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- Apr 18, 2010
Hey Im looking to buy some parts 2 put 2gether a new computer. I need a new Motherboard and CPU and and I hear the best 3 brands are ASUS, Gigabyte and Intel boards. I am going to get an i7 920 I think and use stock cooling but try and OC to 3 to 3.2ghz which I have never OC'ed. Im thinkin of getting the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R or XFX X58i Motherboard or One of the Many ASUS boards. Price limit is $210 on MB. I just want good sound (8 channel) and optical connection, firewire, and maybe RAID and eSATA. My questions are
1) What board is solid and cheapest under $210 for i7 920
2) Are RAID or eSATA important and would they make a big speed differnce?
3) Also is the i5 750 compareable to i7 920 or is the i7 920 hands down better? Cuz prices r way cheaper on i5 and I was maybe considering that or AMD 965 or 955
4)Does MB matter if its ATX or microATX/uATX?
I just want a fast CPU for light gaming, programming and maybe some encoding stuff.
1) What board is solid and cheapest under $210 for i7 920
2) Are RAID or eSATA important and would they make a big speed differnce?
3) Also is the i5 750 compareable to i7 920 or is the i7 920 hands down better? Cuz prices r way cheaper on i5 and I was maybe considering that or AMD 965 or 955
4)Does MB matter if its ATX or microATX/uATX?
I just want a fast CPU for light gaming, programming and maybe some encoding stuff.