Suggest/Rate i7 930 bundles

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by chris-red, Jul 21, 2010.

  1. chris-red

    chris-red Private E-2

    I'm looking for a decent i7 930 bundle with 6gb of 1600mhz ram, I have found this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-029-OB

    What would you say is better the ASUS or the Gibabyte boards?

    Any better deals people know of? UK only please. Budget about £600

    Also this is my first new build for a while now, what to you do re wifi my current board has it built in, would you go USB adaptor or PCI? I'm slightly concerned as to how much space I will have inside as I am planning SLI but am also worried that a USB adaptor won't be as good.

    MOBO must support raid 1+0 and SLI
     
  2. Burrell

    Burrell MajorGeek

    Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £223.24

    Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £176.24


    OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel Tri-Channel £123.36

    Total £534, but you will need a CPU cooler with that, as OEM versions of CPU's do not come with one.

    That was using Ocuk. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

    Gigabyte motherboards generally OC better and are better quality IMO.
     
  3. pclover

    pclover MajorGeek

    I like Asus

    Haven't had luck with gigabyte boards.
     
  4. chris-red

    chris-red Private E-2

    I went with Ebuyer in the end,


    1 x Intel i7 930 2.8GHz Socket 1366 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor 193596 Not Allocated £194.21 £194.21
    1 x Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Dominator Memory CL8(8-8-8--24) for i7 Motherboards 152641 Not Allocated £131.47 £131.47
    1 x Asus P6X58D-E X58 Socket 1366 Gigabit Lan Tripple PCI-E 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard 219007 Not Allocated £126.53 £126.53
    2 x Akasa Cable management kit - AK-TK-01 150414 Not Allocated £3.86 £7.72
    1 x Samsung SH-B083L 8x Blu-Ray player with DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA - OEM Black 221349 Not Allocated £42.54 £42.54
    1 x D-Link RangeBooster DWA547 Wireless-N PCI Network Adapter 119362 Not Allocated £27.41 £27.41
    2 x 12" Blue Dual Cold Cathode Kit 51686 Not Allocated £2.54 £5.08
    3 x Bitspower Smartcoil Antikink Coil UV Reactive Acid Green For 8-10mm Hose 180415 Not Allocated £1.80 £5.40
    1 x Samsung SH-S223 22X DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA - OEM Black 145450 Not Allocated £12.75 £12.75


    I like my Previous Asus board so stuck with that.
     
  5. Burrell

    Burrell MajorGeek

    Fair enough, you won't be dissapointed with that rig!
     
  6. augiedoggie

    augiedoggie The Canadian Loon - LocoAugie (R.I.P. 2012)

    I see I'm too late to suggest anything.:-D Damn man, that's a sweet machine! You certainly don't need help in choosing parts for a quality machine.:)
     

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