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| Processor | Intel Core i9 13900KF |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA Edition |
| Cooling | Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition |
| Memory | 4x16GBs DDR5 6800MHz G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo Series |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo |
| Storage | 2TB Samsung 980 Pro OS - 4TB Nextorage G Series Games - 8TBs WD Black Storage |
| Display(s) | LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV |
| Case | Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Audeze Maxwell |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 1300W |
| Mouse | Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition |
| Keyboard | Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition |
| VR HMD | Samsung Odyssey VR |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro 64bit |
Hi everyone, I just decided its time to upgrade my aging system, and would really appreciate if you can help me on choosing the right mobo.
I'm getting a Q6600 G0 stepping from ClubIT and plan to OC it over 3Ghz, plus 2 x 2GBs sticks of G.Skill DDR2 1000 from the egg, and a Gygabyte Odin 800Watt PSU. I also decided to wait a little bit for the 8800GT to be released, due to its awesome price to performance ratio.
Since the 8800GT isn't out yet, I had decided to get the mobo, proc, PSU and mem this month, and keep my expenses under $1000 dollars, so the wife doesn't complain too much about me wasting so much money instead of getting a new sofa for the living room.
The thing is I cannot decide which mobo to get, I was really leaning towards the Asus Maximus Formula X38 based mobo, as it supports 1600Mhz FSB and the latests procs to come from intel next year, but it lacks official SLI support, and has only 2 PCIe slots, and now with both Ati and nVidia pitching for a third video card for physics acceleration, dunno how much of a problem that could be in the future.
The other alternative is to wait for nVidia's 780i chipset based mobos, which are supposed to be released on November 12. Those have official SLI support, 3 PCIe lanes, will support 45nm procs, but lack official support for 1600Mhz FSB.
My question is, should I get the Asus mobo right now along with the proc, mem and PSU, or should I wait a little bit more for the 780i to come out, take into account that I have to wait for the release of the 8800GT anyways to use this new system for gaming. If I wait for the 780i I would be able to split the expenses to around $800 in October, and around $600 in November, thus keeping my wife from bothering me about the sofa.
What do you guys think I should do, any input will be greatly appreciated.
I'm getting a Q6600 G0 stepping from ClubIT and plan to OC it over 3Ghz, plus 2 x 2GBs sticks of G.Skill DDR2 1000 from the egg, and a Gygabyte Odin 800Watt PSU. I also decided to wait a little bit for the 8800GT to be released, due to its awesome price to performance ratio.
Since the 8800GT isn't out yet, I had decided to get the mobo, proc, PSU and mem this month, and keep my expenses under $1000 dollars, so the wife doesn't complain too much about me wasting so much money instead of getting a new sofa for the living room.
The thing is I cannot decide which mobo to get, I was really leaning towards the Asus Maximus Formula X38 based mobo, as it supports 1600Mhz FSB and the latests procs to come from intel next year, but it lacks official SLI support, and has only 2 PCIe slots, and now with both Ati and nVidia pitching for a third video card for physics acceleration, dunno how much of a problem that could be in the future.
The other alternative is to wait for nVidia's 780i chipset based mobos, which are supposed to be released on November 12. Those have official SLI support, 3 PCIe lanes, will support 45nm procs, but lack official support for 1600Mhz FSB.
My question is, should I get the Asus mobo right now along with the proc, mem and PSU, or should I wait a little bit more for the 780i to come out, take into account that I have to wait for the release of the 8800GT anyways to use this new system for gaming. If I wait for the 780i I would be able to split the expenses to around $800 in October, and around $600 in November, thus keeping my wife from bothering me about the sofa.
What do you guys think I should do, any input will be greatly appreciated.
