I just purchased a Gigabyte X58-UD3R board (along with a bunch of other goodies). I currently have a pair of SATA 150 hard drives.
Will the SATA 150 drives be compatible with the SATA 2/3 connections on my new mobo?
I know I can take it all out of the box and try it but I don't want to...
I'm almost done with my new rig shopping list and just need to select a monitor. The monitor will be exclusively used for gaming.
I've narrowed it down to either
ASUS VW266H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236047 or
ASUS VE278Q...
Thanks, I may just go the 6870 route. Any thoughts on reusing my existing PSU? I think it should be able to handle the load but I'd like some feedback?
So is the general consensus changing to recommend the new AMD 6870 GPU? I saw it did well in Anand's new benchmarks but only in CF. I just want the most powerfully gaming experience (within the 200-250/card price range), don't care if it's nVidia or AMD.
I was looking at that option and yes, an i5-760 would save $60 but what MB would you recommend? Seems like most SLI 8x/8x boards are ~180-200. The X58-UD3R is $199. RAM is $119 which seems preety cost effective against dual channel, although I probably could get 8gb at the same price.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This machine will be used almost soley for gaming. Games include:
Civ 5, SC 2, Borderlands and Guild Wars 2 (when it finally comes out)
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's...
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