Thread: Jinx and Co...

Last Question...Yeah Right!!!

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0304422

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131386

Will

I have heard good things about Gigabyte x58 mobos... ASUS is not maybe the king anymore... I hear good things about EVGA, MSI, and Gigabyte alike.

Originally Posted by Veovis

I have heard good things about Gigabyte x58 mobos... ASUS is not maybe the king anymore... I hear good things about EVGA, MSI, and Gigabyte alike.

The Gigabyte has 4 DIMM slots (three are white I am assuming for the triple channel RAM) The ASUS has 6 (2 banks of three). I doubt that I will ever need more than 6 GB of RAM but you never know.

They both support SLI for the future.

W

Hmm, that is weird, I wouldn't get a board with 4x DDR3 slots, kinda odd.

JINX,

Gigabyte or ASUS?

Here is my build so far with the i7 from Microcenter @$199.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136167
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156062
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220369
and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128375

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131386

I have read a lot of good tings about the Gigabyte but the 4 DIMM slots confuses me. I think that either one will work great.

I am heading to Microcenter after work to pick up the i7 920.

Give me thoughts JINX and VEO... How about BIGDOG chiming in?

Looks like the entire system with shipping/tax/etc.. will run me about $620... Not horrible for every 3-4 years.

Will

Originally Posted by Willderness

JINX,

Gigabyte or ASUS?

Here is my build so far with the i7 from Microcenter @$199.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136167
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156062
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220369
and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128375

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131386

I have read a lot of good tings about the Gigabyte but the 4 DIMM slots confuses me. I think that either one will work great.

I am heading to Microcenter after work to pick up the i7 920.

Give me thoughts JINX and VEO... How about BIGDOG chiming in?

Looks like the entire system with shipping/tax/etc.. will run me about $620... Not horrible for every 3-4 years.

Will

Both are great brands with good reviews.

I would go Asus.

If you care at all about overclocking be sure to get D0 stepping on the CPU. It will say "S-SPEC: SLBEJ" on the label... but there is a chance your MC won't stock the D0. If it says SLBCH it is C0. It's still a good chip, but might as well get a D0 if you have both available to you.

O don't believe that the ASUS does SLI just Crossfire. I think that the Giga has both.

Also if the 1600 and 1333 RAM are the same price might as well go with the 1600 right?

Not sure but I am a fan of the SLI vs Crossfire and I will probably stick with the SLI.

Just bought the CPU online.

I will check onthe DO stepping when I pick it up.

Thanks again everyone and I think that I am going with the Gigabyte (It looks prettier with the blue RAM I am buying).

So Vain!!!

Originally Posted by Veovis

If you care at all about overclocking be sure to get D0 stepping on the CPU. It will say "S-SPEC: SLBEJ" on the label... but there is a chance your MC won't stock the D0. If it says SLBCH it is C0. It's still a good chip, but might as well get a D0 if you have both available to you.

I have the S-SPEC: SLBEJ sitting on my bookcase right now. If only Newegg could beam me the rest! Looks like next week before I can put it all together.

Thanks for all of the help!

Fire

It can be tough to tell from the Newegg specs, but on ASUS site you can see that P6T does SLI and CF.

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=179

Probably same info for Giga board can be found on their site.