MSI X79 Big Bang X Power 2
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yes, if you can deal with its hideous looks, fake bullets and a toy gatling gun hmmmmmmm personal preference I suppose.
Have that board and I'm in aberdeen! If you want to try before you buy by all means give me a shout via trust and we'll sort something out 
Good board, gatling gun hestsink is gone and has a waterblock in its place and the crayola looking bullet clip is hiding under gpus.
I'm having a minor issue with memory at the moment but I have another kit on order.
I had the x79 ud7 prior to the big bang and find the msi board the better of the two.
Edit: as mentioned below though, if you're paying full retail for the xpower (£300+) you'll be far better off looking at the asus rog boards. My justification on xpower over rive is that I only paid £200 for it.
Good board, gatling gun hestsink is gone and has a waterblock in its place and the crayola looking bullet clip is hiding under gpus.
I'm having a minor issue with memory at the moment but I have another kit on order.
I had the x79 ud7 prior to the big bang and find the msi board the better of the two.
Edit: as mentioned below though, if you're paying full retail for the xpower (£300+) you'll be far better off looking at the asus rog boards. My justification on xpower over rive is that I only paid £200 for it.
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Hmmmm I quite liked the bullets haha, since it's primarily I FPS machine I thought it was quite fitting, saying that I haven't seen them in the flesh.
Have that board and I'm in aberdeen! If you want to try before you buy by all means give me a shout via trust and we'll sort something out
Good board, gatling gun hestsink is gone and has a waterblock in its place and the crayola looking bullet clip is hiding under gpus.
I'm having a minor issue with memory at the moment but I have another kit on order.
I had the x79 ud7 prior to the big bang and find the msi board the better of the two.
Thanks for that, I'm offshore at the moment and want the parts delivered by the time I get back but thanks for the offer. I'm sure I will be in touch at some point for local tech support when my build goes horribly wrong lol
Yeah the Sabertooth looks like a good option. I would prefer the Rampage but I can't live with red and black, just wish they made them in different colours.
I will do a custom loop at some point, spending a bit of cash on the build initially as I need to get everything including monitors and peripherals so I will stick with an all in one until I get some more free cash.
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