Eggheads! Grimm needs advice on a motherboard!
Looking to get a reliable LGA 1155 motherboard for an Intel i5 2500k processor. Price is a factor, as is size, and number of PCI slots. Overclocking is not a priority. IDE port would be nice, but that...
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I use NewEgg for all computer parts orders, and have done so for many years. As a company, I would give them 5 stars.Here's a list of LGA 1155 MBs ordered by best rated. You'll need to check the...
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The main difference between p67 and z68 is being able to use the built in graphics capabilities of the core i chips to do things like video transcoding and whatnot. It also has some features that can...
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Thanks Flev. Great advice. The IDE wouldn't be the main drive, just a convenience for using older ones. Might as well get a spiffy MB and a controller card. Grimm
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I just updated my system with Intel 7 CPU, bought a Gigabyte GA-Z77 D3H LGA 1155, Newegg item #N82E16813128543 for $119.00. So far it works awsome. I also bought a EVGA Gefforce GTX 560 Ti video card....
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Thanks Belgar, Flev, and Worth. Lots of good input here. Now, another idea for your consideration: has anyone attached their computer to a large hi-def plasma or LED tv screen? I was thinking of...
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Every half decent LCD/LED tv nowadays is going to be HD and will support 1920x1080 same as your (probably) monitor so should be no issues there, better using the HDMi if you can as that will carry the...
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It can be kind of tough to read text on a tv screen further away, even if it's the same apparent size as text on a screen 2 feet away. If you're buying the tv anyway though, try hooking the pc up to...
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I have a mediacenter PC connected to a 42inch HD TV, I don't recommend MMO or strategy (starcraft like) gaming on something that big, for me 27inch LCD monitor is as big as you want to go due to text...
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Update: I finally picked up a Vizio M3D651SV HDTV, 65" LED/LCD, and hooked it up to the computer. Serious nerd heaven. Running an NVidia GTX 660ti with it is gorgeous, and the text reads very clearly....
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Sorry to do this to you Grimm but......... http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-3d-vision2-wireless-glasses-kit-us.html /Grin
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Bastard. ;) I haven't gotten that bug yet, but I understand that my tv won't support 3D gaming. It's probably for the best - I can only handle so much eyestrain.
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