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Hi,
I am new to these forums, but I am hoping to gain some advice on a decent motherboard.

The computer I am building has these components:

-i7 940 (2.93ghz) CPU
-Radeon HD4890 Video Card
-2x 1TB HD's (RAID 1)
-8 GB RAM


What motherboard would work well with these components? I have a good sized budget, so I am willing to shell out a bit more if it allows me to make upgrades over time, install more RAM in a few years, etc.

If you want to know, this computer will be MAINLY for HD computer animation/editing, with some gaming on the side.

Thanks!

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I'd go for the 920, on sale for $199 again at microcenter, if you can travel to one of their stores. Newegg has the msi x58M for $169 that may have everything you need. I had good luck overclocking with msi boards in the past.


Message edited by o1die on 07-08-2009 at 01:23:24 AM
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I'm not sure about overclocking this. I won't be gaming much, and I want it to be very stable for rendering. Are you sure about the 920? I do have some cash to burn on this build and I don't mind shelling out a bit extra.

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Thanks for the advice on the MSI X58M though, it looks pretty good!

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