EVGA - X58 SLI LE ATX Motherboard 1600MHz

overall it was easy to install cd outdated for windows 7 finding a sound driver was difficult but i have the gtx295 nvidia the intel i7 960 12g of ram all installed easily tight fit with the massive graphics and cpu fan. I also liked the general color matches the case better. one problem was the overall tightness trying to install the cpu was easy but the fan for it top left corner hard to click in last lock because was in a corner, but that was just a minor speed bump. and after a few tries worked fine. but handles all of my equipment very well -note i like the temp gauge feature telling me exactly what temp the cpu is. lets me know that i have enough fans angled towards my processor, 27degrees c constantly. however not visible if not a clear side panel for some people.

This motherboard was a breeze to set-up. I also purchased the i7 920, EVGA GeForce 275, WD 1TB, H50 CPU cooler, LG Blu Ray Burner, Corsair 750HX PSU, and Corsair 12 GB Triple Channel RAM. I was stunned when I saw Best Buy sold all this with the 18 mo financing. My computer was put together in a day and POSTed with no issues first time. Installed Windows 7 64 and am experiencing no trouble. This computer is fast and handles everything from Crysis to Adobe Premier without a sweat. Could not be happier. I love EVGA!

Great value for all of the features that you would get in the other x-58 boards