Whats the cost of P5GC-MX?
Intel DG31. Get the OEM piece for 3.05k Supports all LGA 775 procs. and possibly with a bios upgrade can support 45nm chips too. Has onboard x3100 and also a pci-e x16, x1, pci slots.
but intel boards don't overclock. I specifically need a mobo in which I can OC a E2160. Otherwise it beats the perpose of going intel in the first place
Its gonna be either IP35E + E8200 or DG31 + E6550 for me. Going tom monring to get it.
Can anyone temme how are Samsung 20x SATA octo-edge enabled drives? Any problems? Can I buy them?
Getting Viewsonic 1912wb DVI for about 8.6k+. Thats the lowest I could find anywhere.
go for the former IP35-E + E8200. You can even OC it and its a very decent configuration, as it can easily be a part of a budget gaming rig. If you plan to game in the near future, it will really be a worthy investment.
and all samsung drives are "Octo Edge" drives, though I neither care nor know what that means. You might want to try a lite-on DVD-RAM drive(that has support for DVD-RAM, DVD+-RW(DL), DVD+-R(DL), CD-R and CD-EW) which also has lightscribe. A similar philips drive if you get one will only make things better.
and if you don't mind, please check whats the current price of branded DVD media(HP, Moser Baer, Sony, Samsung, and the like) in SP Road. I am planning to buy a consignment of DVD+R discs in order to backup my hard drive. Your trouble will be appritiated.