Based on buyer comments..... looks like the ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard is the higher rated product.
Power supply ??? Didn't see one listed.
An good SATA 6.0Gb/s HDDs ?
"Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive"
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hey everyone
my friend wanted me to build a gaming computer for him recently and so i got to work. in the end i think i built him a very good solid build that wont need to be upgraded for a long time. my only concern would be the mobo, im debating on which one i should put in the build. here are the specs:
MOBO - ASUS Rampage III Formula
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131666
OR
ASUS Rampage III Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131642
PSU - XFX Black Edition P1-750B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003
Case - NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146054
Video Card - SAPPHIRE 100280SR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102887
CPU - Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
Ram - CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145233
SDD - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH160G2R5 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167024
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Keyboard - Logitech G19 Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126053
Monitor - SAMSUNG P2770H Rose Black 27"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001379
Mouse - Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318
CD/DVD - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Blu Ray - ASUS 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135203
Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102019
Speakers - Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Digital Speaker System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121120
im open to ideas and suggestions. thanx in advance for the help
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