Building my first computer. 1400$ limit

[Deadpixel]

Meh, my p5k didnt overclock all that great, although it was just the vanilla version. I much prefer my ds3r and 680i boards.

680I is nothing compared to a P35 chipset and it lags behind evertyhing else. Any vanilla board isnt great. The deluxe version is much much better.

 

[veedubfreak]

At the time the deluxe was 299 so it was way more than i wanted to pay. Sadly the 680i is currently the only way to run SLI though. I'm seriously debating on going to an x38 board with 2 3870s once i find some for a reasonable price.

 

[Invisible]

x38 will work just fine...no need to callback and switch to p5k

 

[Deadpixel]

At the time the deluxe was 299 so it was way more than i wanted to pay. Sadly the 680i is currently the only way to run SLI though. I'm seriously debating on going to an x38 board with 2 3870s once i find some for a reasonable price.

But X48 is about to come out along with 7xxx series chipset.

And why overpay for the X38 when the P5K will do fine ?

 

[tkay]

i already called them and got the return processed. so now im waiting on the mb to arrive to send it back
btw 20$ extra for the ix38 dont matter i just want something better suited for me. and which will last me longer and be a better investment in the long run.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

hi mate,

so whats your new revised specs?

 

[Invisible]

shaolin the 780i might be DDR3 only i thought

 

[veedubfreak]

I know the x48 boards will only support ddr3.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

shaolin the 780i might be DDR3 only i thought

i believe its the 790 that is DDR3

 

[veg1992]

and ur willing to pay 500$ for 4gb RAM?