OK NEW BUILD NEED HELP

[FALLEN]

ok should i get the evga  or asus here are some pick both x 58 chips that im going to water cool both have great water blocks i can get and both rock i just cant make up my mind so lets hear your input ill be getting in 3 weeks with an i7 930 and 6g ram Crucial Ballistix 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model

[tehfunk101]

open box rampage extreme, zomg buy now!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131352R&cm_re=asus_rampage_II-_-13-131-352R-_-Product

lol but really, if you feel like dropping a lot of money go with the evga.  Its way too much to pay for a motherboard, but EVGA has great customer service and they know how to make good looking products.   Youll be able to overclock just as well with an Asus P6td or Evga 141, why not get one of those and save a couple hundred?

[FALLEN]

great find thanks the evga is sick i like the black but all my stuff is blue and black and i just want to go top end right off i wasted to much so i fig if i get the best now it will last a year or 5 i hope lol next is new gpus

[tehfunk101]

heres a blue one for ya!  also has a water block for the northbridge

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128361&cm_re=gigabyte_extreme-_-13-128-361-_-Product

[Stuntin]

i say evga i have the 760 class and i love it no issues what so ever plus the warranty and support is a A+++ for me

[Got_Amm0]

yeah i would go with evga

[Schlup]

See, I would go with the ASUS, they have a better reputation for their motherboards always being rock solid, especially their top of the line products.  Plus you get a free X-Fi sound card!  That's worth like $100 right there!

[NavyChief]

I would also have to say the EVGA. I use the EVGA X58 SLI LE (a junior cousin to the X58 Classified) and the quality is great. EVGA is also known for their great Customer Service. Every question I asked was answered expeditiously and thoroughly. Love the company!

[Malhovic]

I have had eVGA as well as ASUS in the past, I am running an ASUS now so that will tell you my experiences from before. Stick with the ASUS, you'll be happier in the end.

[Schlup]

Yeah, if we were talking graphics cards I would say go EVGA, but since it is mobo, you have to go with the leader.  It's kinda like if you're gonna buy a monitor, TV, or front load washer and dryer you would go with Samsung, but if you are getting an air conditioner or a dish washer, you don't choose Samsung.  IMO...

[Stuntin]

asus is known for poor customer service i have had a asus p5nd and have to rma it  for lock up issues on boot they said bios issue which my was updated make a long one short it took 6 months fora replacement so i got a 780i evga ti replace it and loved it so when the i7  came out i went with the class and havent had any issues yet

[Schlup]

Stuntin, that board is known to suffer from very high power usage.  So most likely that is what was causing your lock up issues.  If you were running anywhere close to high utilization of your power supply this is what most likely caused your issues.

Not to mention that is probably the worst board that ASUS has ever come out with in terms of issues and reviews, and it's not one of their high end models, it's a mid to low end model. 

[Stuntin]

my psu was a 750 consair also had  2x gtx 260 and it ran fine till there little bios update came out...
Now the evga is one  power hungry beast i have more  wc parts on order once they get here and i have it set up will post some pics since im shootin for 4.5.ghz oc im on i7 i need to make a few changes

[Schlup]

Yep, that's what it was.  That bios that they brought out increased power usage.  Which in turn maxed your PSU with those (2) 260GTX cards!  Why didn't you do a CMOS reset?

[Stuntin]

try cmos try bios jumpers and nothing it would not moved.. no post up beep what so ever

[FALLEN]

well thanks all for the info but some stuff came up and i only have 600 bucks i can do a nice amd setup or should i still go i7 i cant make up my mind amd or intel amd or intel amd or intel thats all i can think right now

[tehfunk101]

well thanks all for the info but some stuff came up and i only have 600 bucks i can do a nice amd setup or should i still go i7 i cant make up my mind amd or intel amd or intel amd or intel thats all i can think right now

I would say wait another month or 2 and see how 6-core processors are going to play out, because both amd and intel will be coming out with options.

but if you really cant wait, asus p6td + i7 930 + 6gig ddr3 = a sizeable upgrade from what you have now

[Schlup]

The new 6-core AMD's will work on the AM3 platform, so you can get a board now and buy the chip later if you wanted.  No idea how they'll perform yet though.

[Malhovic]

For the Intel to AMD debate, honestly the main question you need to ask is how much you REALLY want to spend. I can't justify spending more than a grand on a computer at this point in time so I went with AMD and was still able to purchase an all out awesome rig. Honestly my opinion would be AMD. You can purchase the 965 for $180 and then when the 6-core comes out you can get one and throw it in your AM3 Mobo.

[FALLEN]

well i did it amd 965 8 gigs gskill ddr3 and the msi MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI it all came out to 600 on the dot lol well after shipping  and ill just upgrade from here as need next a new gpu

[Schlup]

Nice, so when does it come in?

[FALLEN]

well im thinking middle of next week i hope lol cant wait ill have that running at 4.0 yeah so now i save for my new gpu i want to spend 500 or so one just that

[absalomG]

Hey fallen I am also thinking of getting the amd 965 over the intel 920 or 930 but was curious as to how well you're setup runs bfbc2?

[Schlup]

Why not get the i7 980X, that thing is 6-cores and spanks the competition, overclocks well too!

[FALLEN]

all let you know when i get it all installed

[FALLEN]

hey so i was looking at setting up raid on my pc i have 1 320 gig hdd looking at getting 2 more can i hook them up after i installed the os on the first one or is it better to hook them all up the install

[NavyChief]

You should really set up the RAID before you install the OS. I don't think it can be done after the OS is all set up.

[Schlup]

You should really set up the RAID before you install the OS. I don't think it can be done after the OS is all set up.

You HAVE to install the RAID before the OS.  He'll just have to format all the drives when he is ready to setup the RAID.  Should be good performance with RAID 0 on 3 drives.

[FALLEN]

ok thats what im doing