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Hi people Just thought I'd let people know which motherboard I've chosen for my new build :) Like I said in a previous video I was ponderin over nVidia or Intel X58 looked like the best option, basically because of Nehalem and I had no idea where nVidia where with their new chipset I got some feedback (thanks to all who commented) and I got mixed opinions like I expected :) But I'm just lettin everyone know I have indeed opted for the new X58 chipset Which one? I hope to get the Abit X58-MAX motherboard This board looks, by far, to be the best designed board out of the boards seen when Intel promoted them Now, it looks to me that the board has no less than 6! DDR3 memory slots...Meanin triple channel DDR3 Now, I'm not sure what memory clocks you can put on this board, but I think I saw on the Corsair website that they are makin memory modules that are FASTER than 2000MHz (I think it was 2133MHz or PC3-17066) I hope they're compatible with the new boards :D Also, these boards are compatible with both SLI and Crossfire So, with that in mind and thinkin for future reference, I would opt for 2 Radeon 4870 X2s in Crossfire-X for the moment (even though they run extremely hot) But, as with all new technologies, I trust nVidia and AMD will jump at Nehalem and bring out their new cards soon after, which will probably either really great or a severe let-down (like everythin since the 8800s :P) So, that's my update :) Thanks everyone for watchin and I'll have a new vid soon detailin either my idea for a hybrid coolin system or my new case design which I wanna build from scratch Peace Music: Orchard of Mines by Globus
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