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post #11 of 18
6/18/12 at 6:25am
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Thanks Diamondhead smile.gif
But I cant really see £12 worth of difference between the two tongue.gif
All i can see is that the sabertooth has 16x/16x pci-e as opposed to 16x/8x and that it has less USB 2.0s, haha
sametc, yeah ive seen that review, but thanks for looking smile.gif
Also, can anyone recommend some good, cheap case fans?
Preferably green ones ;P
Im going to pay homage to my xbox roots with this smile.gif

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Actually...
That does look quite fantastic. And if i did get it, i wouldnt need to upgrade for a longggg long time.
And it looks good too! tongue.gif
You may well have convinced me, now that ive looked at the features.
So thats my upgrade costs at £174 now :')

Congrats thumb.gif
You'll love it!

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6/18/12 at 6:26am
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Originally Posted by Dan the bloke View Post

So thats my upgrade costs at £174 now :')
OCN is the worst place to save money wink.gif

As for upgrading. When AMD finally decides to make a better CPU then the Phenom II's, it will probably be on an other socket then AM3. And thus you will need a new Mobo when the time arrives.
In the mean time, you can get the max out of your 1055t with the Sabertooth. And the sweet feeling of knowing you bought the best house for your CPU possible smile.gif
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6/18/12 at 6:28am
Asus released a new motherboard, you might want to look into M5A99FX R2.0.
Otherwise I can vouch for the quality of M5A99X EVO.
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6/18/12 at 10:50am
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Originally Posted by amd955be5670 View Post

Asus released a new motherboard, you might want to look into M5A99FX R2.0.
Otherwise I can vouch for the quality of M5A99X EVO.

That is a VERY interesting motherboard, but I cannot seem to find it for sale anywhere. headscratch.gif

I would say either go for this board or the Sabertooth.
I will likely be making this decision myself in the next 1 - 2 months tongue.gif
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6/18/12 at 10:56am
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That is a VERY interesting motherboard, but I cannot seem to find it for sale anywhere. headscratch.gif
I would say either go for this board or the Sabertooth.
I will likely be making this decision myself in the next 1 - 2 months tongue.gif

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A99X-Evo-6Gbps-Motherboards/dp/B0053YM70Y

you do know that our mobo supports sata 3, right?
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6/18/12 at 11:12am
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http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A99X-Evo-6Gbps-Motherboards/dp/B0053YM70Y
you do know that our mobo supports sata 3, right?

Sorry, I was referring to the M5A99FX R2.0.

I did yes, at least Sandra SiSoftware tells me that the 'Maximum SATA mode' is: G3 / SATA600
Which I presume is SATA 3.


EDIT: Ignore that, how do I find out if my SSD is running at SATA3 speeds?
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Ignore that, how do I find out if my SSD is running at SATA3 speeds?
The Crusial M4 in you sigrig is SATA 3 smile.gif
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