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edy_71   10-13-2009 at 03:18:13 PM

Hi can anyone tell me if this is a good option, and what possible changes could be taken into consideration.

Also, will the 2 hard drive and SD drive work ok, should i get a raid controler?

TIA. :)



Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 920 "D0 Stepping" 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Noctua SE1366 NH-U12P SE1366 Exclusive Dual Fan CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit
2x Samsung Spin Point F3 SATAII 1TB 32Mb Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm
OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 HTDI 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI PCI-Express
Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Case
Corsair HX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant Power Supply

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evongugg   10-13-2009 at 03:33:08 PM
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Those are good choices.
I would go with an Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard.
I would go with the Xigmatek Dark Knight for heatsink.

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evongugg   10-13-2009 at 03:38:52 PM
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You shouldn't have a problem with 3 drives in the system.
I don't think you need a RAID controller unless you want to migrate from one system to another.

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edy_71   10-13-2009 at 03:41:12 PM
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Thank you Evongugg. I notice That there are 3 versions available for asus p6t mobo. What's the reason you'd chose Asus of gygabite?
And have taken on board the cooler, plus it's £30 cheaper.

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Bronze Home Brew badge wathman   10-13-2009 at 03:59:01 PM
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A bit more on not needing RAID, I just built a new system, and transferred my two 500GB drives that were built as a RAID 0 array with the ICH 10R on board intel controller. Moved them to the new motherboard that also has an Intel controller and it recognized the array and all the data on it with no issues. I was prepared to reformat the drives and rebuild the array, when it turns out I didn't have to do anything at all.


Message edited by wathman on 10-13-2009 at 03:59:17 PM
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evongugg   10-13-2009 at 04:14:46 PM
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The reviews rate the Asus P6T higher than Gigabyte.

X58 Roundup: Seven $200-300 Core i7 Boards : Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2252.html

Exceptional performance at its stock settings earns Asus' P6T a spot in each Tom's Hardware lab as our reference platform for 2009.

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