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Old 06-30-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default What i7 board should i get?
I am looking at getting a i7 board and i have narrowed it down to two.

I need a board that Dose SLI, and if i can, a board that can do crossfire and SLI.

Should i get this EVGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049

Or should i get this Foxconn
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186163

I was just going to get the EVGA, but i keep hearing that Foxconn bloodrage are really good.

What do you think?

I would like to know your stance on these boards, and what would you get?
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I would go with the foxconn. The evga x58 standard is better than the le

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you should get the evga x58 classified :P
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as it stands right now i would go with the foxconn to many horror story's lately with evga, time to avoid them for a couple months. plus from what I've been reading the bloodrage is an awesome board, but the 3 ram slots is something to consider.

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you should get the evga x58 classified :P
can we not suggest something thats tottally out of this persons budget? k thanks!

but as for the board the bloodrage seems to have very good reviews from the people here and most are saying its the best bang for the buck board... The bloodrage would be perfect if it had 6 ram slots! >.>
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as it stands right now i would go with the foxconn to many horror story's lately with evga, time to avoid them for a couple months.
Go Foxconn, at least it is trusted. eVGA haven't really made a name for themselves yet with socket 1366 so stick with what you know.

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Bloodrage for sure! The reason they only put 3 RAM slots on it is because is takes the strain off of the i7's built in memory controller, allowing it to overclock higher! I highly doubt you will ever need to use more than 3 slots anyway!
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can we not suggest something thats tottally out of this persons budget? k thanks!

but as for the board the bloodrage seems to have very good reviews from the people here and most are saying its the best bang for the buck board... The bloodrage would be perfect if it had 6 ram slots! >.>
it was a joke. hence the "". the classified is way out of a LOT of people's budgets (especially mine).

on topic: the bloodrage board would be my suggestion. I love my evga board, but the bloodrage is a great x58 board
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I'd go with the Gigabyte; GA-EX58-EXTREME since, along with a solid reputation and quality components, they now offer dual Bios on the MB, which will come very handy in hazardous situations like overclocking/Bios flashing!

http://www.giga-byte.ca/Products/Mot...ProductID=2960

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