I am looking at 2 different barebones kits from Tiger Direct and would like everyone's input on which would be better or worse.
Kit 1:
ASUS P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 Socket LGA1366 Motherboard - Socket 1366, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, USB 2.0, RAID
Intel Core i7 950 Processor BX80601950 - 3.06GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 4.8GT/s QPI, HyperThreading, Quad Core, Bloomfield, LGA 1366, Retail, Fan
OCZ PC12800 Obsidian 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit - 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048MB)
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green Hard Drive - 1.5TB, 3.5", SATA-3G
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty w/ Registration
The above has 3 PCI-E slots, 2 working at full x16, one at x?.
Kit 2:
EVGA P55 FTW SLI Motherboard - socket 1156, ATX, Audio.
Intel BX80605I7875K Core i7 875K Processor - 2.93GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail, No Fan, Unlocked Multiplier
OCZ Gold 4GB PC10666 DDR3 Memory Upgrade Memory Speed: PC10666
Cooler Master HAF 932 ATX Full Tower Black Case
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply
so -- they both have the same case, same power supply.
The differences that I see are i7 socket 1156 with an unlocked 875 processor vs i7 socket 1366 with a 920 processor. The other difference is the motherboard. I know the EVGA P55FTW is a good board, but I don't know much about the ASUS P6TD. I do know that the dual x16 slots would be a bit faster when running dual video cards in SLI. I do plan on running a pair of XFX 9800GT's in SLI.
This would not be the first computer that I have built, but the first that I would overclock and plan on using for high end gaming.
Give me your opinions. If I have left something out, let me know and I will find the info.
Kit 1:
ASUS P6TD Deluxe Intel X58 Socket LGA1366 Motherboard - Socket 1366, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, USB 2.0, RAID
Intel Core i7 950 Processor BX80601950 - 3.06GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 4.8GT/s QPI, HyperThreading, Quad Core, Bloomfield, LGA 1366, Retail, Fan
OCZ PC12800 Obsidian 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit - 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048MB)
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green Hard Drive - 1.5TB, 3.5", SATA-3G
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty w/ Registration
The above has 3 PCI-E slots, 2 working at full x16, one at x?.
Kit 2:
EVGA P55 FTW SLI Motherboard - socket 1156, ATX, Audio.
Intel BX80605I7875K Core i7 875K Processor - 2.93GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail, No Fan, Unlocked Multiplier
OCZ Gold 4GB PC10666 DDR3 Memory Upgrade Memory Speed: PC10666
Cooler Master HAF 932 ATX Full Tower Black Case
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply
so -- they both have the same case, same power supply.
The differences that I see are i7 socket 1156 with an unlocked 875 processor vs i7 socket 1366 with a 920 processor. The other difference is the motherboard. I know the EVGA P55FTW is a good board, but I don't know much about the ASUS P6TD. I do know that the dual x16 slots would be a bit faster when running dual video cards in SLI. I do plan on running a pair of XFX 9800GT's in SLI.
This would not be the first computer that I have built, but the first that I would overclock and plan on using for high end gaming.
Give me your opinions. If I have left something out, let me know and I will find the info.
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