Mobo help

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gbrandt3

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So im building a new rig and i have a few questions about a few motherboards.

For my rig i will be using an i7-930 which i plan to oc to around 4ghz (4ghz max) and dual 1G gtx460's which i also plan to oc. I've also settled on a WD SATA3 black caviar HDD but im unsure as to which mobo will be better.

Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R - From newegg is seems this one doesnt support sata3 is this true? Also i hear it's cramped for sli?

ASUS Sabertooth- I've heard it's not as good for overclocking as the other two is this true? The main reason i have it on the list is its a cheap x58 board and it has a 5 yr warranty (last time my board faild 1yr after warranty)


ASUS p6x58d-e - This one seems like a decent board for ocing anyone use this board? Is there enough room for two 460's?

Any other boards i should be considering? My rig will be designed for mid-level gaming.

o also for the gfx card would i be better off going with a single radeon card as opposed to dual 460's? i hear sli is better than crossfire but single radeon cards are better than single nvidia for the price is this true?
 
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i would go with the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R, even tho its sata 6Gb/s it will run sata 3GB/s HDD's.and for the "i hear sli is better than crossfire but single radeon cards are better than single nvidia for the price is this true?" thats here and there,50/50. two gtx460's is more like high end for gaming, one would be more than enough for now.
 
my mistake just read the ud3r specs again didn't realize it has 2 6gb/s ports i thought it just had sata2 thanks for the reply ive heard good things about gigabyte so ill probably go with that then

edit: one more question for a single 460 would a 650W corsair be enough, assuming cpu gpu and ram are being oc'd? what about for 2 460's would 700W be good or would 850W be better?

edit #2L what's the difference between:
1. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...565&cm_re=evga_gtx_460-_-14-130-565-_-Product
2. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...566&cm_re=evga_gtx_460-_-14-130-566-_-Product

one has a lifetime warranty the other doesnt. aside from that they are the same right?
 
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two gtx460 1gb runs around 447w (full-load not OC'ed).i would get the 850w if you go sli,700-750w if not, assuming everything is OC'ed.
 
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