Good mobo for i7 3960x?

[Marwan5418]

So I decided on getting the brand new i7 3960x what do you guys think about it and what's a good mobo for it? thanks :)

[Rasparthe]

Any reason why this over the new SandyBridge-E processor? 3960x? Or the more likely 3930K?

[rjbarker]

If your going to spend 1K on a cpu you should be going with Sandybidge Extreme imo...

[Marwan5418]

well what would be a good mobo for that?

[ZZLEE]

GB or ASUS / X58 Board

NCIX.com - Buy Gigabyte G1.Assassin XL-ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 4PCI-E16 USB3.0 Bigfoot Killer 2100 SLI Motherboard - Gigabyte - GA-G1.Assassin - in Canada


NCIX.com - Buy ASUS Rampage III Formula Rog X58 DDR3 ATX LGA1366 3PCI-E16 X-FI Motherboard - ASUS - Rampage III Formula - in Canada

[rjbarker]

For 990X
I would go for the Evga Classy 3 Newegg.ca - EVGA 141-GT-E770-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

for 3960x
I would likely go for Rampage IV Extreme Newegg.ca - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

[bladehawk256]

Best combo right now for sandyE would be

i7-3930k

and good mobos
Asus P9X79 PRO/DELUX/WS 330$/400$/400$
a little more mainstream but if u got to money to spend...

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme will cost u a cool 450$

Im personally going with a Asus P9X79 PRO

[Marwan5418]

well I like the design of the asus rampage IV but it's 450$ -.- do you recommend anything in the 300$ range?

[Eldonko]

Sabertooth looks good for the $$. Extra 2 yrs warranty, ROG series VRM for close to $150 less than RIVE.

Also if you are worried about mb price, why not go with the 3930K and save yourself $500? The price difference really isnt justified IMO.

[Marwan5418]

yeah the sabertooth looks pretty good. I wish it was red so it could go with my whole build :/ lmao