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TIGR · Jan 15, 2010, 06:23 PM

Theonedub, FWIW that's a good board. With 3 PCI Express x16s and SLI capability, it seems a good choice for those who are both folders and gamers.

I have found that making purchase decisions by brand rather than by model makes me miss out on good stuff. Every brand has some winners and some junk. I've recently been impressed by MSI (and my main rig is now on an MSI NF980-G65 that has been fantastic. I used to be Asus/Gigabyte-only.

System Name:	TIGRAlpha4
Processor:	i5 750 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer
Cooling:	S1283 + FFB1212VHE
Memory:	12GB DDR3 1800, 7-8-7-24
Video Card:	3x GTX 470
Hard Disk:	128GB Kingston SSD + 4x 500GB RAID 0 + 8x 1.5TB RAID 6
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 275T + 3x Dell P1130
PSU:	Silverstone OP1000-E

Jan 15, 2010, 06:23 PM	#163
TIGR Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 2,098 (1.20/day) Thanks: 739 Thanked 1,030 Times in 598 Posts System Specs	Theonedub, FWIW that's a good board. With 3 PCI Express x16s and SLI capability, it seems a good choice for those who are both folders and gamers. I have found that making purchase decisions by brand rather than by model makes me miss out on good stuff. Every brand has some winners and some junk. I've recently been impressed by MSI (and my main rig is now on an MSI NF980-G65 that has been fantastic. I used to be Asus/Gigabyte-only.