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How does ASRock's build quality and durability stand up these days?
I purchased an ASRock M/B a few years ago and was highly disappointed with its quality, as it broke down(forgot the reason why now) in 6 months, I recieved a replacement and that was suspect as well so with this experience I put them in the forget file.
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My only experience with an ASRock was that it was very cheap but NO overclocker.
Its buggin the heck outta me trying to Google that motherboard from a former budget maker who had FSB world record at one point ...A friend had one and it was a super overclocked...
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BINGO!!!"Biostar TP45"
This was the motherboard champ for a few months !!!
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2295
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http://www.pcstats.com/article...ticleid=2295&page=11
Id seriously consider one of these Biostar TP45s if overclocking was your target for skt 775 -probably even over my Asus Maximus 2 Formula ...
Sorry OP I reaslise youre after a newer mobo socket...Do Biostar do a 1366/1156 board?Is it as good as the TP45 was?
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Overclocking is actually not one of my priorities. Each time I have tried it with other boards, I usually wind up with issues. What appealed to me about the Asus Rampage Extreme boards was the ability to dial in the speed and have the board adjust voltage etc.
I will most likely settle on this board: GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...Item=N82E16813128442
It has excellent reviews and with Sata 3 and USB 3 it is right up to date. It is priced at $249 here in Canukastan.
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Would appreciate opinions on RAM. I have always had good luck with OCZ and thought this might be good: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...Item=N82E16820227415
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EVGA makes great motherboards and their customer service and warranties can't be beat. As for RAM, I've always been partial to G.Skill, NEVER had a any of their RAM go bad or under-perform.
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Completed my upgrade yesterday. This is what I wound up with:
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
24" Samsung. LCD Monitor http://www.canadacomputers.com...9_292&item_id=026968
Gigabyte 890 motherboard. http://www.canadacomputers.com...6_340&item_id=030550
Coolermaster Haf 932 case http://www.canadacomputers.com...6_111&item_id=019666
150gb raptor http://www.canadacomputers.com...0_212&item_id=019904
4gb low latency Mushkin Ram http://www.canadacomputers.com...2_612&item_id=029115
AMD Quad Core 3.2 Black Edition http://www.canadacomputers.com...=4_64&item_id=027383
Sapphire 5970 Video Card http://www.canadacomputers.com...7_558&item_id=030159
2 DVD Burners
I want to thank everyone who provided advice. Even although I may not have followed your specific suggestions, they were all taken into account.
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I would wait if you can, lots of new stuff coming out at xmas from intel and AMD 1st/2nd quarter 2011. Even if you still decide to go with what you have listed it will be considerably cheaper after the release of the new stuff. I personally am waiting to see what the new AMD high end CPU's will be like, they are a completely new chip design and not a K8 revamp. They are due out in 6 months just in time for SOW and will probably be compatable with your 890 mobo, but please check.