Mobo recomendation

SOCH330

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Apr 1, 2012
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I am building a new system. I bought my buddys old gaming rig which i plan on reusing the psu, hd, case, and cd drive. I need to upgrade the mobo, cpu, mem, video card. I have the cpu and the video card pretty much set on what i want leaving me with $150ish for a motherboard and ram.


case: (reuse) not sure, it looks cool, a lot of airflow, ATX form factor
CPU: $200 Intel i5 2500k
HDD: (reuse) 500gb 7,200 rpm
MoBo: ????? ?????????
PSU: (reuse) 750w not sure of brand (sli/crossfire ready)
Memory: ???? ????? im thinking about 8gb 1600 speed
Gfx : $260 gtx 560ti 448 core
os: $100 windows 7 upgrade or oem

about $560 of my $720 budget

Approximate Purchase Date: a few weeks

Budget Range: $720 before budget

System Usage: WoW, SC2, Diablo3

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, Power Supply 750w, case, cddrive harddrive

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: microcenter,newegg

Country: US

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe down the road as an upgrade

Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

 

SOCH330

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Apr 1, 2012
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i'll update when i get home. but the psu was replaced not long before he stopped using it and knowing him its a middle of the road psu (not the best but not the budget cheapo) the psu has maybe a month of use on it