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September 19th, 2009, 05:51 PM
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Looking to do a gaming rig build. I want to go pretty hardcore without completely killing my bank account. So far I've only chosen video cards (dual ASUS nvidia GTX 275). What is a fairly hardcore mother board to pick up. I'm hoping to be able to put at least 8Gb of RAM preferably 12. |
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September 19th, 2009, 06:15 PM
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Well, what CPU are you looking at? I7, I5, AM3, etc etc..
If your going "hardcore" I'm guessing probably i7 or i5. Lemme whip up a list real quick.  |
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September 19th, 2009, 06:21 PM
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September 19th, 2009, 06:23 PM
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September 19th, 2009, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thePh@r@oh | Umm, I really think your barking up the wrong tree there. P55 chipset supports max 16x across one PCIe slot, or 8x/8x across 2 PCIe slots. 3x slots would drop it down to something like 8x/4x/4x, which would cripple any decent GPU you had installed.
You should really be looking at a X58/I7 setup. You'll get the most out of your money that way. 
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September 19th, 2009, 06:32 PM
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Microcenter has the best deals on LGA1156 i5 & i7 if you go that route. They will not perform as well with dual cards, but will be fine if you get one dual GPU card. Core i5 is here...
The X58, i7 LGA1366 will give you an upgrade path to i9 too.
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September 19th, 2009, 07:28 PM
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September 19th, 2009, 07:43 PM
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Wow.. couple things here.
1. X58 supports triple channel ram, P55 supports Dual channel ram. So make sure you pick accordingly. 2xdimm stick is dual channel, 3x dimm stick is triple.
2. Enermax makes great PSU's, but there is no reason to spend that much on that PSU. Corsair is pretty much known as the best PSU manufactures anymore, so I really don't see why you feel the need to spend $140 more for a PSU that's probably of equal build quality.
3. I have heard some not so good things about the LCD you have picked out. Mervteck (another TIMO member) is on his 2nd one of those in under 6 months. The backlight keeps dieing on his. He's kind of got me talked out of those.
However, there is this: Newegg.com - LG W2753V-PF Black 27" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 400 cd/m2 50000:1 w/ Smart Package - LCD Monitors
LG is also known for their very high quality screens.
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I'm not trying to "nit pick" or anything, I'm just trying to help. |
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September 19th, 2009, 08:01 PM
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September 19th, 2009, 08:03 PM
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yes, that will work with a X58 chipset/board.  |
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