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ga-p55m-ud2 vs p7p55d-e for i7-860

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ctbrown

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Ok so I already have an i7-860 and both of the boards in the title. I also have the following 2x2gb pairs of DDR3 1600 RAM: Corsair XMS3 (8.8.8.24), G.Skill Ripjaw (7.8.7.24) and Crucial Ballistixs (8.8.8.24).

I'm going to build two systems, one with the i7-860 which will be overclocked and will be my "performance system". The other will be a low-key system with a yet to be purchased i3 or something. I was planning on using my Radeon hd4830 from my old system for the better system.

The question is which board should be paired with which components.
 
I dont know if my p7p55d was bunk or not, as it would clock very well, just that it was way slower on system benchmarks than the giga board. when I say slow I mean up 10 15% slower, they are both nice boards though other than that.
 
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