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andper10
11-24-2007, 08:05 PM
@ Mods, this is a repost from here: http://www.forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=189691 , if you want to close a thread, clost that one, I only had one person helping me out, so I brought it here.

I bought a Q6600 (SLACR) on Black Friday for $211 :cool: . I also bought 2GB OCZ DDR2 800 Cas 4-5-5-15 for $60 -$40 MIR = $20 (Link (https://shop3.outpost.com/product/5436039?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG)). Now I need a motherboard. FYI, this upgrade is going to be for the computer in my sig. I am planning to overclock.

I have been looking around and the P5K SE looks good to me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131189 (buying from buy.com because it is cheaper than newegg)
However, I have a overclocking question that I can't find the answer to. Can I set the ram (DDR2 800) to DDR2 533 so that I can overclock the CPU a lot without actually overclocking my ram? The P5K SE supports DDR2 667 "minimum" but do any of you know if there is a way to force it to DDR2 533? If that isn't possible, do you know of any good motherboards in the ~$105 shipped range that will let me do that?
Thanks!

andper10
11-25-2007, 08:55 AM
Bump...I'd like to buy this today so some imput would be helpful.

Cricket
11-25-2007, 10:32 AM
If you're going to overclock you should take a look at what ABIT has available for that processor. ABIT motherboards give you a little more control when overclocking (more BIOS options) and they're known for their overclocking abilities.

:) Cricket

andper10
11-25-2007, 02:58 PM
The only P35 that Abit offers near my price range is similar to the Asus P5K and it costs $130, which is more than I would like to spend. Plus reviewers say it has a boot problem that adds 10 seconds to the boot time as well as some other problems, so I think I will stay away from this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127029
EDIT: I ordered a P5K SE. I will come back here if I have any questions about it once it arrives.