andrewdoyle88
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Hello!
I am currently looking at my options for motherboards. I am building a mid range gaming computer that will (hopefully) be able to take any game on max settings I throw at it. Also I am an Engineering student and I use autoCAD Civil 3D. I am looking for a mid to high end motherboard that will prepare me for the near future.
Here's a few i've found that seem to be popular:
1) GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
2) ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
3) GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER2 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
4) ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
As for processors, these seem like they are around the mid range:
1) AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor
2) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
3) Or any of the new AMD FX's
A few other parts im possibly throwing into my build:
1) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
2) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
3) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
4) COOLER MASTER HAF X (MAYBE, if my budget isn't too high haha)
5) ASUS 24X DVD Burner
6) Video card is really up in the air, there are so many options. I'd rather not spend $600 on a card but I don't want to cheap out and have choppy games next year!
Any feedback on which combo's would work the best. Also if anything is overkill or if I would need extra hardware please let me know. Thanks :approve:
I am currently looking at my options for motherboards. I am building a mid range gaming computer that will (hopefully) be able to take any game on max settings I throw at it. Also I am an Engineering student and I use autoCAD Civil 3D. I am looking for a mid to high end motherboard that will prepare me for the near future.
Here's a few i've found that seem to be popular:
1) GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
2) ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
3) GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER2 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
4) ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
As for processors, these seem like they are around the mid range:
1) AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor
2) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
3) Or any of the new AMD FX's
A few other parts im possibly throwing into my build:
1) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
2) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
3) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
4) COOLER MASTER HAF X (MAYBE, if my budget isn't too high haha)
5) ASUS 24X DVD Burner
6) Video card is really up in the air, there are so many options. I'd rather not spend $600 on a card but I don't want to cheap out and have choppy games next year!
Any feedback on which combo's would work the best. Also if anything is overkill or if I would need extra hardware please let me know. Thanks :approve: