thats the setup im thiking about upgrading to. the case is big good space alot of cooling, and thats how i like it xD. is it worth going for a core i7 motherboard and a core i7 cpu? for gaming only, and how are the cheap Core i7 motherboards? is it woth going for a cheap core i7 motherboard insted of that? and this mobo i choosen Supports Crossfire in 8x8 mode. how much does it increse the performence to have 16x16 then 8x8 crossfire?
thats the setup im thiking about upgrading to. the case is big good space alot of cooling, and thats how i like it xD. is it worth going for a core i7 motherboard and a core i7 cpu? for gaming only, and how are the cheap Core i7 motherboards? is it woth going for a cheap core i7 motherboard insted of that? and this mobo i choosen Supports Crossfire in 8x8 mode. how much does it increse the performence to have 16x16 then 8x8 crossfire?
8x8 vs 16x16 in SLI or xfire to my readings is low maybe 3% differnt ( plz correct my if i am wrong )
I think for what you will spend on that C2Q setup you could go with a i5 setup that will be good for gamming.
If you can afford it an i5 is better and the LGA 1156 socket actually has upgrade options in the future where as the LGA 775 socket is EOL and there wont be anything new coming out except maybe a few low power options.
your in the same boat as me and im getitng a p55 board w/ a i5
heres wat i recommend:
EVGA P55 Standard Board
4GB DDR3 Dual channel ram (its pretty cheap now)
core i5 2.6 (easily clocked to 3.5 on air w/ this board)
Any Samsung monitor is GREAT!
ANY CASE (make this your last priority, who sees your computer XD)
Im thinking about getting a Core i5 750, not sure what motherboard i should go for. looking at these three motherboards , ASRock P55 EXTREME, ASUS P7P55D PRO, MSI P55-GD65..
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Not really sure think its going to be in Januar maybe even Feb
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming. xD
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: I just need those part i said in the first place. i have a G15. and mx revolution, i have a 19 inch monitor but want to upgrade to the 24 inch , Speakers , logitech x540, and a logitech headset, I have a 560w power supply, and 2x 350w but not going to use 2 power supplys lol. OS i have windows vista 32 bit. maybe i should upgrade in the future, but thats not my plans right now
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.shg.dk and im in Faroe islands. not really any other website that ships here ..
PARTS PREFERENCES: I want a Intel cpu i and a mobo that supports ddr3 and core i5 .
OVERCLOCKING: Yes i really would like to try to overlcock never really overclocked a cpu before. but the GPU and ram i have xD
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 when i got to new one that i will order with the other parts, now i have 1440x900
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Alot of power lol, about i was thinking about useing about 7000 DKK maybe bit more maybe bit less
Read the other comments it says psu and stuff. but i can say it again.
PSU 560w and i have 2 others but not going to use them 350w. 3x 320GB 1x500 GB and 2 DvD drevs. ATI 4870 want a mobo that can have crossfire, so i can upgrade in the future.