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Which x58 to get?? !!

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I am building a new PC. My p5n32-e SLI decided it didn't want to function.

I currently have purchased an i7 920. A corsair 750HX and 6gb of ocz gold triple channel pc-12800. I have a cosmos 1000, 2x 8800gtx and a Sound BLaster (PCI)

I am planning to purchase either a 5970 or a 5870 within the next 2-3 months but until then will be using my sli setup of the two 8800gtx's.

The biggest problem I have with my board is the lack of space between the slots, it's crammed.

So my question is, which mobo would go best with my setup and allow for a lot of room so that the 8800gtx's don't rub together and there's not a lot of clutter. I highly doubt I will ever sli the 5970, but perhaps the 5870's if i choose so, so crossfire capability would be preferable.

Thanks guys!
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Evga classified-Gigabyte extreme- R2E. Those are my picks you cant really go wrong with either of those mate for your needs.
Foxconn Bloodrage or ASUS P6T Deluxe v2 OR the asus rampage ii extreme republic of gamers.
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Evga classified-Gigabyte extreme- R2E. Those are my picks you cant really go wrong with either of those mate for your needs.
Why get EVGA classified when the dude is planning on buying ATi cards?
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Why get EVGA classified when the dude is planning on buying ATi cards? Even if he's not planning on x-fire, it's still stupid to get a SLi board with ATi cards.
whys that then ? the evga classy dont go well with ati cards ? ***!
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Why get EVGA classified when the dude is planning on buying ATi cards?
You seem to be misinformed. X58 supports any Crossfire configuration (up to 4 cards) perfectly, it doesn't matter how much marketing or optimization was poured into the SLI part of the deal.
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Why get EVGA classified when the dude is planning on buying ATi cards?
Because you can run either.
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Foxconn Bloodrage or ASUS P6T Deluxe v2 OR the asus rampage ii extreme republic of gamers.
id suggest these! i had the bloodrage and was loving it!
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Ah okay, I'm sorry, I didn't know you could run Xfire on the Classified board, thanks for the heads up
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Ah okay, I'm sorry, I didn't know you could run Xfire on the Classified board, thanks for the heads up

think before ya speak or do a little research mate always helps
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Rampage II Extreme

Can't fault it at all :)
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Foxconn Bloodrage or ASUS P6T Deluxe v2 OR the asus rampage ii extreme republic of gamers.

one of these
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I like my EVGA x58 E757, but I had to do some BIOS configuring to get windows to see all of my RAM.
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You seem to be misinformed. X58 supports any Crossfire configuration (up to 4 cards) perfectly, it doesn't matter how much marketing or optimization was poured into the SLI part of the deal.

I thought that like the Asus p6t Se which is ONLY crossfire there might be some x58's on the other end?

I haven't heard anyone speak of the Lanparty's , why is that?
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think before ya speak or do a little research mate always helps


Well, I was just misinformed which means that I had read about the Classified board but the information I read was wrong. So maybe ya should you use ya brain a little more mate before you post, always helps
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msi X58 pro, foxconn bloodrage or rampage 2 extreme. There is no need for you to get a evga classified if you won't do 3 way sli. and the other advantage of the classified which is overlocking features don't matter much if you go for air, which I presume you will.
I'm going for air with a nice aftermarket heatsink for the 920 but I'm still looking to get it to atleast 4ghz. Which is doable.
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