I am Going to Purchase i5 Processor, Need Help.

by Vikrant P. Thakur
(Mumbai, MH, India)

I am purchasing i5 processor and looking for server motherboard which will support up to 16 GB DDR3 RAM, a graphic card, 1TB HDD and also if I want to upgrade my pc by adding more 1 or 2TB hdd in future I should be able to do it. If you can suggest any server motherboards name it would be helpful for us. Also if you can suggest some for i7 processor.

Ur help will be appreciated.

Regards,

Vikrant P. Thakur

Reply

They new sandy bridge LGA1155 ASUS P8P67 Pro coupled with a 2600k would make a great combo if you're not scared to do a minor overclock, the bang for your buck is the most at the moment, but only if you overclock.

If you're looking to go i7, the ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA1366 is a great board for a great price. They both offer lots of free SATA ports so upgrading won't be a problem. If you don't want to overclock, I'd recommend going this route for a server, triple channel memory vs dual, plus if you don't go with a 2600k, you lose multi-threading, for a server this is a HUGE deal.

Enjoy the build,
Dave