deciding between 2 asus i7 boards

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ydar

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I'm trying to decide between the ASUS Rampage II Extreme and the ASUS P6T Deluxe, I'm not using the computer for gaming just applications, also what ram should i buy with it to be able to use most of it, I'd like to be able to over clock it, money is not an issue.
I got the intel i7 920 cpu
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You cant go wrong with either.But i would go with the deluxe myself.Even if money wasnt an issue

 

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also which os should i go with vista 64 or xp 64

 

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I love Vista Home Premium 64 bit. I like XP pro 64 bit also.But Vista is much better

 

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thanks gigabit, how is your memory cause I don't know which one to go with?

 

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ydar said:

I'm trying to decide between the ASUS Rampage II Extreme and the ASUS P6T Deluxe, I'm not using the computer for gaming just applications, also what ram should i buy with it to be able to use most of it, I'd like to be able to over clock it, money is not an issue.
I got the intel i7 920 cpu
thanks

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get the rampage ii extreme. its the best board out for the i7 IMO. its basically got everything other boards have and more.

 

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To much imho.But everybody is differnt.

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thanks gigabit, how is your memory cause I don't know which one to go with?

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Its pretty good for the price.I havent really pushed it yet

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247

I have an extra set coming in a few days that i dont need.

 

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^^
Brolloks likes that kit alot, that says alot too.

 

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The P6T Deluxe is a great board and will allow excellent overclocks if properly cooled. No need to spend the extra cash on the R2E IMO.

OCZ Platinum 3x2GB DDR3-1600 or 1333. Great value and performance.
Mushkin XP Black 3x2 DDR3-1600. Ditto.

Of course there are many other more expensive kits that will offer tighter timings at 1.65v, but the two aforementioned kits are quite good.

 

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Does the rampage II have SCSI ports? Because I have always wanted to run a 15k drive... Anyway. I have to agree with the general concensus that both are great boards. Top of the line period. I personallu suggest corsair for all my ram. So I would say get something like the dominators or the dominator gt's if money is not an object.

 

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I am using the P6T board with no issue. I'm running a wx5520 ES chip at 4ghz on water.
Works like a charm.
QCZ has some nice ram thats even stamped....made for i7