octoberasian
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Well, friend asked me a question earlier: What's the best X79 board at the moment?
(This is not the friend from Norway that I mentioned in another forum here.)
I have a friend who tasked me with the job to build him a new computer. He just recently came upon a $3000 bonus from work. (Yeah, I thought he was joking until he showed me the check. ) Well, given that I have so much time on my hands, I decided to take him up on his offer to build him a new computer.
Anyway, he wants to upgrade his current computer which is an HP Pavillion with a Phenom II X4 and a Radeon 5770 in it. He'd like to have a computer that's as high end as possible and would last for a good long while. He's planning to go all out on the computer and is deciding between an SLI 780 (or 780 Ti) or a CrossfireX 290 or 290X.
I suggested he go with a Z77 or Z87-based board, but when I mentioned the X79, he'd like to go for that instead. I tried to talk him into waiting for Haswell-E but he has mind set on an X79 board, and Haswell-E won't be out until later in 2014 as well as DDR4 RAM.
I've looked into the following already, one with very good reviews from [H]:
Before I suggest them to him, what's the best X79 board you have had the best experience so far since the first 3930K or 4930K ever came out?
Thank you.
(This is not the friend from Norway that I mentioned in another forum here.)
I have a friend who tasked me with the job to build him a new computer. He just recently came upon a $3000 bonus from work. (Yeah, I thought he was joking until he showed me the check. ) Well, given that I have so much time on my hands, I decided to take him up on his offer to build him a new computer.
Anyway, he wants to upgrade his current computer which is an HP Pavillion with a Phenom II X4 and a Radeon 5770 in it. He'd like to have a computer that's as high end as possible and would last for a good long while. He's planning to go all out on the computer and is deciding between an SLI 780 (or 780 Ti) or a CrossfireX 290 or 290X.
I suggested he go with a Z77 or Z87-based board, but when I mentioned the X79, he'd like to go for that instead. I tried to talk him into waiting for Haswell-E but he has mind set on an X79 board, and Haswell-E won't be out until later in 2014 as well as DDR4 RAM.
I've looked into the following already, one with very good reviews from [H]:
- ASUS X79 Deluxe
- ASUS P9X79 and P9X79 Deluxe
- ASUS X79 Sabertooth
Before I suggest them to him, what's the best X79 board you have had the best experience so far since the first 3930K or 4930K ever came out?
Thank you.