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jlaavenger   09-16-2009 at 05:33:58 PM

I just purchased an I7 975 processor. I'm considering the ASUS Rampage Extreme or the EVGA Classified X58 motherboards. I like that the Rampage already has X-Fi, but I'm going to be using 1600 memory, which isn't natively supported. I'm not sure if I'll ever over clock but I'd like to have a board that supports an X-Fi card, 1600 memory, SLI or Cross Fire and possibly Phys-X or a Network Card.

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obsidian86   09-16-2009 at 05:37:51 PM

buying an i7 975 and not overclocking is just a shame, but look into the dfi lanparty x58 any old low voltage ddr3 will work on most x58 boards with minimal tweaking so take whatever you like

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obsidian86   09-16-2009 at 09:23:45 PM

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dndhatcher   09-16-2009 at 09:52:49 PM

obsidian86 wrote :

any old ddr3 will work on most x58 boards with minimal tweaking so take whatever you like


Do you not need to get low voltage RAM for x58 like you do for the p55s?

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obsidian86   09-16-2009 at 10:02:15 PM

ah forgot bout that any old low voltage ddr3 ram will work make sure its rated 1.65v or lower but as for speed any ddr3 ram will work


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