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texasboy:
;D With my small win on the Lotto I decided to try another project. Although with the prices it will take a week or two.
Hope I got lucky on a brand new boxed DX58SO motherboard. Just paid £147.00 for this item.Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz S1366 (Nehalem) 8MB L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec Retail Box. This on E-Bay tonight. Prices seem to be around £244.00 from other retailers.
A new CPU for socket 1366 will be next in line, plus new memory. Will sift through during next few days to get a good price. Seems like a reasonable way to go.
cheers
http://www.guru3d.com/article/intel-x58-extreme-dx58so-motherboard-review/
Quantum:
Pricey stuff, I can't comment on the general quality of the X58 boards, but there's so few of them and they're so expensive it won't be hard to find comprehensive reviews.
I'm looking at building a computer at the moment, but for a much small price range I can buy an AMD Quad core and chances are I can stable overclock it to 4.5 GHz+. But good luck :D
texasboy:
Tks Quantum, Yes there are many reviews out there, all positive. Its a big step for me to get away from socket 775 which has been my favorite.
Just got 6MB 1600MHz 3x2MB memory cards for £89.00 with heat covers for this board. The CPU i7 extreme may have to wait for a week,but have you any thoughts on a graphics card (or perhaps 2 for SLI). This may be my last build for some time. Appreciate your thoughts.
And NO I am not changing to AMD. ;D
cheers
texasboy:
;D Yes perhaps ATI.
been scrounging around for a good graphics card. One that seems to give me most pleasure is the ATI 4870. Even the 512 MB with DDR 5 at less than £100 would be way better than I have at present. The 1GB even better. Got a little market for some of my other home built PC`s so this will greatly offset costs. The CPU will be the biggest cash flow for now. Come on folks, give me some suggestions.?
cheers
Quantum:
The 4890 just came out, I've seen them from about £190 - £210. The performance per pound is supposed to be pretty awesome.
Anyway, here are some numbers in terms of performance:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539&p=4
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539&p=5
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