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Is the EVGA x58 le mobo good?

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on newegg:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-EVGA-_-13188049

but im getting from frys for $20 cheaper.

im planning on overclocking, and sli all the way.

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Looking at customer reviews it looks good.

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However, reading one of the reviews, SLI is a problem for one of them, preventing the sound card from working.

"PCIe slots. The problem I have with this board is that the PCIe 2.0 slots are from top to bottom 16/8/4/8.

When I went sli I lost the ability to run my xfi card. Why? Because I couldn't put my 280 on the bottom slot because it's an air cooler dual slot and it wouldn't fit. Therefore I had only 2 options. Put it in the second slot x8 or the 3rd slot x4. Obviously I had to put it in the x8 slot. When I did this my card covered my PCI slot that my Xfi was on. The only other option for a sound card was a PCIe sound card but wait..........nope, the top card in the x16 slot covered that one. SO...........I am now running realtek onboard sound, which in all fairness is working great and I can tell no difference between it and my xfi, but it sill sucks that my xfi is now collecting dust."

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