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ok so im down to two options for a gaming rig.
i5 750 or the i7 920 both around the same price. i5 has better graphics card
which one should i go for? i am planning to do some overclocking aswell
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EVGA Intel X58 SLI LE
Intel Core i7-920 CPU
Noctua NH-U12P
XFX ATI HD 5850
6GB Kit DDR3 2000MHz G.Skill-Trident RAM
G.Skill Falcon MLC SSD 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Samsung SATA DVDRW
Corsair Power Supply TX750W
CoolerMaster HAF 932
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Asus P7P55D-PRO or the MSI P55-GD65 < which mother board should i go for? >
Intel Core i5-750 CPU
Noctua NH-U12P
HIS ATI HD5870
4G Kit DDR3 2000MHz G.Skill-Trident
G.Skill Falcon MLC SSD 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Samsung SATA DVDRW
Corsair Power Supply TX750W
CoolerMaster HAF 932
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also feel free to comment on the parts and recommend anything you think i need to fix
thanks
Edited by keysersoz3: 17/10/2009 05:54:04 PM
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keysersoz3 they both look pretty good! i am also looking at a new rig and had decided on the amd phenom 2, mostly because of price. couldn't tell you difference in the motherboards as this is where i am stuck.
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I guess it all depends on what your end result its.
Looking at your choice of CPU cooler I am assuming you're going to OC? From what I have read about the new Lynnfield cores is that they don't overclock as well as Bloomfield due to having the PCIe controller on the die. If you're aiming at a modest overclock it shouldn't be an issue though.
Apart from the OC benefits, there's no reason to go with the 920. The 750 will match or outperform it and save you a lot of money in both motherboard and RAM.
Motherboard choice is good, however I've never had much luck with MSI boards. They've never performed as I have expected them to. What about a Gigabyte board? They're generally cheaper than ASUS with just as many features and as strong performance.
The rest of your choices are great - the case is awesome, Corsair make great PSU's and the 5800's are purely awesome.
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thanks for the reply
what model of the gigabyte motherboard is good for overclocking?
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I dunno about the western digital hard drive though.
We have had a lot of WDs die in our server at work.
I find that seagate are pretty reliable.
But you are probably more concerned about performance than reliability, so I don't know if this is entirely relevant to your needs...
If it can't be fixed with old fencing wire, buy some new fencing wire...
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keysersoz3 wrote:thanks for the reply
what model of the gigabyte motherboard is good for overclocking? Any of the P55's for the i5 or X58's for the i7 from Gigabyte will give you plenty of overclocking performance. I would recommend sticking with the heatpipe based boards - they tend to handle the higher thermals better. For the i5, a GA-P55-UD4 will do the job. Any of the i7 boards are suitable.
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