Mobo upgrade Q6600

I have a Gateway FX7024 w/a very overclockable Q6600. Can someone recommend a good mobo that hasnt been discontinued?
I am running DDR2 5300 memory that compatibility is a must..
thxs

Just a couple of reccomendations of the top of my head:

The Asus P5q Pro and Deluxe are good overclockers. I'm pretty sure they can handle 5300

The Nvidia 750i, 780i boards are pretty popular too.

It also depends on whether you prefer nvidia or ATI, plan to go SLI or crossfire as well.

I havent confirmed this yet but someone else is telling me that I cannot simply change a mobo in a Gateway since Gateway do not follow the ATX standards. This person says I need a new PS and a Case!...dam

darco

darco said:

I havent confirmed this yet but someone else is telling me that I cannot simply change a mobo in a Gateway since Gateway do not follow the ATX standards. This person says I need a new PS and a Case!...dam

darco

Click to expand...

they're probably right..., the standoffs may not match.

while im sure its possible to bodge it in there, is it worth taking the risk with new components..??

what about your HDD..??, that wont run with a new mobo, or are you installing a new OS..??





SK

skunksmash said:

they're probably right..., the standoffs may not match.

while im sure its possible to bodge it in there, is it worth taking the risk with new components..??

what about your HDD..??, that wont run with a new mobo, or are you installing a new OS..??





SK

Click to expand...

If I did replace the mobo, I would definitely reformat the hdd...
arrghh,,,,,
I will just leave it alone, not worth to do all this for the q6600....

darco

I confirmed I have a Micro ATX mobo....so as long as I stick to this form factor, I can buy any mATX that supports my hw, right?

if it does indeed follow the mATX form factor standard then yes. i didn't think PC builders (dell, gateway, hp) used proprietary parts anymore. how powerful is your power supply?

motherboard manufacturers have only recently started to cater to the mATX OCing crowd. so there are few options in terms of high performance mATX solutions. DFI and ASUS are pretty much your only options.

i only use mATX boards since my case is an Antec P180mini.
the DFI LP JR P45-T2RS is supposed to be a great board but i've never used it.
i've used both the ASUS P5Q-EM and the P5E-VM HDMI. in my opinion the P5E-VM HDMI was a more stable board and a better clocker.

My ps is 400w....well at least I have narrowed my search where before I blindly searched for anything that accepted an LGA775..I will check out those mobo's..thanks

darco

darco said:

I have a Gateway FX7024 w/a very overclockable Q6600. Can someone recommend a good mobo that hasnt been discontinued?
I am running DDR2 5300 memory that compatibility is a must..
thxs

Click to expand...

come on man, if you are going to spend money on mobo, why not get the so cheap memory together, since you are going to speed!

cuz I recently bought this memory!!!...ya bad timing......oh well, we'll see ")

darco