[QUOTE="D_Knight_Nik"]

I think it was this site. Though i might have been wrong about the 30-40% drop. not sure tbh.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1472/7/intel_p45_vs_x48_crossfire_performance/index.html

domke13

I think this difference is due to very high settings IMO. But who can play with such a framerate anyways.

Not me thats for certain =P

I think it was this site. Though i might have been wrong about the 30-40% drop. not sure tbh.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1472/7/intel_p45_vs_x48_crossfire_performance/index.html

Thx filmography. 1 thing about that board though, i heard that the 2nd PCI-E x16 slot is physically x16, but apprently only x4 electronically. Can anyone comment on that?

Yeh your right about the 5-10% boost u get. But when it comes to things like crysis you'll start seeing 30-40% drops in performence from what i can remember.

Apprently not. Peep was telling me to switch to vista instead of xp a while ago. Intresting tip, though would have been nice if he gave me m/b suggestions too......*mutters*

Anyway, it's supposed to be stable now ain't it? + it's got dx10 and 64 allows for 8GB max.

[QUOTE="D_Knight_Nik"]Is the fan control software actually worth having? It would be more expensive then my current Gigabyte one.matrixian

If it's 5-10$ more then i think it would be worth it. If the price difference is bigger then no, just use the fan fix.

Yeh it is, so i'll make do with the fix.

So can anyone here give me a suggestion on a m/b?

Hi, i posted this build before, but after hearing some comments i've made a few changes and now considering a diffrent m/b to go with it. Here's the main build, i'll list the m/b's i've been considering at the bottom.

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI

Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Kingston HyperX 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

Kingston 1gb (2x512mb) Ddr2 1066mhz Hyperx Memory Cl5

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU

Cooler Master Hyper TX2 775/754/939/940/AM2

Zalman ZM850-HP 850W ATX 2.2

2x Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM

Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

Getting a second HD 4870 and going crossfire in the later on. The 850w psu is for any other expansion i do in the future. 2x 750GB hd's will hold data and raptor will be for os and programs since it's so fast. Im also running xp so thats why i only have the 3GB ram. Here's the m/b's now.

Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

I was going for the P5Q Deluxe origanally, but someone pointed out that I wouldn't get the max outta my Crossfire since 1 card would be at x16 and the other x8. The X48 series are also ment to be better at overclocking, though i haven't been able to find out why that is, someone fill me in? Im not very experienced with overclocking (Though i may as well learn now) and i hear the DQ6 is a bit difficult to overclock unlike others. The X48 also need constant bio's updates from what i've seen and till now i ain't needed to update mine since my m/b's never played up on me. Anyway which do u lot think is the best and easiest to handle in terms of the problems that can come up? Maybe u know another brand that would better suit me? Any further advice on my build or suggests would be welcome!