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Want to reach 4ghz. Going to be using Scythe Gentle Typhoons on cooler but OCUK don't sell them
Everything best bang for buck and up to the task?
Everything best bang for buck and up to the task?
get a 920 do retail, warrenty + cheaper + it still hits 4ghz? Maybe
For motherboard, the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R is a better choice in terms of bang for bucks, plus it has two USB3.0 ports and two SATA 6Gb/s:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1692
It also can take i7 920/930 to 4GHz/4.3GHz
Sidenote: You gonna use existing HDD and PSU/Case right?
Yea go with the UD3R its best bang for bucks and is future proof and still hits 4ghz well.
id say not
just loook on this forum and the gigabite forum about problems people are having with the ud3, this is why i went ud5
4Ghz prime stable is not a given on either board, ive had 6 x58 boards and 4 I7 920s, the way each mobo/CPU combo clocks varys quite a bit, if you want 4Ghz i would be more worried about the power supplied by the mobo and also the cooling of NB/mosfets rather than how many sata 6gb and usb 3 ports it has.
While I cant comment on the UD3R I can tell you that the UD5 is utterly ROCK SOLID
Had mine comming up a year now and its been utterly flawless running at 4Ghz day in, day out.
Hands down best board I've ever owned.