what mobo to buy?

tyonna · 11-01-2009, 07:57 PM

i had asked for opinions in another section and from that i just bought
intel core i7 920 bloomfield
windows 7 home edition
western digital caviar black 640
corsair dominator 6gb memory
antec earthwatts 750 - was going to get the 750 pc power and cooling but they were sold out everywhere i checked

so now i need a good mobo and case...and this is not a gaming setup..it's for my husband for christmas..he does a lot of paperwork etc. if that helps...some said to buy the foxconn x58 board...my question is that still a good choice or is that mostly for gaming, as i'm not computer savvy THANKS!!!

and which case out of these would you pic?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137

87dtna · 11-02-2009, 02:40 AM

I don't know I7 stuff, but I'd go with the Antec case. The quality is better than cooler master typically, plus that antec is known as one of the best cases there is.

symmetricgroup · 11-02-2009, 06:48 AM

stay with ASUS, they offer frequent ROM Updates, ensuring CPU upgrades down the road.

Timmeh · 11-02-2009, 07:55 AM

go the antec case.
i7 mobo dont know to much about lower range to mid range that run it.

newguy · 11-02-2009, 04:17 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=
here are 5 mobos that might match you needs, i likes antec 900

tyonna · 11-02-2009, 11:58 PM

what about this one/and is it compatable with what i've already bought?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...YTE-_-13128362

oh, i bought the antec case

87dtna · 11-03-2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyonna

what about this one/and is it compatable with what i've already bought?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...YTE-_-13128362

oh, i bought the antec case

Thats a nice board.

XSIMan · 11-03-2009, 05:12 AM

I Got Gigabyte EX58 UD3R it has a thick layer of copper for overclocking and heatsinks on the chips so no noisy fans. Has an easy tool for overcocking so you don't need to know anything about overclocking to do it right.

Buy a Coolernaster v8 cooler for your CPU it will take your i7 920 upto 3.8 ghz and not go above 54c
For cases look at Thermaltake the latest one is amazing and very different but well over my budget.

11-01-2009, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
tyonna Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 37	what mobo to buy? i had asked for opinions in another section and from that i just bought intel core i7 920 bloomfield windows 7 home edition western digital caviar black 640 corsair dominator 6gb memory antec earthwatts 750 - was going to get the 750 pc power and cooling but they were sold out everywhere i checked so now i need a good mobo and case...and this is not a gaming setup..it's for my husband for christmas..he does a lot of paperwork etc. if that helps...some said to buy the foxconn x58 board...my question is that still a good choice or is that mostly for gaming, as i'm not computer savvy THANKS!!! and which case out of these would you pic? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137 Last edited by tyonna; 11-02-2009 at 01:56 AM.

11-02-2009, 02:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
87dtna Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Age: 24 Posts: 650	I don't know I7 stuff, but I'd go with the Antec case. The quality is better than cooler master typically, plus that antec is known as one of the best cases there is. __________________ Matt ''The beatings will continue until morale improves'' Main rig- AMD Phenom II 550 unlocked to B50 quad@3.8ghz, Antec 200 case, Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H board, 4gb G.Skill DDR3-1600 ram, EVGA gts250 GPU, OCZ 700w PSU, 2x dvd burners, seagate 640gb HDD 7200.11, Windows 7 RC. Backup rig- AMD Phenom II 705e x3@3.0ghz, Asus M4A78-EM board, 2gb OCZ DDR2-800 ram, Sappire 4870_1gb, 650w PSU, DVD rom, WD 250gb HDD, windows XP

11-02-2009, 06:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
symmetricgroup New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	stay with ASUS, they offer frequent ROM Updates, ensuring CPU upgrades down the road. __________________ symmetricgroup.com/forum

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newguy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: where ever the navy sends me. Age: 21 Posts: 121	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc= here are 5 mobos that might match you needs, i likes antec 900 __________________ The New Guy Milo W G

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11-02-2009, 07:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Timmeh New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	go the antec case. i7 mobo dont know to much about lower range to mid range that run it.

11-02-2009, 11:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
tyonna Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 37	what about this one/and is it compatable with what i've already bought? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...YTE-_-13128362 oh, i bought the antec case

11-03-2009, 05:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
XSIMan New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21	I Got Gigabyte EX58 UD3R it has a thick layer of copper for overclocking and heatsinks on the chips so no noisy fans. Has an easy tool for overcocking so you don't need to know anything about overclocking to do it right. Buy a Coolernaster v8 cooler for your CPU it will take your i7 920 upto 3.8 ghz and not go above 54c For cases look at Thermaltake the latest one is amazing and very different but well over my budget.

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