Building a new rig--HotRod--need some advi ... ... Gotcha.

galahad05 · 02-21-2010, 08:53 PM

Okay, here's the deal:
I'm looking to build a nice little Hot Rod box--good price (total under $1500, preferably around $1000) and great bang for the buck.

Uses--gaming, number crunching, quiet operation, and relatively low power when not doing the gaming or number crunching I mentioned before.

So, for today:
What do you all think of this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188055

Right now I can get it as part of a mobo/case combo deal.
I plan on getting an i7-860 processor, so a P55 board would fit perfectly.

Any issues compared to, say, a Gigabyte or Asus?

Steve · 02-23-2010, 07:38 AM

I like it, but have you thought about building a shuttle?

TwilightVampire · 02-23-2010, 06:56 PM

Like I told you on NBF, the EVGA will be a very nice motherboard, but its going to be VERY picky about timings, speeds, and voltages. It may even be unstable at default settings due to voltages set too high or low. They're designed for people who want to put a lot of time and effort tweaking their computers and get that performance edge over everyone else with the same hardware. Once you figure out its quirks, it'll be one of the most stable boards out there and slightly faster than competing Asus and Gigabyte boards, but you'd need to be willing to deal with the setup time. If you dont want to put in all that effort, it would be better to go Asus or Gigabyte.

I've also read a couple reviews that state that that EVGA board is less power efficient than competing Asus and Gigabyte boards.

galahad05 · 02-27-2010, 06:38 PM

Gotcha.

galahad05 · 04-03-2010, 01:38 AM

I guess I should update things here. I've built my little hotrod, and I LIKE IT.

Asus P7P55D-Pro motherboard with 8 Gigs of PC1600 RAM and a core i5 750 processor.
Vapor cooled Sapphire ATI Radeon 5770.
Nice cooler master case (I'm really digging some of its features).
650 watt Antec "earthwatts" power supply, very efficient.
1 terabyte Western digital Caviar Black. Love that drive--I actually have three total, two for use with my external hot-swap USB storage.

Steve · 04-06-2010, 11:05 AM

What OS? and why haven't you posted pics yet?

02-21-2010, 08:53 PM	#1
galahad05 I am a little lamb Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 32.20 N, 64.45 W Posts: 28,258 Credits: 69,098	Building a new rig--HotRod--need some advice. Okay, here's the deal: I'm looking to build a nice little Hot Rod box--good price (total under $1500, preferably around $1000) and great bang for the buck. Uses--gaming, number crunching, quiet operation, and relatively low power when not doing the gaming or number crunching I mentioned before. So, for today: What do you all think of this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188055 Right now I can get it as part of a mobo/case combo deal. I plan on getting an i7-860 processor, so a P55 board would fit perfectly. Any issues compared to, say, a Gigabyte or Asus? __________________ The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained. --History Student on an Exam; Ivy League University Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. --Frank Zappa

02-23-2010, 07:38 AM	#2
Steve Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 35,855 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 17 Credits: 1,702,826	I like it, but have you thought about building a shuttle? __________________ ^ (my stuff)

02-27-2010, 06:38 PM	#4
galahad05 I am a little lamb Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 32.20 N, 64.45 W Posts: 28,258 Credits: 69,098	Gotcha. __________________ The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained. --History Student on an Exam; Ivy League University Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. --Frank Zappa

04-03-2010, 01:38 AM	#5
galahad05 I am a little lamb Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 32.20 N, 64.45 W Posts: 28,258 Credits: 69,098	I guess I should update things here. I've built my little hotrod, and I LIKE IT. Asus P7P55D-Pro motherboard with 8 Gigs of PC1600 RAM and a core i5 750 processor. Vapor cooled Sapphire ATI Radeon 5770. Nice cooler master case (I'm really digging some of its features). 650 watt Antec "earthwatts" power supply, very efficient. 1 terabyte Western digital Caviar Black. Love that drive--I actually have three total, two for use with my external hot-swap USB storage. __________________ The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained. --History Student on an Exam; Ivy League University Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. --Frank Zappa

04-06-2010, 11:05 AM	#6
Steve Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 35,855 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 17 Credits: 1,702,826	What OS? and why haven't you posted pics yet? __________________ ^ (my stuff)

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02-23-2010, 06:56 PM	#3
TwilightVampire Vampire Sorceress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 15,485 Credits: 24,005	Like I told you on NBF, the EVGA will be a very nice motherboard, but its going to be VERY picky about timings, speeds, and voltages. It may even be unstable at default settings due to voltages set too high or low. They're designed for people who want to put a lot of time and effort tweaking their computers and get that performance edge over everyone else with the same hardware. Once you figure out its quirks, it'll be one of the most stable boards out there and slightly faster than competing Asus and Gigabyte boards, but you'd need to be willing to deal with the setup time. If you dont want to put in all that effort, it would be better to go Asus or Gigabyte. I've also read a couple reviews that state that that EVGA board is less power efficient than competing Asus and Gigabyte boards.

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