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- Jul 20, 2005
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- Chicago, IL
Hello guys and merry christmas!!,
my question is this. Im building a new rig from scratch and want to OC to CPU a lot. Im building a custom WC rig mostly from swiftech parts. and I have most of my computer parts picked out. They are as follows
CPU: C2D E6600
VID: 7900GS
Case: Gigabyte aurora
HD seagate barracuda 500GB X2 in RAID 1
PSU: thermaltake toughpower 700W
RAM: Corsair XMS 2X1GB 4-4-4-12
I really wanted to get the asus p5n32-e mobo because I like Asus and the board looks nice (+ i like the separate sound card) but ive heard that it doesnt OC well. I was hoping on taking the FSB past 400 after I get the WC kit in. Ive heard good things about the EVGA 680i board but didnt like the idea that it was nVidia's reference board. Maybe I should just get the EVGA 680i anyway? Also i guess i should be considering an intel northbridge board too... Could you guys suggest a board and tell me the reasoning that you like it?? I know that this topic is out there but ive been researching for a long time and picked out all the hardware but the mobo and since it is such an important piece of hardware I wanted to make sure that I picked the right board.
PS im hopeing on going SLI in the future too
THANKS!!
my question is this. Im building a new rig from scratch and want to OC to CPU a lot. Im building a custom WC rig mostly from swiftech parts. and I have most of my computer parts picked out. They are as follows
CPU: C2D E6600
VID: 7900GS
Case: Gigabyte aurora
HD seagate barracuda 500GB X2 in RAID 1
PSU: thermaltake toughpower 700W
RAM: Corsair XMS 2X1GB 4-4-4-12
I really wanted to get the asus p5n32-e mobo because I like Asus and the board looks nice (+ i like the separate sound card) but ive heard that it doesnt OC well. I was hoping on taking the FSB past 400 after I get the WC kit in. Ive heard good things about the EVGA 680i board but didnt like the idea that it was nVidia's reference board. Maybe I should just get the EVGA 680i anyway? Also i guess i should be considering an intel northbridge board too... Could you guys suggest a board and tell me the reasoning that you like it?? I know that this topic is out there but ive been researching for a long time and picked out all the hardware but the mobo and since it is such an important piece of hardware I wanted to make sure that I picked the right board.
PS im hopeing on going SLI in the future too
THANKS!!