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sucks... right after i ordered GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail went down 10 dollars in price tried calling this morning to change my build but they said it is too late already i don't think...

what about XFX? there's a black edition somewhere out there as well - and i believe they are also lifetime warranties. actually i think the black edition is 65nm... so nevermind on that

ty for everyone's help - i ended up buying my computer parts + some addition extra stuff to meet my 1000 goal at newegg for the 12 months no interest... newegg stuff ~ approx 804 dollars before rebate XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler Antec Three Hundred Black...

right now i'm comparing 249.99 - ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 269.99 - EVGA 132-BL-E758-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 269.99 - GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 189.99 - MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel...

i realize i don't have to go the gigabyte board because i am no longer getting the combo deal with the i7 920 because i'm buying the 920 at microcenter... therefore i can go with a evga, asus, gigabyte, or msi board... is it unanimous that p6t is the best?

i guess i'll be going with the silverish looking ones... although i kind of like the looks of the red ones more, the silverish ones looks like it has better/bigger heat spreaders... i see a lot of egg reviews saying they run this at pc1333. problems with pc1600? i'll be placing my order...

difference between http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247 ? i see one has lower cas and higher voltage, but everyone seems to recommend the red memory even though it is only a couple of bucks cheaper

any difference between the asus gtx 260 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121257&Tpk=asus%20gtx%20260 bfg tech 260 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155 they have the same specs but asus is alot more expensive also, does everyone agree...

sad the antec case now says 59.99 at frys :( ty danny for linking me those comparisons for those 2 video cards

So your saying that the 260(216) has about the same power as the 4870? Even though they use different gddr (3 vs 5)? If so, i think I'll go with the 260! As for the case problem, I read that it comes with two 120mm fans with the case. Do you guys recommend that I install more than that...

you say i can get away with this on a core2 system... do you think the same could apply to a am2+/am3 system?

Thanks so much for building that system out for me! Fry's and Microcenter is probably an hour away from where I live but it's probably worth the savings i would get! If i buy the chip from microcenter online, there will be no tax charge? I know fry's charges tax when you make an online...

Does anyone have any advice if i need a new case or not? I can't find a ruler to measure it right now, but does anyone think if i get a noctua heatsink it won't fit in my case? I've made two new wish lists and right now I'm looking at a difference of approx 224 dollars. I'm not sure if I...

but amd's main strategy again intel is their lower priced chips which is exactly why i'm stuck in between i7 and am3. 200-250 is a big deal in the recession we are in right now, i think in a recession amd could see a little more business. but back to talking about my build, i've done a lot...

I definitely like that little segment of crossfire/sli you pasted and completely agree with it now. Thank you for that advice! Now I can take each build and start looking for mobos that don't have two pcie 2.0 x16 slots. I think looking for a mobo with one pcie with x16 should reduce the cost...