PC is using an old nForce2 chipset (Asus A7N8X Deluxe) and it works very well and is very reliable, so I was waiting for the 780i to come out. It did come out, and I was about to put it on my list, except I'm not entirely sure I need the 780i. I am a gamer, and I want to try my hand at a little basic overclocking just to get my feet wet, but I'm not going to be running SLI, much less "Triple SLI" that the 780i is boasting, so it seems much of what the 780i offers is going right out the window. Barring multiple graphics cards, what are the differences between the 780i and the X38 (and to a lesser extent, the P35) which appear to be the most popular chipsets currently?
I did a quick check of prices on newegg and it appears the only 780i boards out right now are 320, the X38 boards are around 200 and the P35 boards are anywhere from 100-200.
Price IS a concern as I'm trying to build within a budget but if the value/price is reasonable, I'll go for it.
FWIW I'm thinking of targetting a 400MHz FSB on both the CPU and RAM to maximize efficiency.
Thanks in advance
I'm posting all over the place because I have so many questions about everything but please forgive me. My current PC - my last build - was put together 5 years ago, so my knowledge kind of ended there. I'm going to upgrade and build a new rig soon so I've gotta get back into the swing of things.
My target CPU is the E8400 Wolfdale that's slated to come out next week. Now I need a good mobo to go with it. The first step is to pick a chipset, I believe. My PC is using an old nForce2 chipset (Asus A7N8X Deluxe) and it works very well and is very reliable, so I was waiting for the 780i to come out. It did come out, and I was about to put it on my list, except I'm not entirely sure I need the 780i. I am a gamer, and I want to try my hand at a little basic overclocking just to get my feet wet, but I'm not going to be running SLI, much less "Triple SLI" that the 780i is boasting, so it seems much of what the 780i offers is going right out the window. Barring multiple graphics cards, what are the differences between the 780i and the X38 (and to a lesser extent, the P35) which appear to be the most popular chipsets currently?
I did a quick check of prices on newegg and it appears the only 780i boards out right now are 320, the X38 boards are around 200 and the P35 boards are anywhere from 100-200.
Price IS a concern as I'm trying to build within a budget but if the value/price is reasonable, I'll go for it.
FWIW I'm thinking of targetting a 400MHz FSB on both the CPU and RAM to maximize efficiency.
Thanks in advance