I'm currently in the process of building a pc for the first time and cannot decide on the Mobo. I will be using it primarily for Flight Simulator X, Photoshop CS5 and a few other games from time to time. I will also be running the pc on a resolution of no more than 1680 x 1050 and will not use SLI/Crossfire. I WILL be overclocking my CPU to around 4.4-4.6GHz as Microsoft Flight Simulator X relies more heavily on CPU power than the GPU, and therefore will need that extra power. I have no idea which Motherboard would be ideal for this system and overclocking to these speeds as there are many around and the price ranges differ quite a bit. Below are the following components that I have already bought:
NZXT Phantom Black Full Tower Case
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155
Corsair H70 Hydro Series CPU Cooler
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit CL8
Corsair 850W HX Modular PSU - 80plus Silver Certified
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA Optical Drive
OCZ Agility Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
PLUS:
I will be using the Wireless Network Card, Creative Sound Card and my current 500GB 7200rpm HDD with the new system.
Any help would be much appreciated
NZXT Phantom Black Full Tower Case
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155
Corsair H70 Hydro Series CPU Cooler
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit CL8
Corsair 850W HX Modular PSU - 80plus Silver Certified
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW & DL SATA Optical Drive
OCZ Agility Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
PLUS:
I will be using the Wireless Network Card, Creative Sound Card and my current 500GB 7200rpm HDD with the new system.
Any help would be much appreciated