Need Help Choosing x58 Mobo

[aramadia]

Im looking at these specs right now:
Core i7 920
OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600 3x2GB
ATI 4870 1GB

I don't ever plan on crossfire or SLI and I'm primarily interested in a workstation/gaming computer. I'm looking for a mobo that has 6 slots of DDR3 and can run a core i7 at 3.6Ghz stable on air for a very long time. Additionally I'm hoping it's selling in Canada for under $300 CAD.

Any help is appreciated.

[Realityshift]

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R-SLI ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 2PCI-E SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN CrossFireX SLI Motherboard - DirectCanada

that ones shown to be a good overclocker and is very well priced. Youll notice that all x58 motherboards will include crossfire and sli. sorry no 6 DDR3 slots 1 sec...

[Realityshift]

Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 3PCI-E SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 3-WAY CrossFireX Motherboard - DirectCanada

6 DDR3 slots under $300

[Liu Kang]

Your choice of motherboard should dictate your RAM selection, not vice-versa... for your price range, Gigabyte offers a few boards, for just over $300 you can go for the Asus P6T or the DFI LP DK (T3EH6).

[Realityshift]

Your choice of motherboard should dictate your RAM selection, not vice-versa... for your price range, Gigabyte offers a few boards, for just over $300 you can go for the Asus P6T or the DFI LP DK (T3EH6).

If he wants 12 gbs of ram then he would also want 6 ram slots.... so far there are no memory moduals that support 3gb per dimm... The board listed above is a great board for under $300, why are you thread crapping every thread you enter?

[Liu Kang]

Originally Posted by Realityshift

If he wants 12 gbs of ram then he would also want 6 ram slots.... so far there are no memory moduals that support 3gb per dimm...

I was referring to his selection of OCZ, not the amount. The motherboard should dictate the brand of RAM as well as the best supported timings -- they don't all "play nice".

Originally Posted by Realityshift

why are you thread crapping every thread you enter?

I'm not, don't get confused by one post in one thread... I always do my best to help out other DIYers, and hope they can learn from the mistakes I, and others, have made.

[Realityshift]

He was on a budget and need specifically a sub $300 motherboard with 6 ram slots, I havent heard of any problems with OCZ and gigabyte x58 motherboards, I dont think ive read of any ram compatability issues with the OCZs and any motherboards... hense my comment.

[sheepdogexpress]

My MB works fine with OCZ, better than supertalent and patriot atleast.

[encorp]

Originally Posted by Realityshift

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R-SLI ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 2PCI-E SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN CrossFireX SLI Motherboard - DirectCanada

that ones shown to be a good overclocker and is very well priced. Youll notice that all x58 motherboards will include crossfire and sli. sorry no 6 DDR3 slots 1 sec...

Actually you'll notice that board is Crossfire ONLY
Not ALL X58 is SLI/Xfire, especially the cheaper ones because the way they cut down in price is not include the NF200 chip for SLI.

I realized Crossfire/SLI is not of concern for the OP but it's still important to note that X58 does not always mean SLI AND CROSSFIRE is available.

[go flames go]

id recommend

1. p6t deluxe v2
2. evga x58
3. gigabyte ud5/extreme

that tis all