Have narrowed it down to 1 of the above boards for a new build
i7 920 clocked to 4ghz hopefully with Corsair H50 cooler
6ig Gksill 1600mhz ddr3 cas 6
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-038-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389
Saphire 5870
Corsair HX1000
HAF 922
etc..
I am impressed with the gigabytes ability to take a sound card in the top pci-e 4x slot and you can still run Xfire. Another 5870 may be a possibility in the future. And the UD5 is popular on these boards. Anyone know if it will take a full length asus xonar ? Any cons with this board. Read some threads on people reporting about it restarting after you power up and issues with the nics.
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=460345
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ex58-ud5-problem-28739/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/256210-30-ex58-skill-ddr3-1600-issue
The Asus on the other hand, looks better, comes with a x-fi already (is this a proper X-Fi), but I am not sure if it's worth the extra cash. Even using the x-fi will depend how the onboard sound on the 5870 fares so having it may not be an advantage at all. Does the Asus fit in an HAF 922 ?
So which board is best ? Pros and Cons ?
i7 920 clocked to 4ghz hopefully with Corsair H50 cooler
6ig Gksill 1600mhz ddr3 cas 6
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-038-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389
Saphire 5870
Corsair HX1000
HAF 922
etc..
I am impressed with the gigabytes ability to take a sound card in the top pci-e 4x slot and you can still run Xfire. Another 5870 may be a possibility in the future. And the UD5 is popular on these boards. Anyone know if it will take a full length asus xonar ? Any cons with this board. Read some threads on people reporting about it restarting after you power up and issues with the nics.
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=460345
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ex58-ud5-problem-28739/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/256210-30-ex58-skill-ddr3-1600-issue
The Asus on the other hand, looks better, comes with a x-fi already (is this a proper X-Fi), but I am not sure if it's worth the extra cash. Even using the x-fi will depend how the onboard sound on the 5870 fares so having it may not be an advantage at all. Does the Asus fit in an HAF 922 ?
So which board is best ? Pros and Cons ?
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