I will be purchasing a new set of mobo, cpu and ram.
I already selected cpu (i7 920) and ram (g skill)
here are my choices:
1. Gigabyte x58-ud5 ($290)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128422
2. Gigabte x58-ud3r ($210)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423
3. EVGA E758-A1 3x SLI ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
4. EVGA E758-TR 3x SLI ($260)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188046
5. ASUS P6X58D Premium ($310)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131614
my choice is based on the following.
1. no. of sata ports (>6)
2. audio chipset (should be alc889 - can output truehd lossless (192/48) over analog right?
3. oc capability (i7 920 d0 to 4.0ghz)
4. aesthetics (will be using haf 932)
5. best bang for the buck among the choices.
here are my other thoughts:
1. the gigabyte ud5 (the old version) has issues on lan where it sometimes goes dead and has to do cold reboot to restore back the lan. will this be still present in the new version? is it just a windows update error?
2. which has the best bios updates among the boards?
3. do i need two gigabit lan? or just 1 will be sufficient?
4. this is the most important, evga boards only say that its boards have 10/12 digital pwm. what does this mean? and how does it compare to gb and asus' 16+3+3/12+2+2 phases? which is better? how much phases do i need?
I really need help on this...
thanks guys!
I already selected cpu (i7 920) and ram (g skill)
here are my choices:
1. Gigabyte x58-ud5 ($290)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128422
2. Gigabte x58-ud3r ($210)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423
3. EVGA E758-A1 3x SLI ($300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
4. EVGA E758-TR 3x SLI ($260)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188046
5. ASUS P6X58D Premium ($310)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131614
my choice is based on the following.
1. no. of sata ports (>6)
2. audio chipset (should be alc889 - can output truehd lossless (192/48) over analog right?
3. oc capability (i7 920 d0 to 4.0ghz)
4. aesthetics (will be using haf 932)
5. best bang for the buck among the choices.
here are my other thoughts:
1. the gigabyte ud5 (the old version) has issues on lan where it sometimes goes dead and has to do cold reboot to restore back the lan. will this be still present in the new version? is it just a windows update error?
2. which has the best bios updates among the boards?
3. do i need two gigabit lan? or just 1 will be sufficient?
4. this is the most important, evga boards only say that its boards have 10/12 digital pwm. what does this mean? and how does it compare to gb and asus' 16+3+3/12+2+2 phases? which is better? how much phases do i need?
I really need help on this...
thanks guys!