[Official] ASRock X79 Discussion & Owners Club - Page 66

OMG we have a traitor in our midst , LOL.... seriously will miss you, thanks for starting the thread and your help. Gene is a good board especially for the price . Even though mATX, you don't lose on functionality, just expandability. But 8 Dimm slots and Multi-SLI is not that important to most people. Oh and gratz for your RoG build, RoG boards is a big deal for lots of people.

Let us know how the build goes, and your satisfaction level compared to your old ASRock
Edited by gordong11 - 5/20/12 at 8:30pm

lol Thanks gordong11. I will keep posts in this thread to a minimum, since I've switched MBs. Thank you about the ROG.

Y'all take it easy and enjoy your ASRock MBs.

Edit: I am unsubscribing to the thread now.
Edited by MacG32 - 5/21/12 at 9:17am

Please welcome the new club owner, "rctrucker".

Thanks for taking over. Didn't want this group to fall by the wayside.

Thank you pioneerisloud. +REP virtually


Thanks for taking it over rctrucker.

I have been lucky enough to have been trusted to build a PC for a new hire at my job. This new hire just needs a PC for documents, email and web no desktop publishing or CAD design, just a regular PC. I was given a $600 budget and this is what I came up with....let me know your thoughts, this is important because if goes well I will get more builds in the future, here it is:

All components are Top Quality, New 2012 Technology, Budget price, Green footprint!! Proud of this build and surprised by the price.

Cart Item List:
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$17.99

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W Power Supply (Green - 80+ cert)
$44.99

Intel Core i5-3450S 2.8GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 Quad-Core Desktop Processor (Green Proc)
$199.99

LOGISYS Computer CS1202BK Black Computer Case
$36.99

2 SAMSUNG 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory. Model# MV-3V4G3/US (Green 30nm, 1.35v)
$47.98 x 2

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (seems like a great board for the price and Z77!)
$109.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
$99.99

Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AUDX 320GB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive (Green - 32MB Cache) -Bare Drive
$69.99

Grand Total: $627.91 - $20 rebate = $607.91
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Added: I figure if I shop around for the best price, I prolly can save an additional $20 or so easily, but this is a pretty good build for the price, plus a very green footprint. I don't think you can find a pre-built PC from any manufacturer with this quality. performance, price, efficiency from any PC maker?
Edited by gordong11 - 5/21/12 at 10:20pm

Any news on the Extreme 11 or Champion boards yet?

They are the only 2 boards i can see that will fit 3x 3 slot cards, the only other board that i can see is a EVGA Classified, but the 1st PCIe slot is 2 lanes down below the norm, this would need a 11/12 slot pc case with the final card hanging off the board by 2 slots.. That would hit my PSU as the EVG board is a XL-ATX To start with.