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Another new build..need help

try this again
looks good

imo Corsair ram and the HX750 i like better maybe change to an ASUS mobo
but thats me

ASUS P7P55D PRO
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13131405

750HX
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17139010

CORSAIR DOMINATOR
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20145265

im picking this up soon + an i7 around xmas

reply to Red Green
What games on what size monitor (or at what resolution)?

For a gaming heavy machine at stock clocks I would use the stock retail cooler.

I would spend the extra money for the 860.
You don't need a $200 motherboard to get a quality board with decent voltage regulation etc. There are sub $150 gigabyte and asus options.
If getting a board with multiple graphics slots is a concern I don't think it should be.

I would get a 5850 radeon.

If your answer to my above questions changes my advice I'll let you know.

reply to Red Green
ASUS isn’t the only manufacturer having that problem with Foxconn LGA1156 sockets. These boards presumably wont exhibit problems unless they are overclocked aggressively. I agree however that it might be better to avoid boards that use Foxconn LGA1156 sockets and go for boards with LOTES / Tyco AMP LGA1156 sockets instead. Just to be on the safe side. Normal use should be OK though.

Its not necessary to spend a lot on the motherboard but if USB 3.0 and SATA 6G is of interest or you think it might be in the future the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 has it (albeit at ~$249.99).

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···-Product

Spending a lot on a P55 based board sort of defeats any money saving advantages though.

reply to Red Green
That HAF may be overkill, but it is one kick a$$ case. I bought one becuase I do heavily overclock. Although I don't notice a bit difference in CPU temp, my vid card stays much cooler. The corsair is a good supply as well, an looks good in the case. I got the i7-920 with a huge heatsink..plenty of room. Be aware the case is MASSIVE.



The lithium label was left over vinyl from my boat.

Ian

reply to Red Green
I agree if the interest is older games there is no need for a 5850. A 9800gtx is fine.

Ok, If you are concerned about the foxconn socket issue then that rules out the boards I was going to recommend. I don't feel it's much to worry about for most people. You would have to go with the recently released 55A boards with gigabyte to get the socket change. I don't know that gigabyte made the change because they were having so many problems but more as avoidance measure:

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···-Product

I haven't seen reviews on this yet. It does have some of the newest stuff like usb 3 and sata 6Gb but you would be one of the first out of the gate to buy it.

reply to Thislilfishy
I'm currently using the Haf932 with my computer and my brother loves it. It has room to spare and is very quite...something he was adamant about. It has plenty of room to hide cables.

reply to asdfdfdfdfdf
I haven't seen that board before, but I do like the EVGA boards quite a bit. I did just notice the LE version that has only one 16X slot for video, but still has most features the SLI boards has, and it's $30.00 cheaper. Since we don't plan on overclocking and don't think the Foxcon sockets are an issue, what would you recommend?

reply to Red Green
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13128401

There are some even less expensive gigabyte options for as little as $110 that are still decent quality.

reply to Red Green
I just finished building the new rig and used the parts above with the following changes..

Went with the MSI GD80 mobo, Intel Core i7 860, 4 Gig (2x2) Corsair Dominator 1600 memory sticks, Nvidia GTX 275 video card. Got most of the stuff on Black Friday sales and going through the local Micro Center store. Only spent a little over the $1000 and got a killer system. The MSI board is great, and with the OC Genie overclocking is a snap. Without overclocking and just using turbo mode this system is a lot snappier than my X58 920 based system. I may keep this one and give him the 920!!!
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Chuck

I reject your reality and substitute my own

Congratulations!

I’ve heard a few people say that and at least one review as well. This was in reference to a Core i7 860 being faster then a Core i7 920 in basic OS tasks or rather just feeling snappier but were you also referring to games and applications?

I haven’t noticed too much difference using my Core i7 920 build with respect to my Core i7 860 build but I tend to use the Core i7 920 more since its located more conveniently.

I’m going to rebuild the Core i7 860 in a smaller case (Antec 300) which will make it easier to relocate and use more readily.

BTW, I hope your brother really loves you man because I know I would be supremely POed if my brother took my money, built a faster system then his with said money and then stuck me with his old slower system. I’d be fixing to go all “medieval” on his @$$,….“Cain and Abel” style!

But then again I would be building my own system in the first place

I notice it feels faster just in general, but I'm sure with some of the photo editing and conversions the 920 will be faster. No he will get the 860 and I'll keep my 920...at least I know I can overclock faster if needed. I might even try getting and SSD since they are falling in prices and should work well with Windows 7. Kevin gave me a list of what he wanted and the money and I just got the stuff and put it together.