New Pc- Help Please

Of the intel new core i range.
i3 -> dual core
i5 6xx ->dual core
i5 7xx ->quad core
i7 ->quad or hex core
 
Why is it so hard to get a PC shop selling AMD, esp in Durbzzzz:mad:
 
Ok Defiantly getting the i5 750 now :D

which motherboard should i be looking @the whitesburg/tom grove/hunter cove/Dandale?

All are a similar price

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I Think i have found which one i am going to get
Either
The Asus p755h

ASUS Intel H55, LGA1156, 4xDual DDR3 2200(O.C), Graphics on CPU (HDMI, VGA), 1xPCI-x16, 2xPCI-x1, 1xPCI, 6xSATA, 2xSATA3.0, Gbe Lan, 8ch-Sound HD, Max 10xUSB, 2xUSB3.0, microATX

OR
The intel -
Intel Media Series, 'Whitesburg', Intel P55, LGA1156, 4xDual DDR3 1333, 1xPCI-x16, 1xPCI, 2xPCI-x1, 6xSATA3(Raid,0,1,5,10), Gbe Lan, 8ch-Sound, Max 14xUSB, 2xIEEE1394, microATX

I am leaning towards the asus as it supports USb 3, though the ram is ddr3 2200??
 
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Ya I'd also go for the Asus. Recently bought the Asus P7H55-M. Nice board.

The board supports RAM up to a maximum frequency of 2200MHz you'll need to OC your BLCK in order to reach 2200. You can buy DDR3 1333 RAM and it will work perfectly as that is the original specification.. Dont worry to much :)
 
nakedpeanut said:
Ya I'd also go for the Asus. Recently bought the Asus P7H55-M. Nice board.

The board supports RAM up to a maximum frequency of 2200MHz you'll need to OC your BLCK in order to reach 2200. You can buy DDR3 1333 RAM and it will work perfectly as that is the original specification.. Dont worry to much :)
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Ok Awesome than i am defiantly going to go go for the Asus, usb 3 + onboard vga,

How many SATA 3 HARD Drives does the Asus support, 2? and 6 sata 2? I think the Intel supports 6 SATA 3.

Here is the link to the motherboard
 
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:( sorry to say you can't use the onboard vga with the i5 750! only with the i3's and i5 6xx can you use onboard.. If you go i5 750 you need to spend that R1k on a graphics card
 
nakedpeanut said:
:( sorry to say you can't use the onboard vga with the i5 750! only with the i3's and i5 6xx can you use onboard.. If you go i5 750 you need to spend that R1k on a graphics card
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Ok thanks. Was planning on borrowing a friends vga for a few weeks think its a nvidia gtx 260
 
Mr Feesh said:
Ok Awesome than i am defiantly going to go go for the Asus, usb 3 + onboard vga,

How many SATA 3 HARD Drives does the Asus support, 2? and 6 sata 2? I think the Intel supports 6 SATA 3.

Here is the link to the motherboard
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Sigh. You guys don't read much do you?

Socket 1156 boards don't have enough bandwidth for sata3 and USB3. You will get nowhere the performance you're supposed to get. I posted links regarding this a few weeks ago. If a person wants sata3 and USB3 a person needs to go AM3 or socket 1366. End of story.
 
Qwikslver said:
Sigh. You guys don't read much do you?

Socket 1156 boards don't have enough bandwidth for sata3 and USB3. You will get nowhere the performance you're supposed to get. I posted links regarding this a few weeks ago. If a person wants sata3 and USB3 a person needs to go AM3 or socket 1366. End of story.
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Isn't that why they are adding the controllers?

The support for SATA 6.0Gbps and USB 3.0 connectivity has been enabled by the NEC uPD720200 and Marvell 88SE9128 controllers, which have been integrated into the design of the upcoming boards.
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SharkBait said:
Isn't that why they are adding the controllers?
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No. The bandwidth available to the controllers from the cpu isn't enough. They have to steal lanes from the graphics card to make sata3 and usb3 work properly.
 
Qwikslver said:
No. The bandwidth available to the controllers from the cpu isn't enough. They have to steal lanes from the graphics card to make sata3 and usb3 work properly.
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I'm aware of it, and I really doubt any1 will actually notice as asus has implemented it quite smartly:
The PLX bridge converts the P55 Express chipset’s four 2.5 GT/s lanes into two 5.0 GT/s lanes, making it possible for Asus to host its USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 GT/s controllers at full PCIe 2.0 bandwidth
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-performance,2490-2.html
 
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He never stated he wanted xfire/sli. I don't so it doesn't bother me. And If he did go AMD he'd have to shell out R1800 just for a proper implemented 16x16x anyways. So to pay less you have to accept you will get less.. Thats the way the world works.
 
nakedpeanut said:
He never stated he wanted xfire/sli. I don't so it doesn't bother me. And If he did go AMD he'd have to shell out R1800 just for a proper implemented 16x16x anyways. So to pay less you have to accept you will get less.. Thats the way the world works.
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Agreed. If you want to sli/xfire, you won't buy a budget board.
 
How much are you getting the P7H55 for?

I'd go for a better P55 based instead of paying for the onboard graphics of the H55 that you won't use

nakedpeanut said:
He never stated he wanted xfire/sli. I don't so it doesn't bother me. And If he did go AMD he'd have to shell out R1800 just for a proper implemented 16x16x anyways. So to pay less you have to accept you will get less.. Thats the way the world works.
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+2

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nvm, found it http://www.prophecy.co.za/asus-p7h55musb3-lga1156-dualchannel-ddr3-crossfirex-p-73059.html

Won't get anything better at that price
 
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