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Need help choosing between two mobo's for Phenom II 940

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Alright..

Originally I was going to get this motherboard with my Phenom II 940:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128384

But there is no longer a combo with this one it would total at $330


Now, the only motherboard combo'd with the 940 is this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138140

Would be a whopping $100 less, totaling at $230 with the combo.



I was just wondering if there is much difference between these two motherboards, and if the gigabyte one is really worth the extra $100



Here is what I'm going to be running if needed:

CPU: Phenom II x4 940
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
RAM: 4GB 1066 MHz OCZ Reaper
GFX: Sapphire 1GB Radeon HD 4870 (I don't have it now, but I'm getting one.)
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550w
LG DVD Burner
Thermaltake Armor +MX Case
Windows 7 64-bit



Thanks in advance for any help. :)



EDIT: I have no plans of going Crossfire, one 4870 will be good enough for all my needs.


Message edited by xydin on 05-04-2009 at 12:55:31 AM
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Personally I would go with the gigabyte board. Better reputation and customer service/support from what I read. Good choice on the 4870, but for a few more dollars I would go with a 4890 1gb. Also a slightly higher Power Supply for future proofing at least 600w if not 650w. Good luck.


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------------------------------ Phen 2 955 @ 4 GHZ MSI 790FX AM3 Gskill 8Gb DDR3 1333 ATI 5870 1 Gb 2 x Velociraptors 600Gb Gateway 24" 1920 x 1200 DVI 32 GB Iphone 3GS and Blu Ray...life is good!
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Ok thanks, and wow, nice setup lol.

I won't be able to get it for about another week now, so hopefully a mobo/cpu combo will be back on the gigabyte by then.

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