Found good deal on gaming MOBO and CPu any good?

[timer12]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.357613

I know the processor is good, but what about the mother board? Budget can do up about $20 if something is better out there. Thanks

 

[MadAdmiral]

Neither is that good. The X2 555 is overpriced. Sure, you MIGHT be able to unlock the cores. However, the X4 620 is cheaper and already has four cores. The board is about as cheap and poor quality as you can get. ECS is literally the bottom of the barrel. Not only that, but you can't overclock the RAM on the board, making it bad for overclocking in general.

Here's a much, much better combo at $30 more: X3 440 and Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3. You get a CPU that's more likely to be stable after unlocking. You also get a high quality board that's got a lot of very nice features, such as USB 3/SATA III support.

 

[timer12]

THX

 

[timer12]

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