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    Anodized Notyab's Avatar
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    Default Need opinions on my I7 build

    Getting a I7 and intel board from the retail edge intel program.




    Suggestions please? Im buying video cards off TGS.


    Two Radeon 3870 X2's



    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121361

    is the MB were getting

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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    how much are you paying 4 the 3870's?

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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    Quote Originally Posted by apbrit2009 View Post
    how much are you paying 4 the 3870's?
    i would be getting a good deal on em what about the rest of the stuff. still not 100%certain my video card route yet though.

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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    a 4870x2 would be better if its in your price range
    or this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102826

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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    I told him he could have the two 3870 X2's for $400 total.
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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    That memory is not compatible with the motherboard you linked to. You must run 1.5v memory in Intel built boards, they don't say this anywhere but the in technical documentation (see page 15 of the "DX58SO Technical Product Specification [PDF]") on their website. Unless you already have the intel board, I'd go with something by Asus or Gigabyte. While I have all intel boards (I get them for very cheap), they are fussy about what memory you can stick in them.

    What CPU are you going with, the 920 I assume?
    Quote Originally Posted by xRyokenx View Post
    ...I'm getting tired of not being able to figure this crap out because it's apparently made for computer-illiterate people by computer-illiterate people. lol

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    Default Re: Need opinions on my I7 build

    Yeah it comes with the board
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