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what is the undisputed absolute best (if there is one) motherboard for overclocking the q6600, or intels quad cores in general (including qx)? also, what is the best one in the nforce 680i category?

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P35. Period.

Evga 680i A1.

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any specific p35 board? maybe p5k deluxe?

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P5K Deluxe would be my choice if I wanted ASUS. Top of the P35 line.

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I have been very happy with my P5k Deluxe and Q6600. As a beginner overclocker, I was able to get to 3.4GHz without any trouble (heat is fine, stock voltage).


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Q6600 G0 @ 3.4GHz (1.350v) / Tuniq Tower | Asus P5K Deluxe Wifi | 450W PSU | CORSAIR, 2x1GB XMS2 Xtreme 800MHz CL4 (4-4-4-12) | Ebay ATI RADEON X800 SE 128MB| Raptor 74GB | Antec P180 | Vista HP 32 bit | 21'' LCD
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I OC'd with great success with my Gigabyte P35-DS3R. Not nearly as pricey as the P5K Deluxe.


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Antec Nine Hundred, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz, Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, eVGA 8800GT 512MB, G-Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 4-4-4-10, Seasonic S12 ATX 650W, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA, Samsung 22" LCD, Windows XP Pro 64-bit

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