horst_wessel

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Hi all

For a new system, chose everything but confused when it comes to the motherboard.


- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

- MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

- Corsair Force CSSD-F60GB2-BRKT 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

- XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

- AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case

- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

The system is for gaming, family computer.

I prefer ASUS or GIGABYTE, want to upgrade the CPU when the good ones get cheaper. Also, I don't want an on-board video. Having tough time choosing a board on Newegg, not knowing much about them and seeing so many bad reviews.

Thank you!
 

horst_wessel

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Changed the setup to

- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&Tpk=AMD%20Phenom%20II%20X4%20955%20Black%20Edition%20Deneb

- HIS H585FN1GD Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161330&Tpk=HIS%20H585FN1GD%20Radeon%20HD%205850%20%28Cypress%20Pro

- Corsair Force CSSD-F60GB2-BRKT 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233124&Tpk=Corsair%20Force%20CSSD-F60GB2-BRKT%202.5%22%2060GB%20SATA

- Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226154&cm_re=Mushkin_Enhanced_Silverline_4GB_%282_x_2GB%29_240-Pin-_-20-226-154-_-Product

- XFX Black Edition P1-750B-CAG9 750W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003&Tpk=XFX%20Black%20Edition%20P1-750B-CAG9%20750W3

- AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004&Tpk=AZZA%20Solano%201000%20Black%2fBlack

- ASUS Black 24X Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204&Tpk=ASUS%20Black%2024X%20Burner%20-%20Bulk

As for the Motherboard, thinking
- GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 AM3 AMD 790X
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128438&Tpk=GIGABYTE%20GA-890XA-UD3%20AM3%20AMD%20790X

Any thoughts?