CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT ddr3 2000

[Wicek]

Which motherboard do you guys suggest for corsair dominator gt 2000 memory. Also the processor will be the i7 920.

[Mind_Reader7]

Any, it's up to you

What's your budget? We'll give you some decent mobo's to choose from

[krzys84]

jestes dumpa! lol

[LMHmedchem]

I would say one of the EVGA boards,

EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR (x16/x8/x8) X58 ($200 w/rebate)
EVGA E758-A1 (x16/x16/x8) X58 ($250 w/rebate)

The EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR has only 8$ of reviewers giving a 1 or 2 egg review. That is very low in that many motherboards get ~15%-20% poor reviews.

This would be another choice.
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ($240 w/rebate)

None of these boards will do 200MHz RAM without an overclock, all of them will do it with an overclock, so the RAM chioice has very little to do with the motherboard.

It is more an issue of features and price range, such as the kind of SLI/CF that the board can do, the number of sata ports, is it dual lan, etc. For example, the first EVGA board above will only do crossfire/SLI at 2x8x lanes, while the second board will do 2x16x. Bios features are also very important for overclockers, but I think all of the X58 MOBOs have a mature, full featured bios (although I can speak for Intel boards because I don't really know).

In the higher price range,
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX ($290)
EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 1366 Intel X58 ($375 w/rebate)

You may want to avoid some of the lower price boards, I have a GA-EX58-UD3R and it has been nothing but a hasel. I have heard good things about the MSI X58 Pro-E however, if you are looking at < $200.

LMHmedchem

[Wicek]

What do you guys think of Asus p6t deluxe v2???? not sure why v2 is like 50 more bucks, but if its worth it then why not. Also if none of them will do 200mhz then I should start looking for 160 then ?

[LMHmedchem]

Originally Posted by Wicek

Also if none of them will do 200mhz then I should start looking for 160 then ?

Some of these boards may actually have a RAM multi to get you 2000MHz. What I mean to say is that at stock, BCLK 133, not all boards will have a RAM multiplier of 15 in the bios to give you 133x15=~2000MHz. Most users overclock these boards, in otherwords turn up the BCLK far past 133, and then most boards would have a multi to get you to 2000MHz. You really don't have to worry about the RAM speed, unless you are not going to overclock. It also doesn't provide muuch performance advantage to run your RAM at high frequency, anything much over 800MHz is usually fine. Having high frequency RAM just gives you allot more overclock options that don't involve trying to overclock your RAM.

LMHmedchem

[Wicek]

Thanks for all the great info man. Would any of these mobo you listed fit in this case???? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-Product#spec

[UNIXgod]

classified is E-ATX would need a different haf like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-160-_-Product

[Wicek]

I like that one, that one should fit most mobo?????

[UNIXgod]

Originally Posted by Wicek

I like that one, that one should fit most mobo?????

yeah. it's quite a large case. I did a build with the classified and it fit it. It fits atx form factors micro-atx, standard atx, and extended atx. it wont work with btx and evga's super extended classified (which I assume you wont buy).

When researching the case you want figure in what you plan on doing with it. What cooler you plan on using and if you plan to eventually get into water. For example that case linked was used with a megahalem cooler so you know that will fit. It can be upgraded later with water cooling if you want.

Also newegg prints the form factors in the spec tab. look for atx,m-atx, and e-atx. Depending on what you get for your mobo standard atx should suit you. Just to be sure I suggest you post both mobo and case that you pick here so we can help you.

[simplistic]

Also read the reviews before you purchase... customer reviews is a great way to fish out troublesome hardware....

the full tower 932 case is nice....

consider noise and ventilation as well when purchasing a case.

I noticed noone mentioned Gigabytes boards...

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,818.0.html

recent activity for new things to come. do your research or you could end up saying, man, I could got more for the same cost or a little more!!! I know for me I will lean for the Gigabyte, for a 1366 i7 920 platform.

[LMHmedchem]

Originally Posted by simplistic

I noticed noone mentioned Gigabytes boards...

I was recently stiffed by Gigabyte when they sent me a bad board. It wouldn't overclock, and they refused to accept any responsibility and essentially told me, "tough s**t". Even thought they advertise it as an overclocking broad, they only guarantee it to work at stock. The problem wasn't with overclock settings, the board wouldn't post if you made any changes in the bios from optimized defaults. Newegg gave me a RMA, and the new board worked, demonstrating that the problem was with the bios, not the settings. The new board has two other problems, but I have work-arounds at the moment waiting for a bios update.

I have built with nothing but gigabyte boards for years and I was really disappointed with them blowing me off, especially on an X58 chipset board that should be very high quality. I will not buy or recommend a gigabyte part again, not until they change their policies. EVGA has one of the best reputations for MOBO support, and the board I posted (EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR) has one of the best reviews for X58, with only 8% giving a poor review. The GA board has more than 20% giving a poor review, and I should have paid more attention to that up front. It doesn't help much that 31 of 32 X58 boards on newegg get a rating of 4 eggs. The egg number doesn't help much of they all get the same grade.

To OP,

both of these boards are ATX form factor,
EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR (x16/x8/x8) X58 ($200 w/rebate)
EVGA E758-A1 (x16/x16/x8) X58 ($250 w/rebate)

either one will fit in the HAF 922 mid tower. That is a great case, and is at a really good price right now. The HAF 932 full tower is also a great case, just a matter of choice if you want a mid or full. The classified is extended ATX form factor, so it needs a full tower case.

Sorry about no love for the GA boards, but when I'm the one paying, I'm the one who should be getting the love.

LMHmedchem

[simplistic]

Thats really unfortunate. Im sorry to hear that. I have never purchased a Gigabyte Mobo, nor an EVGA for that matter. I dont have the experience some of you folks have. Thats why Im here learning like you all.

Though Im curious to know why they wouldnt guarantee past stock settings... seems rediculous for an "extreme" mobo...

Evga Does have a great Warranty as well, I read from their manufacturer's forum... That makes a big difference to me. Especially if Im going to overclock it, and tamper with it. I mean, I wouldnt buy it if I didnt want to play with it.... why should be it a fail?

I have read goods and bads from lots of corporations in the industry, and it seems EVGA is always on top, along with Gigabyte and Asus. I will have to do more research before I settle then and buy a Gigabyte Mobo.

[Hickeydog]

I've got the GA-EX58-UD3R and couldn't be happier with it. It's a little short on voltage control, but that hasn't stopped me from going 4+ ghz with it. I found it's easier to work with than my EVGA board, but that could be because it was an nVidia chipset.

[LMHmedchem]

Originally Posted by Hickeydog

I've got the GA-EX58-UD3R and couldn't be happier with it. It's a little short on voltage control, but that hasn't stopped me from going 4+ ghz with it. I found it's easier to work with than my EVGA board, but that could be because it was an nVidia chipset.

The odds of getting a bad part are generally fairly low, even for a poor to middle of the road brand. Gigabyte is generally considered a good brand, for that matter I am at the moment surrounded by gigabyte hardware. I have had to return parts from time to time, everyone does, and that is not an issue really. You have to factor that into your thinking when you build/maintain your own systems.

If GA support had said, "sorry about the bad board, please send it back to us so we can examine it and improve our products," I never would have given it a second thought. That happens to everyone. The fact that they refused to acknowledge that there was a problem with the board since the problem was not at stock was really insulting. I understand that it is my problem to optimize the OC settings, no MOBO company wants to get into that business, but when I asked how I was supposed to tweak the settings when it wouldn't post after making ANY change (even BCLK +1), they basically said that was my problem. I even checked their website to confirm that the board is advertised as an overclocking board.

It was a really flaky problem in that the box wouldn't post, but if I entered the bios and just re-saved the bad settings, it would then post and run fine all day until I shut down again. If I didn't mind booting twice every time I turned it on, I could have used it that way. If they had told me that they were aware of the problem and it would be fixed in an upcoming bios revision, I probably would have done just that. It really burned me that there were allot of other posts I read of users reporting the same thing, but they refused to address, or even acknowledge it. They basically said the the problem was I didn't know how to manage the overclock settings correctly, though the issue was clearly with saving the settings, no matter what they were. Eventually they advised me to see if I could get newegg to RMA it, which they did. The replacement board is flakey to, but doesn't have the same problem. The bios is came with had a bad checksum (not really sure how that can happen) and it endlessly restarted. It eventually recovered from the backup bios, but it doesn't always boot to 6GB RAM. Sometimes I have to restart several times to get 6GB.

I feel a bit immature in not buying GA anymore, a bit like I am holding a grudge as it were, but I really have no other recourse than to deny business when a company refused to do right by me. The $20 they made of that sale cost them a customer who bought allot of GA equipment. If users just accept bad support, that is all they are ever going to get. I am sure my budget isn't going to put them out of business, but word does get around and in this competitive market, a company can't afford to release too many poorly engineered products.

I am also in a bad mood because my new all in one totally sucks and my post at HP support has gone unanswered for a week. So I guess I am in kind of a bad mood over sh**ty parts and sh**ty support.

...EVGA and Asus will get a chance from me for a while, hopefully they will do better. The moral of the story is that most users get a good board, and there is no issue. The problem here is that far too many users of this board are having problems (20%+ reviews are poor), the problems are bios/power related (not people who are p***ed because they didn't get the rebate), and GA is trying to evade responsibility for replacing hardware that they have to know is bad after all the complaints. That's when you learn what a vendor is really like. Newegg showed that they are a great retailer buy just replacing it, no questions asked. I wish I could say the same for GA.

LMHmedchem