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[hells3000]

Which memory? The RAM that Linkin posted seemed decent enough. There isn't a big performance difference between different brands of memory, but stay away from "OEM" or generic memory, and also OCZ, because some of their memory chips were faulty, and they don't produce RAM anymore I don't think. Some Nice PC12800 DDR3 should do you great.

EDIT: Sorry, the rest of your post just loaded. Those Patriots with a $35 rebate is a good deal, and with 3DMark Vantage bundled. How much are you paying for that RAM?

$84.99 after rebate savings

 

[hells3000]

Which memory? The RAM that Linkin posted seemed decent enough. There isn't a big performance difference between different brands of memory, but stay away from "OEM" or generic memory, and also OCZ, because some of their memory chips were faulty, and they don't produce RAM anymore I don't think. Some Nice PC12800 DDR3 should do you great.

EDIT: Sorry, the rest of your post just loaded. Those Patriots with a $35 rebate is a good deal, and with 3DMark Vantage bundled. How much are you paying for that RAM?
EDIT2: I can see you posted the H55 version of the UD2, not too much difference, but the P55 is a slightly better Overclocker for Lynnfield i5s, plus I think it has more PCIe bandwidth, two x16 slots as opposed to two x8/one x16 on the H55

(1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Slot; (1) PCI Express x16 Graphics Slot (electrical x4)

How much performance would I loose if I go dual gpu's?

 

[fastdude]

$84.99 after rebate savings

That's good, I'd take it. I'm too lazy to check the OP, what else do you need now?

 

[Aastii]

For the SSD's, the performance difference isn't huge, not noticeable at all, so if the agility 2 is cheaper, then definitely go for it

For the performance difference on the PCIe lanes, there will be a fair bit of the power going to waste because the bandwidth of x4 won't be enough for modern gaming cards, and the amount lost will only increase as technology moves and graphics cards get more powerful, and move more data, so I would say invest now in a board that supports x16/x16 or x8/x8

 

[hells3000]

For the SSD's, the performance difference isn't huge, not noticeable at all, so if the agility 2 is cheaper, then definitely go for it

For the performance difference on the PCIe lanes, there will be a fair bit of the power going to waste because the bandwidth of x4 won't be enough for modern gaming cards, and the amount lost will only increase as technology moves and graphics cards get more powerful, and move more data, so I would say invest now in a board that supports x16/x16 or x8/x8

suggest a good mobo with onboard graphics? x16/x16 is better than x8/x8?

 

[hells3000]

GA-P55A-UD4P LGA 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard 195$
Specifications
Features Industry leading 12 Phase Power VRM Design; USB 3.0 Support; SATA 6 Gbps Support; Windows® 7 WHQL Certified
Form Factor ATX
North Bridge Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset
BIOS Award BIOS 2x16Mb Flash ROM PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Socket Type Socket 1156
Compatible Processors Intel® Socket 1156 Core i7 Processor/Core i5 Processor / Core i3 Processor; Pentium G6950
Memory Channel Supported Dual Channel
Memory Speeds Supported DDR3-2200, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800
Maximum Memory Supported Upgradeable to 16GB
Memory Expansion Slots (4) 240-pin DIMM Slots
Floppy Drive Controller (1) Floppy Drive Channel
PATA Drive Controller (1) IDE Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 Channel
SATA Drive Controller (2) SATA 6.0Gb/s; (6) SATA 3.0Gb/s; (2) eSATA 3.0Gb/s
SATA RAID SATA 0-5 support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; SATA 6-7 support RAID 0
ATi Multi-GPU Support CrossFireX
NVIDIA Multi-GPU Support SLI
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC889 High Definition CODEC Audio Chipset
Audio Channels 7.1 Channel Surround Sound
Networking (2) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network
PCI Express Graphics Default (Single VGA) Mode x16, x8
PCI Express Graphics Expansion Slot (1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Slot; (1) PCI Express x16 2.0 Graphics Slot (electrical x8)
PCI Express Expansion Slot (3) PCI Express x1 Slots
PCI Expansion Slot (2) 32-bit Bus Mastering PCI Slots
Ports and Connectors (1) PS/2 keyboard/Mouse port; (2) IEEE 1394a FireWire ports; (8) USB 2.0/1.1 ports; (2) USB 3.0 ports; (2) eSATA 3Gb/s ports; (2) RJ-45 Network ports; (1) coaxial S/PDIF Out connector; (1) optical S/PDIF Out connector; (6) audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Internal I/O Connectors (2) USB 2.0/1.1 headers, (6) SATA 3Gb/s connectors, (1) CPU fan header, (2) System fan headers, (1) Power fan header, (1) PCH chip fan header, (1) Front panel header, (1) Front panel audio header, (1) CD In connector, (1) S/PDIF In header, (1) S/PDIF Out header, (1) IEEE 1394a header, (1) Serial port header, (1) Parallel port header, (1) Clearing CMOS jumper
Power Connectors 24-pin ATX Power Connector, 8-pin EATX 12V Power Connector
Dimensions (WxD) 12" x 9.6" (305mm x 244mm)
Included Software Drivers and Utilities; Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Manufacturer Warranty 3 Year Limited Warranty


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GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard 150$

Specifications
Form Factor ATX
North Bridge Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset
BIOS Award BIOS 2x16Mb Flash ROM, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b, Support for DualBios
Socket Type Socket 1156
Compatible Processors Core i7, Core i5 processors
Front Side Bus DMI 2500 MT/s
Memory Channel Supported Dual Channel
Memory Speeds Supported DDR3-2200, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800
Maximum Memory Supported Upgradeable to 16GB
Memory Expansion Slots (4) 240-pin DIMM Slots
Floppy Drive Controller (1) Floppy Drive Channel
PATA Drive Controller (1) IDE Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 Channel
SATA Drive Controller (2) SATA 6.0Gb/s; (6) SATA 3.0Gb/s
SATA RAID SATA 0-5 support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; SATA 6-7 support RAID 0, 1
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC888 High Definition CODEC Audio Chipset
Audio Channels 7.1 Channel Surround Sound
Networking 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network
PCI Express Graphics Default (Single VGA) Mode x16, x4
PCI Express Graphics Expansion Slot (1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Slot; (1) PCI Express x16 Graphics Slot (electrical x4)
PCI Express Graphics SLI/Crossfire Mode x16, x4
Ports and Connectors (1) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port, (1) Coaxial S/PDIF Out connector, (1) optical S/PDIF Out connector, (8) USB 2.0/1.1 ports, (2) USB 3.0 ports, (1) RJ-45 Network port, (6) audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Internal I/O Connectors (1) floppy disk drive connector, (1) IDE connector, (6) SATA 3Gb/s connectors, (2) SATA 6Gb/s connectors, (1) CPU fan header, (2) system fan headers, (1) power fan header, (1) front panel header, (1) front panel audio header, (1) CD In connector, (1) S/PDIF In header, (1) S/PDIF Out header, (2) USB 2.0/1.1 headers, (1) serial port header, (1) parallel port header, (1) clearing CMOS jumper, (1) 24-pin ATX main power connector, (1) 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
Power Connectors 24-pin ATX Power Connector, 8-pin EATX 12V Power Connector
Dimensions (WxD) 12" x 8.9" (305mm x 224mm)
Included Software Drivers & Utilities, Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Manufacturer Warranty 3 Year Limited Warranty