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    First build, i7-860

    The two potential configurations (new prices from povdirect): €179 Asus P6T + €235 i7 920 + €134 6GB Corsair = €550 €186 Asus Maximus III + €230 i7 860 + €109 4GB OCZ = €525 Even with the Maximus III, the LGA 1156 build costs less - I could save even more by getting a cheaper mobo as you...
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    First build, i7-860

    Hi Danny, thanks for the info. I didn't know onboard RAID would tie up the CPU, that's definitely out then. I had looked at the i7-920 when starting out and made a decision to go with the 860 (and consequently a 1156 socket motherboard), based on the slightly better performance and lower...
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    First build, i7-860

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc. Quite a mix of stuff - gaming, media, heavy web browsing, programming, development webserver, some light Photoshop. I have an M-Audio Firewire interface, so I'll probably be using Cubase from time to time, but only...
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