I think I've finally chosen my processor for the my desktop (i7 920). Now I need a motherboard. I'm looking at these two because they seem to be in my price range and others have reported good success overclocking with them. Is there any reason I'd go for one over the over? Here's more information about the system I plan on building:
CPU: i7 920
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 260
RAM: Not quite sure, aiming at 6 GB Crucial, G.skill or something (maybe G.SKILL PI Series 6GB)
Case: Antec 300 Illusion
Power supply: Corsair 750W
Monitor: Samsung 2233SW
I want to overclock the i7 as much as I possibly can; I do not plan on doing SLI anytime soon (maybe not at all). I do not need a "ton of stuff" for my motherboard - I mainly just want to not have a huge hassle overclocking.
Motherboards seem to be admittedly the hardest computer component to buy. I have no building experience or brand experience, so I don't really know what to look for / avoid. On Newegg, people seem to complain about motherboards pretty uniformly. This Gigabyte and ASUS are both less than $200 and don't seem too frightening.
If you have another motherboard to recommend, though, please do so.
Thank you for helping me.
CPU: i7 920
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 260
RAM: Not quite sure, aiming at 6 GB Crucial, G.skill or something (maybe G.SKILL PI Series 6GB)
Case: Antec 300 Illusion
Power supply: Corsair 750W
Monitor: Samsung 2233SW
I want to overclock the i7 as much as I possibly can; I do not plan on doing SLI anytime soon (maybe not at all). I do not need a "ton of stuff" for my motherboard - I mainly just want to not have a huge hassle overclocking.
Motherboards seem to be admittedly the hardest computer component to buy. I have no building experience or brand experience, so I don't really know what to look for / avoid. On Newegg, people seem to complain about motherboards pretty uniformly. This Gigabyte and ASUS are both less than $200 and don't seem too frightening.
If you have another motherboard to recommend, though, please do so.
Thank you for helping me.