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Woot, got my Mobo and cooler!!!

JC316

JC316

Knows what makes you tick
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System Specs
System Name Budget Gaming
Processor AMD FX6300
Motherboard Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory 8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s) HD7850 1GB
Storage 1TB Sata2
Display(s) Acer 24" LED
Case Generic black
Audio Device(s) Stock onboard
Power Supply FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Picked up this mobo:
MSI P6n SLI

And this cooler:

Thermaltake


A 650I SLI mobo for 65 bucks isn't bad IMO.

Feedback on my choices. I am going to be running that with an E4300.
 
MSI = bad. very BAD. I'd even recommend a crappy PCchips mobo over an MSI.
 
I've had several MSI boards and video cards. Ket you usually give good advice but on this you are wrong. MSI makes very good stuff.
 
Believe me, once you have seen some things that go on behind the scenes as I have you would reverse that opinion in double quick time. Then theres some reviews you just need to look at on some of MSI mobos particularly of late. Reviews and reviewers are pointing out and complaining of numerous BIOS problems that there are simply no excuses for, and to add insult to injjury, MSI dont fix a multitude of problems a BIOS may suffer from most of the time. MSI used to be good, but these days their just not. Abit are fast regaining their no:1 place, Asus are much better than they used to be, although their support isnt up to par still, and gigabyte are pretty good as well.
 
most their stuff is crap, only board ive ever used solidly was one of there oems which gave me an extra 2000 points in 3dmark01 about 2 yr ago lol
 
Ketxxx said:
Believe me, once you have seen some things that go on behind the scenes as I have you would reverse that opinion in double quick time. Then theres some reviews you just need to look at on some of MSI mobos particularly of late. Reviews and reviewers are pointing out and complaining of numerous BIOS problems that there are simply no excuses for, and to add insult to injjury, MSI dont fix a multitude of problems a BIOS may suffer from most of the time. MSI used to be good, but these days their just not. Abit are fast regaining their no:1 place, Asus are much better than they used to be, although their support isnt up to par still, and gigabyte are pretty good as well.
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Ket you have never givin me a reason to doubt you and are almost always on the mark. I must be just lucky then. I agree Abit is getting better starting with Thep35 chips.
 
little geek said:
most their stuff is crap, only board ive ever used solidly was one of there oems which gave me an extra 2000 points in 3dmark01 about 2 yr ago lol
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That sucks!!!!!!
 
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