Boot Camp Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Here's what I'm planning: Mobo: ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131025 RAM: G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231151 CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115017 Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130319 Wireless Card: ENCORE ENLWI-N802.11b/g Wireless Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...amp;Tpk=ENLWI-N EDIT: Mobo built in wireless works. I'm worried about the RAM working with the mobo, it doesn't say on newegg what voltage of RAM it needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Looks excellent, I don't know about the ENCORE card but chances are that it will work But I must say, the P5W DH is not an upgrade over your current P35C, the P5W uses a 2 year old 975 chipset whereas the P35C uses a much newer P35 chipset. So your choice, but I would go with one of those excellent overclocking DFI boards or some X38 based or if you really wanna get expensive, an X48 Intel motherboard if I was you, and if I was looking for an upgrade over the P35. But enough said about that, that RAM should work perfectly, it clearly says in the specs of the P5W on the Newegg page that the Memory Standard is DDR2 800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Camp Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Thanks for your awesome post. The reason I chose the P5W was because it had built in RAID that works with OSx86. But I could just use a Rosewill RAID card. Will an X48 motherboard work as well as the P35 in OSx86 functions? What X48 Intel Motherboards work and would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Well there are 2 things you should consider before getting an X38 or X48 motherboard: 1) The motherboard is expensive, about $300 or more2) The DDR3 RAM that is required for those boards cost anywhere from $500 to even $1000 depending on what you are gettingIf you still want to proceed, those things set aside, I can certainly give you some recommendations :)Well there are 2 things you should consider before getting an X38 or X48 motherboard: 1) The motherboard is expensive, about $300 or more2) The DDR3 RAM that is required for those boards cost anywhere from $500 to even $1000 depending on what you are gettingIf you still want to proceed, those things set aside, I can certainly give you some recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Camp Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 How much more performance is my system going to have if I choose to go with a X38/X48 (excluding RAM) than the P5W or P35? I might just stay with the P5W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Why not save your money and buy a Mac, It even ships with Boot Camp on it. Think Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Camp Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Why not save your money and buy a Mac, It even ships with Boot Camp on it. Think Mark Ha good one , but tell me how am I saving money by buying a mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadone Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I think it would be better to go with motherboard that will support penryn CPUs, Gigabyte DS4 for example. It is cheap, rock solid and works flawlessly with OSX. But if you can afford Mac Pro dont hesitate, you will see the difference in overall user experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Boot Camp, You should see some speed and performance increase with the DDR3 RAM and if you take advantage of the new technologies introduced with those chipsets, like PCI Express 2.0 graphics cards then that will boost performance by a considerable amount. X38 and X48 are only for the highest end of system builders and if you go with a motherboard like that you might as well max out everything else as well tadone, X38 and X48 support Penryns as well and you are right, the DS4 is an excellent choice with full support but there isn't much of a difference between the P35C-DS3R he has now and a P35-DS4 is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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