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Old 06-27-09   #1 (permalink)
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131359

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128374

I'm leaning more towards the Asus and EVGA boards, but I'm kind of hesitant to order either because I'm not sure which one would would be better for me. Which is the best board for a beginner to learn how to OC and etc.

A lot of people like the Asus board, and I'm reading the black EVGA one is basically this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188046) but without the longer warranty.
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Bloodrage FTW. In that price range the Bloodrage is definitely your best bet.

p.s. The EVGA LE series is nowhere near as good as the regular tri-sli series.
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for beginner overclocking i would go with either this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049
or this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128374
both will work great. personally i would go with the evga one but the gigabyte one is just as good.

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for beginner overclocking i would go with either this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049
or this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128374
both will work great. personally i would go with the evga one but the gigabyte one is just as good.
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^ Neither links work.

Is the Bloodrage board easy to learn on?
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The bloodrage is easy to learn. Plus with a i7 920 D0, you really don't have to mess with much to get a decent overclock.
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^ Neither links work.

Is the Bloodrage board easy to learn on?
It probably isn't the easiest mobo, but it is arguably the best x58 out right now. If you ever have any troubles at all overclocking with it, there is a whole thread on this site dedicated to overclocking on a Bloodrage. It should be pretty easy considering that.

edit: http://www.overclock.net/intel-mothe...lp-thread.html
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I'm reading on Toms Hardware about MSI boards, and they love them. But I dont want to order my CPU or MOBO online because I'm worried they will come DOA, so I'm looking at these boards Frys has.

http://www.frys.com/search?search_ty...=6&submit.y=15

And I dont care if I can get them cheaper online, it isnt worth the headache when I have to RMA the board.
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I'm reading on Toms Hardware about MSI boards, and they love them. But I dont want to order my CPU or MOBO online because I'm worried they will come DOA, so I'm looking at these boards Frys has.

http://www.frys.com/search?search_ty...=6&submit.y=15

And I dont care if I can get them cheaper online, it isnt worth the headache when I have to RMA the board.
An MSI board isn't what you're looking at if you want a nice overclock. The chance of a DOA board is like...1% if that. I personally would rather save the money if its much cheaper to buy online.

At that price range, I'd still go with the bloodrage, unless you need 12 GB of RAM for some reason.
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Then, once the Maclovers feel safe and come out of hiding, we strike. Take their Macs, throw them into a huge pile, and burn them. Burn them into ash. Then put an Apple logo on that ash, and sell it back to them for $400 an ounce.
We'll be filthy rich.

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