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12-09-2008, 03:39 AM
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LGA 1366 - any decent mobos yet?
I know it's still early, but are ANY of these looking solid yet?
Granted, most of the griping I've seen so far is about layout - seems like everybody tried to slap theoretical tri-sli capability and 6 RAM slots around the bigger CPU socket and made early adopters mad when there wasn't room for even their one graphics card in slot #1. I'm about done tinkering with my E8400 and am thinking of moving on rather than investing in elaborate cooling for an outdated socket. I went dual core in the first place to start learning without blowing up a more expensive CPU. If the 1366 mobos are solid, then it may make sense to step up to DDR3 RAM and get a 920 to play with before the next generation comes. Otherwise, maybe just get a Q9550 to OC and tide me over until the second generation i7's and mobos are released. Unfortunately, I suspect that the LGA 775 quads won't drop much in price in the near future. Even when doing irrational upgrades I like to keep some semblance of price/performance in mind (i.e. extreme editions = stupid waste of money). Once again, I don't need any of this stuff. Just a new hobby.
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12-09-2008, 04:02 AM
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The Asus P6T Deluxe is a solid motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131346
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12-09-2008, 01:36 PM
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none of them as of yet are 100% solid....even the Asus board mentioned...
I would wait another month yet... I know a few people who have the Asus and the Gigabyte X58 while the gigabyte seems the most reliable currently it still has issues... I would definitely wait a few more bios revisions... there is a good read at anandtech about the X58 boards and problems as well...
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12-09-2008, 07:41 PM
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Thanks for input.
I'll wait another season for i7. Just picked up an E0 stepped Q9550 on ebay for $284 - hooray for no tax or shipping costs! .....supposedly it's "brand new factory sealed"......box and batch number sticker pictures looked legit.... |
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12-10-2008, 09:32 PM
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Way too many bugs..........
with the i7 platform right now.
Later model 775/DDR2 boards with E0 Stepping CPUs are the way too go for now. If your looking for a solid performance build.
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