Hi,
I'm building a new C2Q rig and I'm trying to decide which motherboard to get. I originally was thinking of the DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R that was favorably reviewed on AT. However, I was advised by other forum members to save some money and get the Gigabyte P35-DS3L since I wasn't gonna SLI/XF and they were otherwise identical performance wise. OK, that made sense, but I can't get the P35-DS3L where I am, though I'm able to get an almost identical EP35-DS3L. However, since I have more than 4 SATA drives, I would need more than the 4 SATA ports available on both P35 boards. I'm wondering if the EP35-SD3R or P35C-DS3R would be good choices then, or should I just revert back to the DFI X48 for a bit more? Or are there other better choices within the same price range?
btw the rest of my rig:
CPU - Q9450
Memory - Corsair XMS2 DHX PC2-6400 2x2GB
Gfx - Leadtek 9800GTX 512MB
HDD - 3xWD Caviar 640GB, a few other older/smaller SATA/PATA drives
Any thoughts/recommendations? TIA.
I'm building a new C2Q rig and I'm trying to decide which motherboard to get. I originally was thinking of the DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R that was favorably reviewed on AT. However, I was advised by other forum members to save some money and get the Gigabyte P35-DS3L since I wasn't gonna SLI/XF and they were otherwise identical performance wise. OK, that made sense, but I can't get the P35-DS3L where I am, though I'm able to get an almost identical EP35-DS3L. However, since I have more than 4 SATA drives, I would need more than the 4 SATA ports available on both P35 boards. I'm wondering if the EP35-SD3R or P35C-DS3R would be good choices then, or should I just revert back to the DFI X48 for a bit more? Or are there other better choices within the same price range?
btw the rest of my rig:
CPU - Q9450
Memory - Corsair XMS2 DHX PC2-6400 2x2GB
Gfx - Leadtek 9800GTX 512MB
HDD - 3xWD Caviar 640GB, a few other older/smaller SATA/PATA drives
Any thoughts/recommendations? TIA.