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my ram is ddr2 800 and my cpu is 1033 FSB. I also need an sli or something similar for my video card. (its a dual link card to run my 30" monitor)
so, basically I don't need another p35 chipset... a newer chipset that will hold socket 775 with my bus speeds will match?
nvidia makes some awesomely crappy chipsets. they were the stuff back in the nforce2 to nforce 4 days. but after the 5xx series, they just kind of went down hill and now all but extinct from the chipset market. especially stay away from the 6xx series; huge problems such data corruption, general drivers and BSODS. Most were sorted out, but intel chipsets were just easier and usually clocked better than nvidia chips.
Now they have a handful like ion and some 8200/8300, but right now the recommendation is:
intel = intel chipset
amd = amd/ati chipset
yeah, he said he did that a ways back in the thread.
DFI boards are REALLY annoying at times. Try a 24hr cmos clear. Take out the battery and place the jumper in clear for 24 hours and then try again. Im not sure why they are temperamental but they are definitely not user friendly unless youre advance (not saying that you arent).
anyway, i dont think any Pxx does SLi, but the P45 does do crossfire. Why do you need sli or cf? Dual link doesnt require either to run a monitor of that size because a PCIe 8x/16x should have more than enough bandwidth to support it.
As for as mobos go, top tiers are currently ASUS and Gigabyte. EVGA is there but thats more for overclockers.
I guess i'll try the 24 hour. i've unplugged everything down to the cpu, and i still can't even get it to beep.
I've also noticed that my LED for ram power isn't lighting up red like the manual says it should. its green.
Ram even removed doesn't change that light. hrm.
hrm, i don't know. i have an 8800gts in the 16x slot.
yeah, i was wrong. i confused sli with dual link for some reason. but thats all on my card anyway.