Hi guys, First let me say i have learned so much from the kind folks here who help each other out and take the time to explain certian issues, i just think its wonderful!
Alright so on to my issue, I have an i7 860 sitting here smiling waiting to be put into a system, i just can not decide what MOBO to get? I have a Coursair 750watt PSU, 2 NVIDIA 9600GT and a cool-master 690 case.
Now i am not a gamer and have no plans on overclocking anyting as i dont belive i will need to with the i7 for what i do, however i would like to learn how to set up SLI or Crossover (im hazy as to what crossover even is) But id like to mess around with setting up multiple monitors.
Anyway Iv been looking at the ASUS P7P55D MOBOs, the Deluxe,EVO and PRO versions...i am not very knowledgeable about this topic however originally i figured if i could get a MOBO with 3 PCI-E x16 slots id be able to get expansion cards when get sata3 and usb 3.0 devices.
But now im seriously considering the "GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156"
However i just read that if you use USB 3.0 your PCI-E slots loose speed? (Again i don't know anything about how that all works. ie. PCI-E x8, x4, x1)
So i wanted to post a question and hopefully get some advanced knowladgable experience about deciding on a decent board, my problem is when reading reviewss they all talk about Overclocking and i really have no plans on doing that, i just want a decent board that will have thee power and features i will need now and in the next few years.
OH and the RAM, this is where i am completely lost? I do not know the difference between Dual-Channel, Tri, the different speeds and timmings, so if someone is to suggest a board maybe you can suggest the kind of ddr3 ram to get.
Thanks for sharing any and all opinions and suggestions!
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Alright so on to my issue, I have an i7 860 sitting here smiling waiting to be put into a system, i just can not decide what MOBO to get? I have a Coursair 750watt PSU, 2 NVIDIA 9600GT and a cool-master 690 case.
Now i am not a gamer and have no plans on overclocking anyting as i dont belive i will need to with the i7 for what i do, however i would like to learn how to set up SLI or Crossover (im hazy as to what crossover even is) But id like to mess around with setting up multiple monitors.
Anyway Iv been looking at the ASUS P7P55D MOBOs, the Deluxe,EVO and PRO versions...i am not very knowledgeable about this topic however originally i figured if i could get a MOBO with 3 PCI-E x16 slots id be able to get expansion cards when get sata3 and usb 3.0 devices.
But now im seriously considering the "GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156"
However i just read that if you use USB 3.0 your PCI-E slots loose speed? (Again i don't know anything about how that all works. ie. PCI-E x8, x4, x1)
So i wanted to post a question and hopefully get some advanced knowladgable experience about deciding on a decent board, my problem is when reading reviewss they all talk about Overclocking and i really have no plans on doing that, i just want a decent board that will have thee power and features i will need now and in the next few years.
OH and the RAM, this is where i am completely lost? I do not know the difference between Dual-Channel, Tri, the different speeds and timmings, so if someone is to suggest a board maybe you can suggest the kind of ddr3 ram to get.
Thanks for sharing any and all opinions and suggestions!
E