On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:24:08PM -0500, Greg Sevart wrote:
> I'd look at the i7-930. The 260MHz added by the 950 isn't worth more than
> double the price. Microcenter has the 930 for $199 if you have one handy.
Agreed. Also overclocking even though you're not into it, is a simple matter of
changing one field in the BIOS and gaining 300-400Mhz :)
My i920 2.67Ghz runs at 3.4Ghz easy, stock / retail cooling.
> I just upgraded my system with the Gigabyte X58A-UD5. The UD3R would also be
> a good choice. I wanted a few of the extras on the UD5: onboard debug LEDs
> and 12+2+2 phase voltage regulation. Neither of these may matter if you
> aren't looking to overclock.
>
I prefer ASUS motherboards these days but I hear Gigabyte can be ok too.
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Bryan G. Seitz
