Which Motherboard is better?

Hi, building a new pc and would like some feedback on which motherboard you think is better and why?


GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128362



ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131365



My new build specs are below.


Thanks in advance



CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Processor LGA1366 2.66GHz 8MB Cache CPU
Motherboard: ???
RAM: Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D 6GB (3x 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 Triple Kit
HDD: Western Digital 300G SATA II VelociRaptor(WD3000HLFS)
Graphics Card: Zotac GTX295 1792MB DDR3 896bit GRID inc
DVDROM: LG DVD22X+- DUAL LAYER DVD Rewriter with Software(GH22NP20)
Floppy: Sony 1.44 Floppy Drive(Black) Sony1.44 Floppy
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two Tower Gaming Case w Side Window black
PSU: Corsair HX-1000 1000W ATX Modular PSU,140m Fan,3-way SLI
UPS: Belkin 4-outlet Surge protector, lifetime$40K connected Equipment Warranty
OS: Windows 7 $???

I'd get a bigger surge protector! And with widely spaced plugs for DC cubes.

Need enough for:
System
Monitor
External Drive
Cable or DSL Modem
Speakers
Powered USB Extension Box
Unknown Future Toy

I also like Gigabyte boards!

I don't see a connection for a floppy disk on the motherboard, so look into an external USB connection floppy if you want one. Neither of the last two motherboards that I bought had a floppy connection, so this seems to be the trend.

I'd also consider getting a 5870 video card instead of a GTX295. Anandtech had a good article on the 5870 http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643 as well as one from Toms http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2422.html The 5870 should be cheaper, faster, and provide a bit longer life before becoming obsolete.

As mongox suggested, look for a bigger/better UPS/surge protector. I made the mistake of buying a small one once and found it only supplied one minute of power, not enough to do a proper shutdown in case the power goes out. What you list will take care of a little hiccup in the power grid, but not enough for a real loss of power.

Nice list you have here. Gigabyte or ASUS both are Taiwanese brands, but I prefer ASUS over Gigabyte not only in motherboards but on other parts as well.
Just a question, do you guys still use floppy disks nowadays? an innocent question=)

Yes and no. My oldest computer has a floppy disk and I use it sometimes for very small files. The three motherboards of my other computers don't support a floppy and I don't feel like getting a USB floppy. As a result I copy everything to rewritable CDs or DVDs. I think the floppy was good in its time, but that time has pretty much come and gone.

LOL, no library. Been a computer professional since '83. The un-labeled diskettes out-number the labeled ones at least 10 to 1 - I long ago gave up looking at those and just trashing em. The labels were generally ones I printed up for things like diagnostics and standard MS-DOS and Windows boot disks I created for customers. If I built ten computers for XYZ Oil Company, I might create disks for them with company logo on it, etc... Something like that with my company info and ph# was a good marketing tool and made em feel special. And as far as I'm concerned, someone that hands me a check for $15,000 or more - is special!